1. Stop-Motion Videos

2. What is stop-motion animation?
A kind of animation using photographs
Still pictures are pieced together and flipped through rapidly to give the illusion of a movement or time passing, creating a movie
The object is moved in small increments for each photographed frame, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence
Characters and objects can be made of a variety of movable materials across backgrounds and sets or stages
Here is an ad for iMotion…the app we’ll be using!

3. Let’s get familiar with vocabulary:
Stop Motion Studio – the app we will use to shoot our movies
Frame – a single photograph
Frames per second – how many photographs, when grouped with the rest of the photos, are seen in a second
More frames per second = faster
Less frames per second = slower
We’ll explore these in the Stop Motion Studio demo (

4. Let’s get familiar with the steps of this project:
Individual story brainstorm
Group story brainstorm
Story and idea
Propose to Mr. Andree
Build sets and props
Shoot movie
Finalize and Export
Share
Fill out Rubric

5. Creating your movie: The simpler the idea the better
Consider materials that can be found for your set and props – you are welcome to bring items from home, but their safety isn’t necessarily guaranteed :/
Think of a small action sequence
An adventure tale
Re-telling or re-create a familiar story
Make a “how-to”
A timelapse

6. Let’s get familiar with jobs:
You will all take part in drafting the story, and building sets and characters
On the shooting day(s) you will each perform all of the rolls within this process:
Photographer
Mover
Storyteller/timekeeper

7. Helpful Hints:
You must stay on track with the daily schedule and goals!
Keep your story short but interesting
Quality made sets and backgrounds = better movie
Smaller movements and more frames = better movie, less choppy
(at least 50 frames – = great movie)
What should you do if you don’t get along?
LET’S LOOK AT THE PACKET AND SOME EXAMPLES