Get Creative - Stop Motion Animation This month, we continue with Stop Motion Animation film likeFantastic Mr. Fox and Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer. There are several phone apps available that will make the Stop Motion process easier for you such as the following: Stop Motion Studio Pro ($4.99 - iphone & android) - https://www.cateater.com/ iMotion (free - iphone only) - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imotion/id421365625 Stop-Motion Movie Creator (free - Android only) - https://mattel-stop-motion.en.aptoide.com/app Steps for creating Stop Motion: 1. Think of a story. Write down in a few sentences what your story will be about, and brainstorm ways to make this story come to life with objects. Your plan might change as you go, but it’s important to have an outline. 2. Create a storyboard. On a piece of paper, draw pictures of each scene, and estimate the number of frames you will need for each scene. (Remember, the more frames per second you include, the smoother the animation will be). Around 10-12 frames per second is a good number. 3. Create your props. Props for stop motion animation can be crafted with ordinary household objects such as fruits and vegetables, utensils, plants, or magazine cutouts on popsicle sticks. You can also use action figures, matchbox cars, dolls, magnets and legos, or make your own puppets with fabric or poly- mer clay. Perhaps include cameos from pets and people. You might have all of your props ready before you begin filming, or you might create new props as you go. 4. Find a setting, and adjust lighting. Test your setting with your props to make sure that the lighting looks as desired. You can enhance lighting with flashlights, a phone light, or by adjusting the brightness or flash in the app. 5. Begin filming. Set up your props, take a shot, move them a tiny bit, take another shot and repeat until you’re done. 6. NEW STEP: STOP-TRICK: Find a point in which an appearance, disappearance, or transformation of an object or person would fit with the story. Suddenly remove, insert or alter this object or person with no continuity in photos. This will create a stop-trick. 7. Edit your sequence and export. Once you have finished filming, you can adjust color, transitions, speed, add titles and credits, and even sound effects and music. When you are finished, the project is ready to be exported as a .mov or .mp4 file. 8. Upload your video to https://forms.gle/7DXyDm3RaHGtfFFc9 or email it to us at lenfest-center@ columbia.edu. lenfest.arts.columbia.edu/kids.