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This is our first attempt at stop film animation. We used pattern blocks. Notice our hands..hehehe. We then added music. It made a big difference. We like it so much better with music. Click here to see it with music.

 

To see another way to use stop film animation- click here to see our driving movie.

The team researching

Ryan and Larry storyboarding

Melana and Kristen storyboarding

Before we even started filming we did a lot of planning. We made a storyboard to guide us.

 

 

We also inserted pipe cleaners in the middle of each figure as sort of a stick figure skeleton to hold the figure together. (UNLESS someone keeps picking it up by the head...ha!ha!)

usb cable connecting to camera

Step 1
Connect USB cable to digital camera
(Small end)

connecting the camera

Digital Camera
(Look for the place to connect cable- it may be in a different location depending on the type of camera)

camera connected

Connected!

usb cable end

Step 2
Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer

connecting the laptop

(This is an iMac laptop- you may use a desktop computer as well)

laptop connected

Connected!

 

laptop

We used an iMac laptop, but you may use any computer MAC or IBM that has a USB connection. Of course the newer the computer the faster your software will load etc.

tripod

We also suggest you use a tripod. Otherwise your pictures not be as uniform and your clay movie will turn out jumpy.

crayola clay

To make the clay figures use only modeling clay (the oil- based type) Other clays will dry out and you will not be able to move and bend your clay figures without them falling apart or crumbling.

BTV website

We downloaded BTV software to capture our still images. Here is their web site. You may try their software for 15 days free opf charge. After that it is still a low fee to buy. Right now the price is $. There are many different softwares available to capture images,. Shop around and test them out if possible, before you purchase. On older MACS there is a program called Appleplayer that will capture images, and it is free!

BTV screen

This is what the software looks like when you open it up on your computer. If your camera is not connected, or turnedon, this is the message that will be displayed.

 

(There is a variety of image capturing software. We used BTV. Read below.)

 

 

 

 

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You should see your clay figures on their set through this screen. When you have the image you want, make sure everyone's hands are out of the way, then click on "image capture". Here are some of ours, when we caught our hands. (We dragged them out of the folder each time this happened.)
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