claymation workshop

							CLAYMATION ITENERARY


9:00 – 9:10    Hook Up Cameras to computers, place memory inside camera, and place
               contents of camera box into carrying case.
9:10 – 10:00   Practice taking pictures with the camera and exporting the pictures to the
               computer.
               Participants will take pictures of the clay bar, slowly moving the clay with
               each picture.

               They will then export the pictures into a file on their computer, import the
               pictures from the file into Movie Maker, change the Movie Maker pictures
               settings, and add the pictures to the timeline.
10:00 –        Visit http://education.wichita.edu/claymation/videos7.html and read about
10:15          how 4th and 5th grade students used stop frame animation to retell the
               story, “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry”.

               Make sure to watch the various examples of student work.
10:15 –        15 minute break
10:30
10:30 –        Visit WWI resource site:
11:00          http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/civil_n2/histscript6_n2/ww1.html
               and read about the events that lead up to the outbreak of WWI. Pay
               specific attention to the assassination of the Heir to the Austrian Throne
               Archduke Franz Ferdinand (assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo
               Princip ) .

               Other Resources:
               About the assassination
               Archduke Franz Ferdinand
               Gavrilo Princip
11:00 –        Partner with someone near you and fill out the Event Research Sheet. The
11:30          historic event that you will be documenting will be the assassination of
               Franz Ferdinand.
               Event Research Sheet Link:
               http://www.myt4l.com/lessonplans/files/72/event_research.pdf
11:30 – 1:00   Lunch
1:00 – 1:45    Create a storyboard for your clay animation project. The storyboard tool
               that you will be using can be found at http://kidsvid.hprtec.org/ . You
               must create a user account before you can get started. This service is
               FREE.
1:45 – 4:00    Use the provided materials to create your sets and characters. Write down
               any necessary narration. Shoot your movie, import the stills into Movie
               Maker and edit. Export the movie for web delivery.