Film Club Day / Stop-Motion Movie Making
Stop-Motion Movie Making
Children animate building brick figures, clay or felt characters frame by frame using a free stop-motion app.
How to run it
- Plan a short story on a storyboard.
- Build the set and characters from bricks, clay or felt.
- Set up a tablet on a stand and take one photo per small movement.
- Play back the film and add sound or titles.
You will need
- tablet
- free stop-motion app
- tablet stand
- building bricks or clay
- storyboard sheets
Make it easier or harderKeep films to a few seconds for beginners; older children can add sound effects.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4, Outcome 5Children use technology to plan and tell a story.
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