Stop motion animation - Option 2: with cameras
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Free trialUnit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Create a toy with simple images and a single movement.
- Create a short stop-motion animation with small changes between images.
- Think of a simple story idea for their animation and then decompose it into smaller parts to create a storyboard with simple characters.
- Make small changes to the models to ensure a smooth animation and delete unnecessary frames.
- Add effects such as extending parts and titles.
- Provide helpful feedback to other groups about their animations.
Suggested prior learning
Google: Creating media: Website design
There is also a “Stop-Motion Animation” version of this unit available.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Animation explored
Lesson 2: Exploring stop-motion
Lesson 3: Planning my stop motion project
Lesson 4: Stop-motion creation
Lesson 5: Editing my stop motion project
Key skills
- Decomposing animations into a
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Decomposition of an
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Key vocabulary
animation
animator
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Resources
Unit resources
Computing
Knowledge organiser: Computing – Y5 Stop-motion animation (Option 2: With cameras)
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
Computing
Vocabulary display: Stop motion animation
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Stop motion animation unit.
Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Art and design – develop techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity and experimentation. Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].
Suggested next steps
Archived unit: Creating media: History of computers
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