Animate! Make a Cut Out Stop Motion Film

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Katee Adams

Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(130)

In this 4 day multi-day class, students will learn a fun way to bring their animations to life with cut out stop motion.

Class Experience

  In this multi day class students will learn how to bring their animations to life with cut out stop motion.
  Cut out stop motion is a form of stop motion using paper, fabric, felt or other items.
 Day 1: Students will be introduced to what cut out stop motion is, learn a brief history on cut out stop motion and be introduced to the Stop Motion Studio app.
 Day 2: Students will create a story and story board and begin creating their back grounds and characters.
 Day 3: Students will learn...

Students are encouraged to work on their film outside of class.

Stop Motion Studio app
A room with no natural light
Sturdy table
Three lamps or bright flash lights
Device with a camera that the app can be downloaded to (IPad, tablet or phone)
Sturdy stand for the device
Scissors
Crayons, color pencils or markers
The following supplies are suggested supplies. Which ones the students need, depends on the type of materials students want to use in their film. I will show examples with all of these.
paper
construction paper
felt sheets
fabric scraps

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Stop Motion Studio app

3 hours 40 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

Meet the teacher

Katee Adams

Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(130)

Hi! My name is Katee Adams. I have been a homeschool mom to my three girls for seven years. It has been a wonderful learning experience for all of us. As a teacher, we often learn right along with our students, and that is something wonderful in...