DFIC: Final Project; Stop Motion Animation
For our final project in groups of 3-4 you will create a 30 second stop-motion animation video.
Your animation must include:
40+ images;
music;
sound effects;
transitions;
picture in picture/object overlays;
opening title;
credits
You'll edit in iMovie; here's a quick tutorial:
Your plot/story is your own choosing, but you must complete a Plot Overview before you begin. Use either of the visual organizers below.
You also must complete a Storyboard before you begin to shoot (you'll need more than this one sheet contains, but here's the general layout.)
You may work in one or both of the 2 styles we study in class:
Object-animation (a form of stop motion animation that involves the animated movements of any non-drawn objects such as toys, blocks, dolls, etc. which are not fully malleable, such as clay or wax, and not designed to look like a recognizable human or animal character.)
Professional example: PEZ, 2008, Western Spaghetti, Object Animation
Cutout animation (a technique for producing stop-animations by using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or even photographs.)
Student example
