Fish stop-motion demo

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Using storyboards to plan an animation

Computing

Introduction to animation

Creating animations using frames

Consistency in frames

Reviewing an animation

Adding media to an animation

In this unit pupils will explore a range of techniques to create a stop-frame animation. They will have the opportunity to apply their skills by creating a story-based animation. Pupils will extend their animations by adding other types of media to their animation, such as music and text.

Stop-frame animation

a plan using drawings to organise a story

Why is it important to consider what is achievable in your animation?

Put these events in order to make a simple story:

Which of these is NOT usually included in a storyboard?

It is important to check if your story is achievable before animating.

Any story can be animated, no matter how complicated.

Only stories with animals can be animated.

All animations must have lots of characters.

Which statement is correct when planning a story for animation?

Arrange the stages for making an achievable animation:

What is a single image in an animation called?

Why is it important to make small changes between animation frames?

What tool lets you see a shadow of the last frame in animation?

Put these steps in order to create a stop-frame animation:

Using storyboards to plan an animation

Lesson outcome