Types of Animations we are looking at:
Hand-Drawn Animation
Also referred to as classical animation, cell animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. In a traditionally-animated cartoon, each frame is drawn by hand. The term "traditional animation" is often used in contrast with the now more commonly used computer animation.
an example here:
Also referred to as classical animation, cell animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. In a traditionally-animated cartoon, each frame is drawn by hand. The term "traditional animation" is often used in contrast with the now more commonly used computer animation.
an example here:
Stop Motion Animation
An animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence.
an example here:
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Claymation
Clay animation is not really a new technique as many people might think. Clay animation began shortly after plasticine (a clay-like substance) was invented in 1897, and one of the first films to use it was made in 1902. This type of animation was not very popular until Gumby was invented. The invention of Gumby was a big step in the history of clay animation. Now, clay animation has become more popular and easier to do. Later on, more clay animation films were made, such as the Wallace and Gromit series of movies.
an example here:
Rotoscoping
an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. Originally, recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator. This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, although this device has been replaced by computers in recent years. In the visual effects industry, the term rotoscoping refers to the technique of manually creating a matte for an element on a live-action plate so it may be composited over another background.
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The Johnny Cash project
Ain’t No Grave is Johnny’s final studio recording. The album and its title track deal heavily with themes of mortality, resurrection, and everlasting life. The Johnny Cash Project pays tribute to these themes. Participants each drew over one frame in the video, and together, they create a visual feast for the viewer. This is similar to what we'll be doing for our group project. |
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Past Student projects: Youtube playlist
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The stop motion project can use any number of the techniques above - or a combination of them. Cut paper, modeling clay, drawing and painting, or using objects -- any technique or combination of techniques is open to your choice.
You will be making a 30 second animation. After you have developed your idea, you will draw out the story using a storyboard. Here is a downloadable storyboard page to print off. And save your storyboard - you'll need it for your portfolio at the end of the semester!
You will be making a 30 second animation. After you have developed your idea, you will draw out the story using a storyboard. Here is a downloadable storyboard page to print off. And save your storyboard - you'll need it for your portfolio at the end of the semester!
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Here are step-by-step instructions to turn your stop motion photos into a movie using iMovie:
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Awards!
At the end of our unit, we had a film festival and voted on a few "best" categories. Below is the form we used so you can adapt it to your class needs.
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Uploading your video to your website.You can upload your video to youtube or vimeo. For YouTube - upload your video to YouTube. After the video uploads, you will copy the URL to create an embedded video to your page, by dragging over the YouTube element under "media." Be sure to make your video "public." For Vimeo, you will copy the embed code, which is found by clicking on what looks like a paper airplane on the top right of the video, listed as "share." Then drag over an embed element and add the embed code.
Also remember to scan and upload your storyboard as well as write a short journal entry about the process. |
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