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Animation

In the 6 lessons of this 70-minute module Brandon Lake uses 2 forms of traditional animation to explain how human beings perceive animation. He also introduces several forms of stop motion animation.

Claymation video gif - ball of clay slowly splits into two pieces.

Materials
Needed

  • notecards

  • drawing tool

  • binder clip

  • scissors

  • dowel or pencil

  • tape

  • string

  • app Stop Motion Studio

  • clay

Lessons

Lesson 1. Flipbooks

[length 12:09] Brandon Lake explains the basics of how our eyes and brain work together in viewing animation and demonstrates the creation of a simple flipbook.

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Lesson 2. Thaumatropes

[length 11:52] Brandon Lake demonstrates how to create 2 versions of thaumatropes, showing how our eyes and brain work to unify 2 distinct images. 

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Lesson 3. Stop Motion Studio

[length 12:03] Brandon Lake introduces basic functions within the app Stop Motion Studio.  

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Lesson 4. Object Animation

[length 9:21] Brandon Lake demonstrates how to use Stop Motion Studio to animate an object moving across a table. 

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Lesson 5. Claymation

[length 12:39] Brandon Lake demonstrates forces of motion and physical change though animating with clay. 

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Lesson 6. Pixelation Animation

[length 11:52] Brandon Lake demonstrates how students can create collaborative scenes by animating people.

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This video is intended for professional learning by educators in the Sitka School District.  It is not to be downloaded, copied, shared, or misused.  Copyright 2023 Sitka School District. All rights reserved.

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