In a small group we used a small doll of a vampire to animate with and the first thing we did was experiment with the doll walking to get a feel and a idea of the distance the doll should move for every frame.
After we felt we got the timing right for our movement we moved on to experimenting with the doll falling and how this would look like in stop motion.
Next we wanted to try something different so we had the idea to experiment with facial expressions in stop motion. We used a number of drawings and stuck them to a stuffed basketball to create a character who appeared to go through the changing of feeling.
Finally we decided that we wanted to join the two together (the doll and the basketball) and have them interact with each other so we made the doll roll the basketball off the table.
What Did I learn?
The main aspect I learnt during this session was the software itself that we used for stop motion. I never knew about dragon frame before but now I am familiar with it and I think it is a pretty good program for this type of animation. Along the way we discussed stop motion as a profession and the technique professionals use using a green screen to get rid of props and equipment that they don't want in their movie.
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