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STOP MOTION ANIMATION ART 1 TRANSFORMATION

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What is Stop Motion Animation? An Animation created by combining photograph stills of movement using a digital camera Similar to a Flip Book Photos show small movements

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Famous Stop Motion Animations Nightmare Before Christmas

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Famous Stop Motion Animations Lego Movie

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Gulp! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i eN2vhslTTU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i eN2vhslTTU

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How Gulp is MadeGulp

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Winsor McCay 1871-1934 Americas First Great Cartoon Animator Began Career as Comic Strip Writer Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend

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Winsor McCay Inspired by his son's flick-books, he spent four years and produced four thousand individual drawings in making his first animated cartoon 'Little Nemo', in 1911

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Winsor McCay He made the first feature length American cartoon The Sinking of the Lusitania The Sinking of the Lusitania

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History of Animation Drawings that show motion

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Process Create thousands of drawings that are photographed 1 at a time

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Go to: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/31/50-incredible- stop-motion-videos/http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/31/50-incredible- stop-motion-videos/ Pick your favorite and write WHY

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How it works Must Have: Tripod to steady the camera Single viewpoint works best Use toys or patient person as characters

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Your Project In groups of 3 Brainstorm an idea Get your idea approved Create a story board Shoot your animation

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Transformation Think about how things change Growth Changing Seasons Evolution Positive to Negative Negative to Positive

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Transformation Create a story about this transformation Use characters in place to tell your story.