4 Animation Note Videos

• Animation
• 9th Grade
• 9-12 Grade

1. How does using items like White Plastalina clay or wire armatures impact how characters move and hold their shape during filming?
2. Why is lighting (like the Light Bulb Cartoon reference) so important when shooting a stop-motion scene?
3. What do you think are the biggest challenges in building sets with small objects like paper clips, toothpicks, and binder clips?
4. How can shadow affect your shot?

Take notes on the above video

The software app called __________________________ allows you to capture and edit stop-motion animation easily on a smartphone or tablet. Each individual photo taken in a stop-motion sequence is called a __________________________. A small internal skeleton made of metal, used to make characters stand and move, is called an __________________________. A __________________________ is used to keep your camera or phone steady while filming. __________________________ animation uses flexible modeling material to form characters that can be moved slightly between frames. 

Frame

Armature

Tripod

Claymation

Stop Motion Studio

The characters in Chicken Run were created as __________________________ with movable joints. Proper __________________________ ensures that shadows and brightness remain consistent throughout your animation.

Small toys like __________________________ figures are often used by beginners to practice animation.

Many stop-motion animators today use an __________________________ for filming because of its portability.

Thin __________________________ is often hidden inside models to help them bend and hold their shape.

Lighting

LEGO

iPhone

Wire

Puppets

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