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Stop Motion Animation With Stop Motion Studio (Ongoing)

In this ongoing class, students will complete a weekly stop motion animation challenge. Join at any time! This week's theme is Mystery.
Theresa Pickett
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4.9
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(194)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

In this ongoing class about stop motion animation, students will have a weekly challenge to complete using Stop Motion Studio Pro, the $5 paid version of the app. Students can come with experience or with none at all to learn from one another. All I ask is that you come prepared to film throughout the class. Feel free to join in the middle of an ongoing session. 

Bring a device that has its camera enabled and the app downloaded. Please open it before class to make sure it loads and that the camera functions. Have figures to film, a steady surface to film them on, and either a tripod or homemade tripod to keep your camera steady. Other items you might enjoy using in stop motion are string to make items fly and bounce and green screen to create different locations.

Each week, I will provide a challenge for you to try to meet while filming!
January 8: Happiness (Vacations, Beautiful Scenery) 
January 15: Strength (Sports, Supernatural Power)
January 22: Speed (Fast or Slow) & Time
February 5: Dedication (Overcoming the Odds, Underdog)
February 12: Celebration (Valentine's Day, Other Holidays, Birthdays, Parties) 
February 26: Bravery (Journeys, Facing Difficulties, Trying New Things)
March 12th: Loyalty (Dogs, Friendships, Teams/Planetary Loyalty)
March 19th: Mystery (Clues, Surprise Twists)
March 26th:  Springtime (Spring Break, Vacation, Beach Vacation)


Supplies:
Tripod
Camera-enabled device
Stop Motion Studio Pro (the Paid version is $5)
Green Screen (Optional)
Figures 
String (required for Week 4)
Rubberbands or glue dots (Optional)
Steady surface to film on

These are the topics to be covered each week.

Week of January 8th
Onion Skin
Walk Cycle/Run Cycle
Basic Motions

Week of January 15th
Adding Faces to Inanimate Objects

January 22
Adding Sound Effects, Voiceovers, and Music

Week of February 5th
Using the Erase Tool to Make Items Fly or Bounce

Week of February 12th
Creating Sets and Scenery
Crafting Items, Using Frames, or Green Screen

Week of February 26th
Storytelling With Stop Motion
Plot Structure

Week of March 12th
Camera Shots and Angles 

Week of March 19th
Storyboards

Week of March 26th
Editing for Emotion

To comply with COPPA regulations, we will not using any program other than Stop Motion Studio. 

Movies will be worked on throughout class and shared at the end of the class to receive feedback. Students can complete filming whatever they don't have finished as homework and upload it to the classroom.

Weekly lessons for an ongoing class will not build upon previous weeks or present a sequential curriculum. Learners in ongoing classes are able to join and leave at any time.
Learning Goals
Students will learn to use the Stop Motion Studio software to bring their toys to life in weekly challenges.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Stop Motion Studio is an external resource that will need to be downloaded in advance. There should not be a logon to get into the app, but it will require you to enable microphone and camera access.
Supply List
The following are items I would recommend to have to film your stop motion:

Tripod
Camera-enabled device
Stop Motion Studio Pro (the Paid version is $5)
Green Screen (Optional)
Figures 
String
Rubberbands
Steady surface to film on
External Resources
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Joined June, 2020
4.9
194reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Maryland Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Maryland Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Vanderbilt University
I am a currently certified teacher with an M.Ed from Vanderbilt University. Before teaching, I worked in movies in Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York City. I have created stop motion animation videos in collaboration with American Girl to help promote their doll releases. I studied video editing at the International Center of Photography in NYC, and I have written several featured articles for 'Student Filmmakers' magazine. Movies that I have made in collaboration with my husband and two children have won 7 awards. 

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$40

weekly
1x per week
55 min

Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
1-6 learners per class

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