What is stop motion animation?
Stop motion animation is an animation that is captured one frame at a time, with physical objects that are moved between frames. When you play back the sequence of images rapidly, it creates the illusion of movement. If you understand how 2D drawn animation (early Disney) works, stop motion is similar, except using physical objects instead of drawings. The basic process of animation involves taking a photograph of your objects or characters, moving them slightly, and taking another photograph. When you play back the images consecutively, the objects or characters appear to move on their own.
As much as I enjoy watching stop-motion animation as the easiest anyone can create their own. It is so fun to create one. With technology, there are many programs and apps to make the process much easier so that anyone can make a stop motion animation. One easy tool to use for this is Google Slides. Many times we think of slides as just a program for creating multimedia presentations. However, with just a few tricks your students and you can actually use Google Slides to make stop motion movies.
By using Google Slides we can be creative and do a fun thing in:
For creating your own Google Slides stop motion animation. Here are the steps in more detail:
Stop motion animation is an animation that is captured one frame at a time, with physical objects that are moved between frames. When you play back the sequence of images rapidly, it creates the illusion of movement. If you understand how 2D drawn animation (early Disney) works, stop motion is similar, except using physical objects instead of drawings. The basic process of animation involves taking a photograph of your objects or characters, moving them slightly, and taking another photograph. When you play back the images consecutively, the objects or characters appear to move on their own.
As much as I enjoy watching stop-motion animation as the easiest anyone can create their own. It is so fun to create one. With technology, there are many programs and apps to make the process much easier so that anyone can make a stop motion animation. One easy tool to use for this is Google Slides. Many times we think of slides as just a program for creating multimedia presentations. However, with just a few tricks your students and you can actually use Google Slides to make stop motion movies.
By using Google Slides we can be creative and do a fun thing in:
- Tell a new story
- Retell a story read in class
- Reenact a historical event
- Demonstrate a scientific concept
- Explain how to solve a math problem
- Define a vocabulary term
- And much more
For creating your own Google Slides stop motion animation. Here are the steps in more detail:
- Create your Google Slideshow as normal.
- Insert images by taking a snapshot with your webcam.
- Insert shapes, text, and other items.
- To save time, make copies of slides and make small changes to the items on the slide to simulate movement.
- To make certain slides last longer, make multiple copies of the slide.
- When done, use "Publish to the web" option to get the playable link for your slideshow.
- Adjust the "Publish to the web" link to shorten the time between the slides to make them appear animated.
- Share the link with others to view!
- If you are not familiar with the basics of using Google Slides, you can learn more with the help guide below:
- Using Google Slides - Google Document link
References
Gemaline Day. ( Mar 14, 2016).Using Google Slides for Stop Motion Animation. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/8Y45YoX1G6A
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