Stop motion (also known as stop frame) is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. This presentation explains how to create stop motion animation using iMovie '11.

1. Stop Motion Animation:
Another Way to Demonstrate Student Understanding
Stacia McFadden Boatwright
M.S. Director of Academic Technology
The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA
stacia.mcfadden@lovett.org; @slmteched

2. What is Stop Motion?
• Stop motion (also known as stop frame) 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.

3. Project Ideas for the Classroom
• Anything that goes through a process!
• Mitosis!
• Food Chain!
• Water Cycle!
• Mathematical Concepts!
• Creating Letters!
• Telling Time!
• Counting Money!
• Digital Storytelling!
• More ideas - Claymation and Stop Motion in the Classroom - University of San
Francisco

4. My FAIL (First Attempt in Learning)

5. Student Examples
Bennett B., Charlie R., Clayton J.
Mary Anglin T. and Lauren M.

6. Really Complex
Deadline Post It
Gulp

7. Getting Started
• Keep camera in same position!
• Use a tripod if using camera, phone, or
tablet!
• Make small increments when moving
objects
Pointers
• Image above shows pictures in Photo Booth!
• Tilt MacBook screen in such away that the surface
fills the screen. That will alleviate other objects
and/or people appearing in the photos.
Take Many Pictures

8. Create animation in iMovie
• Open iMovie!
• Create a New Project (File ->
New Project)!
• Name your project and click
Create!
• Create a new event to keep all
of your media organized (File ->
New Event)

9. Getting Started in iMovie
• iMovie adds the Ken
Burns affect to all still
photos. We need to
turn that off. To do so,
click on File -> Project
Properties

10. Change Initial Photo Placement
• Change “Initial Photo
Placement” to Fit in
Frame!
• Click OK

11. Import Pictures
• Click on the camera
icon to view the
pictures on your Mac!
• Click on Photo Booth to
find your photos !
• In class, I instructed you
to move your pictures to
iPhoto. I found out that
step is unnecessary. !
• Select all of the photos
you need and drag
them to your project
window.

12. Change Duration of Photos
• Select all of your photos in the
project window.!
• Roll over a picture until you
see the gear and click on it.!
• Select Clip Adjustments.!
• Change the duration to less
than one second (depending
on how fast you would like
your animation to move).!
• Preview your animation!
• If you would like to make parts of
your animation slower or faster,
you can change the durations one
photo at a time.

13. Additional Techniques
• If you need to flip
your photos (i.e.
words are backwards),
select all of your
photos and roll over a
photo until the gear
appears!
• Click on the gear and
select Clip
Adjustments.!
• Click on Video Effect
and choose Flipped

14. Completing Project
• Once you are satisfied
with your animation,
you can add other
iMovie effects of your
choice (music, titles,
etc.)!
• To finalize your
project, you have to
export it to movie
format by clicking on
Share -> Export Movie. !
• Name the project,
choose a location and
file size, and click
Export.

15. Using an iPad
• In class, some
participants used
the app iMotion
(free) to create their
animations.!
• You will have to
import that movie
into the iMovie app
in order to add
music, titles, etc.

16. Moving Pictures from Photo Booth to iPhoto
• As I stated on Slide 11, you do not have
to move your pictures from Photo
Booth to iPhoto. But just in case you do
not see Photo Booth from within
iMovie, the following slide shows you
the process.

17. Getting Pictures to iPhoto
• If using Photo Booth, you
will need to transfer all
pictures to iPhoto!
• Select the photos you need!
• Click on the button with
the arrow and choose
“Add to iPhoto.”