Stop-Motion Animation

This year I have a very small Video Production class and I was able to bring them up to the traditional art room setting and work with claymation.

Before students begin planning for their individual 30-45 second stop-motion animation, I give them a group challenge to complete the task in two class periods.  This year, I was able to have them work over a period of 3 days.  The challenge was to create some type of creature that would interact with something they found in my art classroom.

Day 1: Create the creature and plan the action
Day 2: Take the pictures using a digital still camera
Day 3: Place the pictures on a video track in Sony Vegas and time out where to add sound/music