Stop Motion Animation

1. Stop Motion Animation PEN

2. Day 1 Today we will: *Warm up: Think of memories that stand out or traits you possess that make you unique. *Essential Question: Why do film producers start with storyboards? Why do artists start with a sketch? • Brainstorm your personal history. • Go over website for this project: http://rebeccapanitch.wixsite.com/penanimation • Learn about a storyboard. • Watch The Purpose of Storyboards (questions) • Watch the Shrek example • What student examples (Office 365 web, OneDrive, Shared with me, DAS Animation) • Start storyboard (40 points). • Setup storyboard sketch page (fold paper 4 times-use both sides) • Review.

6. What is a storyboard? Storyboarding is typically where a film begins, as this is the first step to understanding what someone is trying to communicate and what his or her intended message is. It is a series of images and illustrations displayed in a specific sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture. It is produced beforehand and helps mainly film producers to visualize the scenes and find potential problems before they actually occur. Storyboards provide a visual layout of events in a story and can also be used when writing a book. They can also include words.

7. A storyboard is a plan, a way of figuring out the story of the film before you put in the enormous amount of work of the animation itself. Basically, it is the story of the movie drawn in pictures, very much like a comic strip. From a storytelling point of view, a storyboard for film or TV needs to answer two questions: • What is happening? • What is the best way to SHOW IT?

10. How is a storyboard similar to a comic?

11. Comic Strip • A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative with text in balloons and captions. • A comic is a finished work in itself, where a storyboard is meant to be preliminary (like a sketch) to a finished production.

12. brainstorm • What situations, events, hobbies, memories, etc. do you feel make you who you are? •  Consider your proudest moments (winning a big game/award), your happiest moments (when your little sibling was born), or other big moments you can think of! • What makes you unique? •  Write them down!

13. Day 2-3 Today we will: *Essential Question: Why do film producers start with storyboards? Why do artists start with a sketch? • Review what storyboards are. • Continue storyboard (40 points). • Setup storyboard sketch page (fold paper 4 times-use both sides) • Bring your phone or digital camera for next class! • Review.

14. Storyboard (40)- start drawing! • Using your chosen idea from your personal history, begin planning your stop-motion animation. • Your animation must include actions that cannot be achieved through filming traditional video, so think about how you may incorporate these ideas into your storyboard. • Feel free to include text for dialogue! • Will you need costumes? Props? Make sure you write down what you'll need. • Finally, when your storyboard is complete, choose your two favorite stills (or boxes) and recreate these as finished works of art (neat drawing, erased unwanted pencil marks, colored pencil) on 4x5 index cards. This will be turned in with your storyboard sketch and will be used as a PEN Book cover or page!

15. Storyboard requirements (40): • Paper folded 4 times to create 16 boxes on front and back • Your story should progress on front side-back is optional • Quick sketches of full scene, including people and props • No stick figures • Think in terms of photos that you will take with props and people included

16. Day 4 Today we will: *Essential Question: Why do film producers start with storyboards? Why do artists start with a sketch? • Review what storyboards are. Review project specifications. • Watch Fresh Guacamoleand Game Overby PES. • While you are watching: Take note of the small details in the videos.  Not just the objects, but also the number of photos you think are involved as well as the props used. • Begin a practice shoot with a partner- taking turns: • Agree on an action with your partner.  Think of something simple like waving hello!​ • Take a single photo of your partner in a starting position. • Have your partner move, by a very small amount each time, and take another photograph after each movement. • Very small movements and a large number of photos will create a realistic and smooth scene! • At home, SAVE YOUR PHOTOS and TITLE THEM in the CORRECT ORDER: • HW: Upload all your photos to OneNote by the next class for 10 points! • NEXT: Visit the Resources page to view more examples of short Stop-Motion Animations that tell a story.   • Review.

17. Saving photos •  Upload your photos to a reliable space (flash drive, email, OneDrive, your student drive, etc). •  Don't lose your photos, or you'll have to retake them! :( • Upload your photos as jpegs after every photo-taking session, and name them in their correct order.  Name them with your first name and last name initials and the photo's order number.  For example, JB_1.jpeg • When all of your photos are taken and uploaded as JPEGs with the correct name, move on to Task #5 (website)!

18. Day 5 (lab day) Today we will: *Essential Question: How does technology aid the artist? *HW: Practice photo check (10 pts) • Learn how to use Movie Maker. • You can use IMovie at home if you have a Mac. • Incorporate your practice photos into a Stop Motion Animation. • Challenge: Watch The Foley Artist for sounds • Homework: Using the information gathered from Tasks 2 and 3 on the web, as well as notes and your plan from your storyboard, begin taking photos to share your actual storyboard story! •  You may use a digital camera from home, or your cell phone. •  Upload your photos to a reliable space (flash drive, email, OneDrive, your student drive, etc). •  Don't lose your photos, or you'll have to retake them! :( • Upload your photos as jpegs after every photo-taking session, and name them in their correct order.  Name them with your first name and last name initials and the photo's order number.  For example, JB_1.jpeg • When all of your photos are taken and uploaded as JPEGs with the correct name, move on to Task #5 (website)! 4. Review.

19. Your animation should include:  • ​Actions that cannot be produced by traditional filming • Music appropriate to your storyline • A title and/or a credit page (choose one or both!) • Should be 45 seconds (360 photos) - 1.5 minutes long

20. Music • Google a song • Get link to the song under the YouTube link without opening YouTube- just copy the link • Go to onlinevideoconverter.com • Scroll to convert now • Insert link • Start • Download • Open from your downloads saved on computer

21. Music credit • Creative Commons or Google (made for reuse/common use) • For Google: • Settings • Advanced search • Usage rights • Free to use or share • Or make sure you give credit to the song artist in your credits.

22. Day 6 (lab day) Today we will: *Essential Question: How does technology aid the artist? *HW: All stop motion photos due- photo check (10 pts) • Use Movie Maker to start Stop Motion Animation. • Save all work to OneDrive before leaving! • Review.

23. Day 7 (lab day) Today we will: *Essential Question: How does technology aid the artist? • Continue using Movie Maker to work on Stop Motion Animation. • Save all work to OneDrive before leaving! • File, Save Move, Save for Computer • All films must be sent to Mrs. Kerins’ OneNote or email before the next class. • Don’t share with me through Office 365. I won’t be able to save the video. • Email through 365 as an attachment • Review.

24. Day 8 Today we will: *Essential Question: Why do we critique art? • Have a film fest!!!!! • Crit/rubric! • For crit: write down one form of constructive criticism and one form of positive feedback per film on a post-it. OR fill out the CritReflection worksheet. • Deliver that note to the person before the end of class. • HW: Work index cards for good copy still storyboard for PEN Book. • Review.