Make your monster move - stop motion animation | Art and design

Starter quiz

Put these steps of creating a stop motion animation in the correct order.
- 1
  
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  Move your character slightly.
- 2
  
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  Take a photograph.
- 3
  
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  Repeat the process until you have enough photographs.
- 4
  
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  Check your photographs to make sure they look good.
Match each step with what you need to do.
- Prepare your clay.
  
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  Make the clay soft so it’s easier to shape. ✓
- Form the main body shape.
  
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  Shape the monster's body. ✓
- Add features like eyes and legs.
  
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  Attach eyes, legs, and other details. ✓
- Decorate your monster.
  
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  Add colours and textures. ✓
- Store your clay model.
  
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  Leave your monster in an airtight container to stop it from drying. ✓
A toothpick can be used to help hold body parts together securely on your clay monster.
- True ✓
- False
Which of these is important to do before starting your stop-motion animation?
- Make the clay extra hard.
- Keep the camera in a fixed position. ✓
- Change the monster's colour each time.
Adding roughness, smoothness, or patterns to your monster's surface is called ...
- techniques
- texture ✓
- tone
The setting or background where you place your monster is known as the ...
- film
- scenery ✓
- wallpaper

Exit quiz

Match the keywords to the definitions.
- stop motion animation
  
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  a form of animation involving sequential photography of still objects ✓
- storyboard
  
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  a sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for an animation ✓
- digital device
  
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  an electronic device such as a tablet, smartphone, or camera ✓
Which devices can be used to create stop motion animation?
- tablet ✓
- camera ✓
- stop motion animation software ✓
- tripod ✓
What do you need to do last when using the stop motion software?
- Add sound.
- Import your photos.
- Save the animation. ✓
Put these steps of creating a stop motion animation in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Import your photographs into the software.
- 2
  
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  Arrange your photographs in the correct order.
- 3
  
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  Check the animation by playing it back.
- 4
  
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  Save your animation.
Consistent ______ will help to prevent changes in brightness or shadows in the animation.
- lighting ✓
- backgrounds
- textures

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Stop motion animation is used to create animations of clay models.
Stop motion animation involves taking a series of still images to create the illusion of movement.
Proper lighting ensures consistent and clear images.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that stop motion animation is the same as a video recording. They may think that you need expensive equipment to create stop motion animations.

Remind pupils that stop motion animation is created by taking individual still images. A video recording captures continuous motion. It can be created using simple and readily available devices.

Keywords

Stop motion animation - a form of animation involving sequential photography of still objects
Storyboard - a sequence of drawings representing the shots planned for an animation or film
Digital device - an electronic device such as a tablet, smartphone, or camera used for creating and editing animations