Two stop motion gems I found.

http://www.nowness.com/day/2012/4/18/2072/the-shins-the-rifle-s-spiral#replay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssSbwFI68rI&feature=player_embedded

Class notes

Hi everyone

Week 1 and 2's class notes (animation principles and brief history) can now be found under the "Class notes and homework assignments" link above, or by clicking here.

Films or clips shown in the past few weeks can be found under the "video archive" link above, or by clicking here.

For Final Cut Pro export instructions, click here.

Our guest speaker has been confirmed for tomorrow's (Wed 28/02) third year class. If you would like to attend, please join us at the Cube at around 14:50.

Have a lovely week!

Welcome

Hi everyone and welcome to stop-motion II!

Above you will find links to the grid and brief and we will be posting links to videos, homework assignments and class notes as we go along.

Once you have received an invite, you will be able to join the blog using a google account. Please feel free to post any relevant and interesting material you come across.

The Johnny Cash project

Have a look at this amazing collaborative project. Each frame from the video is drawn by a different person. The project is still in progress, so you can contribute.

http://www.thejohnnycashproject.com/#

Be sure to watch what they have so far (actual music video starts around 02:50)

Class recap

Homework for 23/24 Aug:
A walk sequence at 24 fps consisting of at least 5 steps, at least 12 frames apart. Before you start animating, draw up a plan to follow and plot it into a timing sheet. Hand this in together with your sequence.
Also, bring a refined storyboard.

Here is a link to all the fables in case anyone needs it.

Class notes

Remember to prepare at least 5 pages of reference material and drawings for class on 16/08 or 17/08. This may include a draft of a storyboard.

Half the class will be spent on individual feedback and the rest will be a demonstration on how to create walk sequences.

Stop-Motion Studio:

Click here for a list of things the studio does and doesn't supply.

• Please remember to place the shooting keypads back in their plastic bags when you're finished.
• Please clean the glass in the multi-planes with window-cleaner (supplied in studio) when you're finished shooting.

Dragon tips:

• If you have any image stabilization/vibration reduction function on your camera, TURN IT OFF. For some reason it makes the frames jump around a bit when using Dragon.
• If your camera does not show up automatically once it's connected to Dragon, the best way to find it is to go to the help menu at the top and click "camera test". At this point it will probably register your camera, but you might still need to set the capture and video source under the capture menu.
• Adjust your camera settings via the cinematography window (eye icon on top right) and lock them down to ensure that the settings don't change accidentally during shooting

Click here to watch tutorials on how to use Dragon.

A little help...