Clay Animation

What is Clay Animation? Building clay character(s)Building clay character(s) Movement of character(s)Movement of character(s) Taking pictures of each movementTaking pictures of each movement Putting pictures togetherPutting pictures together

Why Use Clay Animation? Brings learning to life Engaging Motivating Allows for different learning styles –Tactile –Visual –Logical –Musical

The Clay Animation Process Storyboarding Building characters Taking pictures

Clay Animation in the Classroom Instruction –To present new concepts –To review Assessment –Concept attainment in various curricular areas Public Service Announcement

Hints & Tricks for Characters Start small Use Armatures Make big feet Top light not Top heavy Use lighter color clay first Clean hands and tools often

Hints & Tricks for Pictures Start small Shoot down with characters flat Use a box top Use a tripod Store all pictures in one folder Use JPEG format Name/number pictures Take lots of pictures for smoother action

Hints & Tricks Remember to Save Add Text Save a Working Copy Add sound effects or music Try narration

Our Motto: Little Movements… Lots of Pictures!

Basic Supplies Clay that won’t dry out Camera that will take digital pictures Software (Videoblender/Frames) Plastic tablecloth Microphone Babywipes

Additional Supplies Aluminum foil Pipecleaners Flexible straws Rolling pin Pasta machine Styrofoam balls Wiggle eyes Garlic Press

Let’s Get Started!

Create Storyboard Idea from mind to paper Sketch out on storyboard Transfer ideas into clay

Ideas for Today

Pictures Take pictures of each and every movement Take many pictures –The more pictures the smoother the movement

Frames Software Upload pictures to software Add or delete pictures as necessary Create Introduction slide Create ending/credits slide Save as an AVI movie format.

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