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Animation Fascination

Animation Fascination. Peggy Finnegan Thomas Metcalf School. Visual Art 2 nd – 8 th grades. Why Animation?. Easy to integrate Technology School Improvement Plan National Educational Technology Plan 21 st Century Skills Creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication

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Animation Fascination

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  1. Animation Fascination Peggy Finnegan Thomas Metcalf School

  2. Visual Art 2nd – 8th grades

  3. Why Animation? • Easy to integrate • Technology • School Improvement Plan • National Educational Technology Plan • 21st Century Skills • Creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication • Visual Arts standards • 26.B.3d: Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create 2- and 3-dimensional works and time arts (e.g. film, animation, video) that are realistic, abstract, functional and decorative.

  4. Why Animation? • Students LOVE IT

  5. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)J. Stuart Blackton • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dRe85cNXwg

  6. Supplies • Examples of animations • Digital camera • Set to take photos at smallest resolution • Memory card (at least 1G) • Saves photos inside the camera • USB cable or memory card reader • Uploads photos from the camera to the computer • Tripod • Holds camera steady • Set & Characters • dolls, polymer clay, cardboard box, construction paper, printed images • iLife suite (iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand)

  7. YouTube Animation Examples • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_HW5oGsLlw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5IqwECL6bo&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn-Ztku1Tzw

  8. Process • Divide students into groups • Decide which content to animate and read or research ideas. • Create a storyboard to organize information • Stories: beginning, middle, end • Condensing info, summarizing most important parts • What visual images or symbols are most important?

  9. Storyboard Sequence

  10. Process • Create set, props, and characters or draw • Take photos using the tripod, camera, and memory card. • TIPS • Tape set and tripod for stability • Determine lighting/flash issues • Stress SMALL movements • TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES • Upload photos to iPhoto using USB cable or memory card reader.

  11. Transfer files to iMovie • Jing demo of how to use iMovie to animate photo files • http://www.screencast.com/t/Acc138fqEY • This same link can be found on my blog under “iMovie animation demo” • http://my.ilstu.edu/blogs/mcfinne/

  12. Metcalf example Anyone Can Learn! Also can be seen on my blog: http://my.ilstu.edu/blogs/mcfinne/

  13. Import music and titles • Music • http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ • Titles • Click T button in iMovie to view Titles menu • Watch demo here (or on my blog) • http://www.screencast.com/t/udTuePpO4FQ

  14. Adding Garage Band (voice) • Open GarageBand (it will start a new project) • Double click on the Microphone • Save file and click “create” • Click Control menu to uncheck the Metronome • Use red circular record button to record • Use spacebar to stop and start playback • Click Share menu to share song to iTunes • Insert song into iMovie as described earlier

  15. Science Integration • Radon (by Martin) • Also can be seen on my blog: • http://my.ilstu.edu/blogs/mcfinne/

  16. Greek Mythology examples • Perseus and Medusa

  17. Greek Mythology examples • Theseus and the Minotaur

  18. Free online photo editing • www.picnik.com • www.pixlr.com • www.fotoflexer.com

  19. The End mcfinne@ilstu.edu

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