The Daily Grade!!!!
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What's that PHASE?!
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As we work on the Stop Motion Project, you will attempt to earn 5 Participation Points per day in each of the 5 Phases of Production. Don't know what those are? Watch THE VIDEO.
Want to know how you'll be graded? Check out the blue Rubric Poster at the back of the room. Take a picture of it with your phone for posterity! |
All Film Projects follow the same creation timeline, from the first idea to the first YouTube view or movie ticket purchased.
This timeline, known as The 5 Phases of Production, walks us through the project process step-by-step. Watch THIS VIDEO to learn about the 5 Phases as we move from Development, through Pre-Prod and Production, to Post-Prod and Distribution! download the "5 Phases" file:
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Getting Started
Watch some examples to get an idea of all that's possible with Stop Motion Animation! Download and open this document for links to great examples!!!
This is the idea-generating phase of any film or video production, and involves a lot of discussion, brainstorming, and creativity. Try to come up with a unique idea that makes your film engaging for you AND your audience!
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Phase 2: Pre-Production
Pre-production is the "planning" phase of the project, and is usually the most work. This includes activities such as:
In this phase, you will complete all of the above activities to prepare for recording (Production) for your project. (34 points total)
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See Some Examples
So, you wanna make a Lego WALK, eh? Well then, watch THIS:
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Curious what other students have done? Watch THESE: DFP Animation Examples
Insist on using Claymation?
Calculating your FPS
It's tricky trying to decide how many frames-per-second to use when creating your first stop-motion animation. Lucky for us, Mr. Rodney Sanders, math teacher for the Film Academy, has created this AMAZING TUTORIAL to walk you through the process!
Click HERE to get started. |
Learn from the Experts: Stop-Motion Analysis
Download and print the Document below to complete your analysis of the Stop-Motion film "The Box Trolls".
Phase 4: Post-Production
Post-production, or what most people call "editing", is the 4th Phase of Production in your workflow. We will spend about a week doing the following:
- Editing images to ensure a consistent "look" to the project. This includes Exposure and Color Correction, and Cropping. This happens in the "Photos" app.
- Importing your images from a Desktop folder into iMovie, and creating a NEW Movie Project. Don't use Themes!
- Place your images on the timeline in order.
- To remove the "Ken Burns" effect, select all clips, go to the Crop icon, and choose "Fit".
- Speed up clips to 0.1 seconds each.
- Add in Foley, Ambient Noise and Soundtrack.
- Export!
- Save to your Google Drive, then "Share" to me at [email protected]