TGJ2O_Stop_Motion

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http://monkeyjam.org/download http://www.qstopmotion.org/

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Assignment #8 - Movie Short Short.....really ... short
You are to use the to use the techniques learned herein to create a short that is **between 15 and 30 seconds long**. Use the models you've worked with (or other models brought in from the internet). You will be doing audio in the next section of the course so this part you will only be recording silly audio noises with your mouth after animating your sequence. Each member will edit the project separately.

Planning is key in this!!! Before you start your project you need to check in with me whether or not you have shown me a "storyboard". Your storyboard will include your rough ideas in picture-form with little notes.

You are to storyboard, the shoot and edit a stop motion animation in one of the following styles:
 * Claymation
 * Construction Paper
 * Wireframe Models (Patrick Boivin)
 * People - simple photography

When you're done, start premiere elements. go into Edit>preferences and go into GENERAL and change the default # of frames that each still takes to 2 frames. Then import all the pictures into premiere elements (add media, then choose all your pictures). Arrange them in the order you want then when you're done in Premiere - click on SHARE AND PUBLISH in the top right corner. Use the dropdown menu and choose COMPUTER, then AVCHD. In the dropdown keep (or choose if it's different) MPG4 - HD 720p

Submit JUST the exported video - not the premiere file.

__**EVALUATION:**__


 * **CATEGORY** || **4** || **3** || **2** || **1** ||
 * **Preproduction** || Planning clear, labeled, and/or drawn so that another student could create the presentation if necessary. || Planning is easy to follow. Another person might be able to create the presentation after asking one or two questions. || Planning is missing key elements or are hard to read with rough drawings and labels. It would be hard for another person to create this presentation without asking lots of questions. || Planning is verbal only. It would be impossible for another person to create this presentation without asking lots of questions. ||
 * **Animation** || The animation is exceptional in every way. || Generally the animation is good, but the occasional sync problem or glitch mars an otherwise great production. || There are occasional problems with sync, with actionscripts and/or artwork, enough to distract the viewer. || The production values of the animation fall well short of expected quality. ||
 * **Use of Time** || Used time well during each class period (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no reminders. || Used time well during most class periods (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no reminders. || Used time well (as shown by observation by teacher and documentation of progress in journal), but required reminders on one or more occasions to do so. || Used time poorly (as shown by observation by teacher and/or documentation of progress in journal) in spite of several reminders to do so. ||
 * **End Product** || The resulting short is a masterful fusion of planning, detailed-work, artwork and sound ideas || The resulting advertisement is successful, but the occasional choice leave the piece short of perfection. || The piece contains many poor choices in production and/or sound. The viewer is often lead to distraction. || There might be a story, but it is lost in a morass of errors and lack of forethought. ||