Stop Motion Artists

By Ashley Bolling [email protected] Portfolio: sites.google.com/view/ashleybolling Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artwithbolling/ Benefits of Doing Stop MOtion with Students

● Easily adaptable to subject matter ● Evens the playing field for students of all abilities ● Incorporation of technology ● Wide range of possible techniques ● Little to no materials required Stop Motion in Pop Culture

Fantastic Mr. Fox Stop Motion in Pop Culture

Nightmare Before Christmas Stop Motion in Pop Culture

Wallace & Gromit Stop Motion Artists

William Kentridge Stop Motion Artists

Brothers Quay Technique Breakdown

● Mass Set Creation ● Moving Objects/Bodies ● Combination Mass Set Creation

● Drawing entire stop motion or creating entire set without moving objects. ● Images can be taken along the way. ● Usually results in fewest slides. Moving Objects/Bodies

● Moving already created objects or bodies ● No set creation ● Usually results in more frames taken in shorter amount of time than other techniques Moving Objects/Bodies

● Moving already created objects or bodies ● No set creation ● Usually results in more frames taken in shorter amount of time than other techniques Combination

● Most popular technique ● Number of slides ends up in between previous techniques Combination

● Most popular technique with my students ● Number of slides ends up in between previous techniques My Teaching Sequence

Art I/II:

● Week 1 - Anime/Manga History, Practice Drawing ● Week 2 - Character & Dialogue Development ● Week 3 - Creation of Characters, Props, Set ● Week 4 - Shooting Images, Editing, Finalizing

My Teaching Sequence

Advanced Art & Photo:

● Week 1 - Brainstorming Techniques, Materials, Storyline ● Week 2 - Set/Character/Prop Creation, Shooting ● Week 3 - Shooting, Editing, Finalizing ● Week 4 - Shooting, Editing, Finalizing

Helpful Tutorials

Great for Beginners, How To Make A Stop Motion Picture Animation For more experienced students, How to Make a Professional Stop Motion Animation Video (Tutorial) Royalty Free Music

● http://incompetech.com/music/ ● https://www.bensound.com/

Stop Motion Apps

● iMotion ● Stop Motion Studio Files I Use iMovie Instructions: Stop Motion iMovie Instructions

Rubric for Art II: Anime Stop Motion Rubric

Rubric for Photo/Ad. Art: Choice Based Stop Motion Rubric