Stop Motion Examples

http://spyrestudios.com/stunning-inspirational-stop-motion-videos/

Animation project

UNIT4: ANIMATION PROJECT. TOTAL POINTS: 150
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IMPOSSIBLE REALITY STOP-MOTION ANIMATION.
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Objectives:
Technical: To gain an understanding of stop-motion (frame-by-frame) animation, and the techniques and technologies associated with stop-motion animation.
Conceptual: To introduce the element of “time” to a narrative and to create an “impossible reality” by utilizing stop motion animation.
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Overview: Your challenge is to create an original 30-second (minimum) animated clip that utilizes stop-motion animation that gives life to an otherwise inanimate object or creates an impossible reality.
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Materials: Computer, Digital still picture camera, tripod, Memory card and card reader or appropriate cables for camera, Final Cut Pro
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Process:
1. Brainstorm ideas. What is your animation going to be about? What methods will you use to create it – object assemblage, claymation, pixilation, traditional animation?
2. Ruff out your timeline using a storyboard. It doesn’t have to be “pretty”, but it should communicate your idea effectively.
3. Gather your materials, props, people, etc., and start shooting! Remember to consider lighting, color balance, and consistency. Set your camera’s white balance setting. If you’re camera has a low-resolution setting, use it. Hi-resolution is not needed for animation. Shoot lots of frames. Averaging just 10 frames per second (for 30 seconds) adds up to 300 frames minimum. It’s always better to over shoot and edit down than to have to go back and re-shoot.
4. Edit you animation using Final Cut Pro. Add sound effects and music. (Make sure you use aiff files)
5. Save your file 3 ways:
Save the final cut pro project for yourself
Export as a high-quality Quick Time movie called: lastname_animationproj to the hida sharers animation project folder
Export as a low-quality Quick Time movie, upload to class blog. Write a description of your project

In Class Exercise - Final Cut Pro

Use Final Cut Pro to make an animated quick time movie using one of the 3 sequences from Tuesday's class. Export as a low quality quick time and save to the animation exercise folder in the class folder on HIDA Sharers.

Sound Assignment

Here is your assignment to do before Thursday's class:

1. A one minute observation from your assigned location, either memorial union or hayden library, ready to turn in to me and discuss on Thursday.

2. Listen to this podcast from Radiolab: http://www.radiolab.org/2007/sep/24/
Listen to the first 5 minutes. Then skip to minute 20 and listen until minute 45.

If you have any questions send me an email.

Tara Grey- Vector Project

I chose 1984 by George Orwell because its my favorite book. I showed the camera with red light to represent the ominous ever watchful eye of Big Brother, in a dark alley, to represent the bleak lifelessness of this world.

Shelby Ray

I want to do the book cover of Sherman Alexie's book The Absoulutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian because I enjoyed reading his books. I met him twice, the first was in Seattle for the Seattle International Film Festival.Also there was another time I saw him again in Flagstaff when he was doing his book readng at NAU.
In the book cover, my friend Ave is the character Jr. from the book. The road to Rapid City, when he was hitch hiking to school.

Courtney Tovar - Vector Project

So, I don't read books at all. I had to call the experts and ask for book suggestions. This is a book called Graceling, by Kristy Cashore. I googled the synopsis of the book, and it seemed pretty interesting to me. It is about a girl with incredible powers (the powers are called Grace) that give her monster-like strength. Beings with these powers are called 'Gracelings', and are able to stand out from the rest of society because of their signature different colored eyes. From a young age, she is used as a weapon by her uncle. In the book, she is able to kill men with her bare hands. Nobody is able to defeat her.

I figured that a girl like that would look wild in a fight, so I drew her looking very intense. I wanted to make the cover look like a comic book, or graphic novel cover. I drew most of the image, but I used an actual image of flames to help with the font design. I applied the 'comic book' effect to it when I converted it from a raster image into a vector image. It turned the flames into white splatters that blended well with the title.