Stop motion animation psw
- 1. DHMS Stop-Motion Animation Communication Technology An Information Activity Team Members: ___________________________ ___________________________ Period: _______ Evaluation: /150 Objective: To research, design, produce, and edit your animated project. Quote: Dr. Seuss “Think left and think right and think low and think high oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try” 1
- 2. DHMS Stop-Motion Animation Communication Technology Stop-Motion Animation Rubric Evaluation Criteria Points 25 20 15 5 Used time well Used some of time Used time well during each class well during each Did not use class during each class period. Usually class period. There time to focus on the period. Focused on ____ Participation focused on getting was some focus on project and getting the project the project done. getting the project distracted others done. Never Never distracted done, but distracted often. distracted others. others. others. Student presented Student presented Student presented Student did not clear concepts and clear concepts and clear concepts and present clear ideas completely in a Story Board ideas completely in ideas completely in concepts and ideas ____ completed story a completed story a story board that and the story board board with a few board. was incomplete. was incomplete. mistakes. Student used none Student used all the Student used most Student used some of the software software available software available to software available to available to design Using Software to design and create design and create a design and create a ____ and create a project a well organized well organized somewhat organized that was not project. project. project. organized. Student used all Student used all Student used all Student used all materials to their materials to their materials to their materials to their Animation fullest potential and fullest potential and fullest potential and fullest potential and ____ the project length the project length the project length the project length was 20+ seconds. was 15+ seconds. was 10+ seconds. was 5+ seconds. Team member had Team member Team member did Team member did some problems worked well in a not work well in a not work well in a working in a group. group. Team group. Team group. Team Peer Evaluation Team member member member participated member did not participated most of ____ participated in the most of the time in participate in the _______________ the time in the creation and the creation and creation and creation and completion of the completion of the completion of the completion of the animation project. animation project. animation project. animation project. 125 Pts Possible Total ----> ____ Teacher Comments: 2
- 3. DHMS Stop-Motion Animation Communication Technology My Project Objective: To work in a group of 2 to 4 students to design and produce a stop-motion animation project using all the materials and tools available to you in the classroom and lab. The project can be clay animation or solid animation; this will be a group decision. Requirements: Length of stop-motion animation movie: (points added to rubric total) 20+ seconds = 25 pts 15+ seconds = 20 pts 10+ seconds = 15 pts 5+ seconds = 10 pts A minimum of TWO characters/puppets/items must be animated. o You can use old toys, stuffed animals, objects lying around the house, etc. A creative opening title must be used. o You can create a title in Photoshop and then import it. o You can add video into the title. o You can animate your title to move. o You can build a title with stop motion (paper, magnetic letters, etc) Sound Effects o Sound Effects can be created by the students or loaded from a website. o Sound Effect CDs available in class. Light background noise/music o Music should not overpower the sound effects or narration o Music should be appropriate in tempo/theme to the video Voice over OR narration o You can narrate the action as it is happening, or you can introduce the situation from a third person point of view o You can create a voice over for your characters as if they were speaking 3
- 4. DHMS Stop-Motion Animation Communication Technology Steps for Success: 1. Brainstorm with team members for ideas, write down anything that comes to mind, go through a process of elimination until you are down to your final 2 ideas. 2. Wrtite some details about the final 2 ideas. Research past projects that relate to your ideas. This will help you see what is envoled in finishing the project. 3. Decide one idea and start creating your storyboard. 4. Ask Mr. Sparks to approve the storyboard. 5. Start comstruction on the background, props, and charactoers. 6. Arrange your set in a secure location and prepare to shoot pictures. 7. Set the tripod and camera up, mark the location and height of the tripod. 8. Start aking pictures, refer back to your storyboard frequently to make sure you are staying organized. 9. Download all your pictures at the end of the period everyday. a. Create a folder in your folder on the server, name it “Technology”. b. Download all pictures and files to this folder to keep them organized. 10. Resarch sound effects to go along with your project, make sure they relate to your idea. Save them to your folder as a wav. file 11. Open audacity and recorder your naration for the project. Add sound effects. Use audacity to distort one section of the narration (make sure we can understand it though). 12. Export audacity file to your folder as a wav. file 13. Open Windows Movie Maker, follow instruction on the video in Mr. Sparks’ YouTube channel to import pictures and sound. 14. Create movie 15. Email your movie to Mr. Sparks Resources: Audacity Loaded on the computer already. Sound Effects http://www.pdsounds.org/ http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml Music(royalty free and free) http://freeplaymusic.com/ 4
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- 7. DHMS Stop-Motion Animation Communication Technology Informational Technology – Animation Day: ________ Date: ___________ Daily Activities: Describe what your accomplishments were today, what did you do. Remember to detail what went right and what went wrong. Include how you used 2 Inputs from the USM. Daily Sketch: Sketch and label each part of any new construction completed on your project today. 7
- 8. DHMS Stop-Motion Animation Communication Technology Informational Technology – Animation Day: ________ Date: ___________ Daily Activities: Describe what your accomplishments were today, what did you do. Remember to detail what went right and what went wrong. Include how you used 2 Inputs from the USM. Daily Sketch: Sketch and label each part of any new construction completed on your project today. 8