Unit+1+-+Claymation

Claymation is one type of stopmotion animation - an animation technique to make a static object appear to move on its own. The object (a clay figurine in this case) is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames. The illusion of movement is created when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence.

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Your claymation project must tell a story by either establishing a theme or evoking an emotional response.

1. Create a detailed and well thought out plan (proposal and storyboard) 2. Make your characters (armature, clay clothes and a head). **Attention should be paid to details such as expressions and accessories 3. Create your background (if applicable) 4. Photograph your animation 5. Upload and organize your photos in photoshop 6. Create the final animated product by making a flipbook in photoshop (see textbook p. 115-116) and changing the output to a .wmv file
 * [|How to create a wire armature]
 * [|How to create a clay head]
 * [|How to make realistic eyeballs]

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