CBClaymation

= Claymation =  ====**Clay animation** is one of many forms of stop motion animation. Each animated piece, either character or background, is "deformable"—made of a malleable substance, usually Play Dough or plasticine. ====

**MATERIALS NEEDED**
 We will use four phases to implement slowmation. These are:
 * Storyboard graphic organizer
 * Non-drying clay so that it can be manipulated for action shots - varied colors
 * Utensils for clay work (plastic knives, forks, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks)
 * Extra crafts supplies (glue, scissors, tape, markers, sharpies, wire, brads, buttons, string)
 * __Suggested:__ boxes to set up the scenes and to store the material when not in use
 * Cameras and tripods
 * Computers with timed frame action (iPhoto, iMovie, VideoBlender, iStopMotion, etc.)

**Student Activity:**
- Choose a topic from the following and brainstorm to provide examples of storytelling techniques. - Plan who (class, group, individual), what (assess something students know or personal research) and how (resources considered such as diagrams, making models, cut outs, number of cameras, tripods, computers). **Science:** - Animal adaptations (camouflage, mimicry) - Life cycles (seeds to flower, metamorphosis) - Moon phases - Seasons - Cell division - Making a scientific discovery - Animate an historical event - Timeline of events - Famous speech (record speech for movie) - Design a scene and record a poem, - Personification - Figurative language (hyperbole, onamatopoeia) - Show examples of math operations (addition, multiplication, subtraction and division) - Show concepts such as fractions, shapes, measurement, elapsed time.
 * Ideas:**
 * Social Studies**
 * Language Arts**
 * Maths**

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**//Phase 2. Storyboarding//: students break down the concept into its component parts with storyboarding.** ======

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- Break the whole concept down into 4-6 major scenes or episodes using the [|Chunking.pdf] file. ======

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- Create a more detailed sketching of each movement using the [|Sequencing.pdf] file. ======

- **Plan** the 20-40 movements for the concept.
====- **Roles** are allocated: story boarder/explanation/script writer, model maker, and photographer. ====

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** //Phase 3. Construction//: students make or use existing models and take photos of them. ** ======  [|Windows_Movie_Maker_Instructions.pdf]
 * Students make the models of the concept.
 * Usually a cardboard project sheet is taped flat to the floor to resist movement and a camera is mounted on a tripod looking down.
 * Make sure the camera is set at low resolution or low picture quality otherwise the animation will be too big.
 * Take the photos in order.
 * Download the photos onto a separate folder on your computer desktop.


=//Phase 4. Reconstruction:// (uploading, editing and narrating) =  = =
 * Download the photos onto a computer.
 * Add real-life photos next to the models but these need to be copyright free.
 * Lengthen the time exposure of individual photos for important static images.
 * Record the narration.
 * Upload to the website.

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