

Before you begin, it will be smart to set your camera to use a low resolution.You will need to use these instructions if you created your stop-motion animation with a digital still camera. (2,3) Two selections from “The Animation Book” by Kit Laybourne: “Animating Objects”, “Walking Cycle”.(1) Chapman & Chapman, Digital Multimedia: Chapter 8 (Animation, especially “Captured Animation and Image Sequences”).These readings are in the “Course Documents” section:

Please read the following three readings on creating animations and video. You can use FinalCut to assemble the audio, thus placing the sound effects so as to coordinate in time with your visual events. To keep your soundtrack simple, consider using a simple mixture of an ambient backing track (such as location ambience from the sound effects CDs), with a few specific sound effects.If you use a digital still camera, you’ll need to follow the instructions below for dealing with collections of still images, and for other instructions dealing with software. Make sure to borrow a tripod of some sort to keep your camera steady. You can shoot your animation with any kind of camera, including your digital still camera.It might be as simple as a piece of textured paper, or you might construct a simple diorama. Give care to the selection of your background scene.Pay attention to the “metaphoric potential” of objects (as in the work of the animator Pes) - one object can represent another.
