The document describes the process of creating a stop motion animation using drawings. A digital camera on a tripod was used to take photos of the drawings in different positions. Slideshare was used to upload the finished stop motion video. YouTube provided inspiration by allowing the creator to view other stop motion videos and get ideas for camera angles. The creator chose to do a stop motion of drawings because it provided flexibility to change the drawing and was easy to fix if needed. Natural light was used and sometimes caused issues when the sun would come in and out.

1. Digital camera
Tripod
Slideshare
Youtube

2. This allowed me to take pictures of the stop motion also being able to zoom in and
out, using a flash or non flash depending on if I wanted effects or not.
I could use different camera shots such as long shots, medium shots, close ups, extreme
close ups etc.
Also by using a digital camera rather than a disposable it gives a better high quality
making the products look more life like.

3. By using a tripod it enabled the camera to be held in different positions and steady
angles helping the stop motion to be created at heights or widths and makes the stop
motion easier to use by monovering the stick giving me an easier choice to move the
digital camera around to various positions.
The adjustable stands mean that I can adjust the camera held onto different heights.
Menovering stick
Adjustable stands

4. Slide share allowed me to upload my stop motion onto a video from a power point
presentation. I could also add different effects onto my products. Slide share also makes it
easier to upload the video created stop motion onto my blog.
This was much
easier than
windows movie
I uploaded my video by pressing maker because
upload publicly and clicking the file it saves a lot of
where my stop motion was saved. time and
editing time.

5. I used YouTube to look at different stop motion videos for further inspiration on ideas. It
also gave me ideas on which camera angle look best and how to use the tripod to my full
advantage

7. Building narrative
I didn’t find this difficult because there wasn’t much to it. I planned it a few times and
used the narrative to what suited best as I went along. Also used a white piece of
paper which I used to reflect the daylight onto to absorb the best form of light.

8. Drafting- how many ideas did you have?
Overall I have four ideas which were:
Lego in blocks moving as some sort of character
toothbrushes inspired by old toothpaste stop motion animation advertisements
drawings as a character moving
coloured pencils stacking them in different orders
I planned them each on a piece of paper and decided which one would look the
most effective and creative so in the end I decided upon creating the drawing
because it is creative and has various options open as to what to do or weather to
change what you’re drawing, can easily be fixed.

9. How did you decide what to use?
I decided what to use by looking at a few stop motion videos on YouTube and short
clips on animation drawings which gave me the idea to use drawings as a stop
motion animation.
Searched ‘stop motion’ for different ideas. I chose a stop
motion which
looked more
creative than
the others
I also looked at
different videos to
look at different
aspects of camera
shots using the
tripods to use to my
full advantage.

10. Did you work with someone?
I worked alone because I personally thought it would be easier by getting it done
quicker and doesn’t really involve using more than one person if involving a
drawing as a stop motion animation.
However working with someone may have influenced more ideas onto each other
to create points from different angles, shots and positions also gaining creative
skills and helping each other to overcome a problem of say for example location/
time management, if there was no tripod the other person you were working with
could help control the camera as you move the object(s).

11. Were there any limits in terms of resources, time, location?
In some cases yes because I had a certain amount of time as I used the light from
the kitchen onto the table because it gave off the best source of daylight and so
daylight was limited.
I didn’t run out of resources but sometimes I'd start again on a new piece of paper
if something went wrong or a pencil snapped etc, the location was suitable because
of the ideal light and no problems really occurred.
However sometimes the light was a problem as the sun came in and out refelcting
the light as dark and light on the pictures so therefore I decided I would re-do the
pictures which looked darker than others.