Stop Motion CreationObjective

Know what stop motion isKnow the steps of creating a stop motionRealize the points that needs to be alerted in

creationHave the experience in figuring out the

problem of a simple stop motion

SampleStudent samples:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV4Nk-

8bVWMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=1aR4_rEaU_c&feature=fvwrelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=WooIlHl4hNw&feature=related

Advanced sample

game over by PES http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Ovvk7T8QUIU firework http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=7bmpFCwZbwM&feature=relmfu

What you needs1. an idea 2. a digital camera 3. Video Editing Software

What you needsan idea

stick with something simple for your first one split up into smaller parts works well

e.g. make an inanimate object appear as though it is alive; a sock inching its way across the floor or a piece of paper that crumples itself up.

remember you can expect to shoot around 10 photos for every second of film

What you needsA digital camera

May set your camera to the lowest size image setting Can save more images on your memory card at a time.

May need to copy the photos to your computer and erase the memory card multiple times before you are finished.

What you needsVideo editing software

Video Studio Import photo Edit with effect Export the video

Steps 1. Shoot Your Animation2. Download Your Photos3. Edit Your Photos with video editing

softwware4. Adding Music and Sharing

Step 11. Shoot Your Animation make that sock move itself across the

floor. place the sock somewhere and take your

first photo. use a tripod and only moving your object keep the object in the same general area in

each frame If move the camera along with it

make it appear as though you are traveling with the object

Step 11. Shoot Your Animation After taking the first photograph move the sock slightly in the direction

you want it to travel and take another photo

Move it again by the same distance, and take one more.

Continue this until the sock reaches where you want it to stop.

Step 22. Download Your Photos

1. Copy the photos onto your computer.2. Varies from camera to camera and

computer to computer. 1. E.g. take out the memory card and insert into

computer2. Use USB cable

Step 33. Edit with video editing software tell the software how long you want each

photo to appear before showing the next one

1. E,g, 3 frames-per-photo 2. If the video play at 30 frames-per-second, a

setting of 3 frames-per-photo means you’ll see 10 photos every second

Step 44. Adding Music and Sharing Add music to your short by dragging MP3s or

AIFF files to the timeline E,g, 3 frames-per-photo

look for “Export” or “Share” options

Step 4Share

Create the videoFormat

WMV Support by most of the software

DV / DVD / VCD Video to be play by DV / DVD / VCD machine

MPEG I Used in VCD

MPEG II Used by DVD

Step 4Dimension

Larger Higher resolution (clearer) but Larger file size

VCD / DVD has fixed dimension WMV

Select the one not larger than the dimension of the picture

Tips: Do Shoot a scene in one session

Shoot more frames than you need

Try and capture things 'in camera' Not to use computers to make the imagery

things

Tips: Do Shoot with high resolution photo as possible

more options: Such as 'zoom in' on a part of your scene late

Test your setup before taking a shoot

Tips: Don’tNEVER move the camera

Tying your camera's tripod down is a good way to avoid the effects of small bumps

NEVER accidentally change the exposure of the camera

NEVER accidentally change the focus of the camera

NEVER accidentally change the lighting

ExercisePlease point out the problems of the two

sample animations in the e-class