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 ID: 477825
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Animation Fascination
Peggy Finnegan
Thomas Metcalf SchoolSlide2
Visual Art 2nd
– 8
th gradesSlide3
Why Animation?
Easy to integrate
Technology
School Improvement Plan
National Educational Technology Plan
21st Century SkillsCreativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communicationVisual Arts standards26.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.Slide4
Why Animation?
Students
LOVE ITSlide5
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)
J. Stuart
Blackton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
8dRe85cNXwgSlide6
Supplies
Examples of animations
Digital camera
Set to take photos at smallest resolution
Memory
card (at least 1G)Saves photos inside the cameraUSB cable or memory card readerUploads photos from the camera to the computerTripodHolds camera steadySet & Characters dolls, polymer clay, cardboard box, construction paper, printed imagesiLife
suite (
iPhoto
,
iMovie
,
GarageBand
)Slide7
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-Ztku1TzwSlide8
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 partsWhat visual images or symbols are most important?Slide9
Storyboard SequenceSlide10
Process
Create set, props, and characters
or
draw
Take photos using the tripod, camera, and memory card.
TIPSTape set and tripod for stabilityDetermine lighting/flash issues Stress SMALL movements TAKE LOTS OF PICTURESUpload photos to iPhoto using USB cable or memory card reader.Slide11
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/Slide12
Metcalf example
Anyone Can Learn!
Also can be seen on my blog:
http://my.ilstu.edu/blogs/mcfinne/Slide13
Import music and titles
Music
http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
Titles
Click T button in
iMovie to view Titles menuWatch demo here (or on my blog)http://www.screencast.com/t/udTuePpO4FQSlide14
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 MetronomeUse red circular record button to recordUse spacebar to stop and start playbackClick Share menu to share song to iTunesInsert song into iMovie as described earlierSlide15
Science Integration
Radon (by Martin)
Also can be seen on my blog:
http://my.ilstu.edu/blogs/mcfinne/Slide16
Greek Mythology examples
Perseus
and MedusaSlide17
Greek Mythology examples
Theseus
and the MinotaurSlide18
Free online photo editing
www.picnik.com
www.pixlr.com
www.fotoflexer.comSlide19
The End
mcfinne@ilstu.edu