w/c 03/10/11: STOP MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY (1 OF 3) Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures or lego men are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning, but Scouts are also known for their ability to move slowly especially when receiving instructions! To make this activity work you / the Scouts will need to provide a number of digital cameras and laptops with Windows Movie Maker installed (this often usually comes free when you buy the computer) Time Activity Notes 5 Welcome & Opening Ceremony Start the evening and explain to them what they will be doing that evening. 15 Game: Square Ball - Mark out a playing court on the ground. There should be four squares, each approximately 2 metres across (the exact shape and size aren't important, but the areas must be equal) - Number the squares 1, 2, 3 and 4. - One player stands in each of the squares, and the rest line up outside the 'court' behind square 1. - The player in square 1 serves to any of the other 3 players and they pass the ball to another player - There are some simple rules a) all serves are underarm b) only batting or kicking are allowed - no throwing or catching c) the ball cannot bounce more than once in a square, but players can hit it without a bounce d) when serving the ball must not bounce in the server's square - When someone misses the ball, doesn't return it before a second bounce or hits it outside the court or into their own square they have to leave the square and join the back of their line -The person at the front of this line replaces their ousted team member - The teams then all move round to the next number (with the square 4 team moving onto square 1) - The game then restarts 15 Unit Activity: What is Stop Motion Photography? - Explain to the Troop that Stop Motion Photography is where they will be making movies, using only still photographs (as frames ). - During the evening they will plan a story, photograph the scenes, and animate the results using Windows Movie Maker. - Some examples of Stop Motion Photography can be found at: http://www.pbesu.org.uk/photovideo/stopmotion/stopmotion.htm It would probably be a good idea to show some examples so that the Scouts have an idea of what they are trying to produce. 35 Small Group Activity: Story Boarding - Working in smaller groups, ask the Scouts to plan the story they wish to film they should think about: Length of movie around 30-60 seconds is a good target, Storyline, Characters, Props, Opening screen and credits 15 Game: Chatterbox - Two players face each other and talk about a different subject (of their own choice) as fast as they can. Physical gestures/contact not allowed - The first player to stop or laugh loses. 5 Closing Ceremony Wrap up the evening, give out any notices for next week etc. Equipment: Indoor ball, chalk Equipment: Laptop, speakers, digital projector (optional) Equipment: Paper, pens Repeat in a knock-out style competition until you have a winner. Notices: Give out any notices for the coming weeks.
w/c 10/10/11: STOP MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY (2 OF 3) Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures or lego men are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning, but Scouts are also known for their ability to move slowly especially when receiving instructions! To make this activity work you / the Scouts will need to provide a number of digital cameras and laptops with Windows Movie Maker installed (this often usually comes free when you buy the computer) Time Activity Notes 5 Welcome & Opening Ceremony Start the evening and explain to them what they will be doing that evening. 80 Small Group Activity: Lights, Camera, Action! - Using the storyboard they have written, give Scouts plenty of time to take the shots they need to produce their movie. - At the end of the session, ensure that someone from each team (or one of the leaders) has all of the photographs taken saved onto a CD / USB stick / hard drive) as they will need them as part of the editing process next week. - Explain to the Scouts that they will need 1 photograph for each second of the movie i.e. if they want a movie lasting 1 minute, they ll need 60 sequential photographs. 5 Closing Ceremony Wrap up the evening, give out any notices for next week etc. Equipment: Digital camera(s) Notices: Give out any notices for the coming weeks.
w/c 17/10/11: STOP MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY (3 OF 3) Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures or lego men are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning, but Scouts are also known for their ability to move slowly especially when receiving instructions! To make this activity work you / the Scouts will need to provide a number of digital cameras and laptops with Windows Movie Maker installed (this often usually comes free when you buy the computer) Time Activity Notes 5 Welcome & Opening Ceremony Start the evening and explain to them what they will be doing that evening. 10 Unit Activity: Demonstration of Using Windows Move Maker - Demonstrate how to produce the movie, using Windows Movie Maker (if you have arranged for each team to have a laptop, it might be a good idea for them to follow you step-by-step initially. - An instruction sheet is provided which you can leave them with. 60 Small Group Activity: Movie Editing - Using the photographs from last week, Scouts should create their own Stop Motion Photography movie ready for viewing at the end of this evening. The Using Windows Movie Maker sheet will take Scouts through the process of creating their move step-by-step. 10 Unit Activity: Movie Time - Once the teams have finished their movies, make sure there s plenty of popcorn, dim the lights and let them each have their five minutes of fame watching their movies on the big screen. 5 Closing Ceremony Wrap up the evening, give out any notices for next week etc. Equipment: Laptop, speakers, digital projector (optional) Resources: Using Windows Movie Maker Equipment: Laptops Resources: Using Windows Movie Maker Equipment: Laptop, speakers, digital projector (if possible), popcorn! Notices: Give out any notices for the coming weeks.
Using Windows Movie Maker 1. Open Windows Movie Maker 2. File> Save Project As 3. Name your file and choose a location 4. File > Import Media Items 5. Select the photographs from the folder you previously saved them in. 6. Your photographs will appear on the screen as thumbnails, drag them onto the Storyboard in the order you want them to appear 7. View > Timeline
8. At the bottom of the screen, your pictures will now appear individually, right next to each other. 9. The width of each image represents the length of time the photograph will be displayer for onscreen. 10. Hover your mouse over the right hand edge of the image you wish to edit. 11. Drag the picture to make it approximately 1 second in length. 12. Repeat this with all photographs. 13. Save your project (File > Save Project) 14. Click on the play icon to preview your movie. 15. Make any adjustments you feel are necessary. 16. View > Storyboard 17. In the Tasks menu (left hand side of the screen), click Transitions apply these between photographs by dragging and dropping them onto the space between the two photographs
18. Save your project (File > Save Project) 19. Click on the play icon to preview your movie. 20. In the Tasks menu (left hand side of the screen), click Titles and credits click on each of the options and enter the information you displayed: a. Title at the beginning the title of your movie b. Title before the selected clip if you want to have text on the screen before a frame, click on the appropriate image in your timeline, click on Title before the selected clip, then type the text you want to display (a bit like the introduction to Star Wars where the story is set before any images / film is displayed. c. Title overlay on the selected clip this allows you to put text on the screen at the same time as one of your photographs (for example Three years later ) just remember, your clips are only 1 second long though, so you may need to extend the length of clips if you want to use this option. d. Credits at the end names of group members etc Under each of these options, you can select: a. Change the animation this is how your text will be presented (still / scrolling, top / bottom of the page etc. b. Change the text font / colour this is where you change the font, colour, style etc of the words have you chosen. 21. Once you are happy with your movie, click File > Save Project, then 22. File > Publish Movie 23. In the next screen, select This Computer 24. Insert a name for your movie file, click next. 25. On the next screen, click Publish 26. Wait for the file to be published, then open the movie file on your computer, sit back and watch!