Wednesday 11 April 2012

Stop Motion, Using People

This one is fun to do, but the most difficult.  That is because people move!  We practise walking like robots, and discuss using props (like chairs) to help us stay still.  Having parents take the photos for this one helps, and you definitely want to use a tripod.

After brainstorming (or writing) what sort of story they could tell using people, the children get in their groups and start filming.  They need to get set up, take a shot, move a tiny bit, shoot, move, and keep going.  Again, at least 200 photos.

In the past, the children have made stop-motion animation videos of 'skating' down the hallway, magic (it is really easy to make things disappear), hopping up stairs, crazy classrooms, and vanishing students.

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