Claymation (Intermediate)
Step 1:Think!
Think of an idea for your story. It can have multiple scenes, but it shouldn’t be too complex. Try to have as little dialogue as possible as it is hard make clay mouths move in all the positions of all the vowels and consonants. You should have less than 4 characters.
Step 2:Supplies and Backdrop
You will need different colors of clay for each character. Use polymer clay such as Play-Doh as it doesn’t dry out and is easy to mold. Make your characters simple animals or even blob people. Detailed humans are too hard too make from clay. You can make props out of polymer clay too. For a backdrop, take markers and paper and tape the picture to a bulletin board or any box tall enough to block the view of the camera from seeing your walls. Lastly, you will need a computer with editing software and a webcam or digital camera.
Step 3:Move, Snap, Repeat!
MOVE; Take your characters and move them in the way your story would go.
SNAP: Take a picture on your camera or in your editing program.
REPEAT!
Keep doing this until your story is completed. Move the backdrops as needed. If you use effects like making characters melt (Squish them with your hand), and disappear (make them smaller by pushing the sides in), it will look more professional.
Step 4:Presto!
Import your images into your editing software. Find the FPS (Frames Per Second) setting and set it to 10.00 fps. Add any music or sound effects and export as an mp4.
Presto! You created a movie!
Think of an idea for your story. It can have multiple scenes, but it shouldn’t be too complex. Try to have as little dialogue as possible as it is hard make clay mouths move in all the positions of all the vowels and consonants. You should have less than 4 characters.
Step 2:Supplies and Backdrop
You will need different colors of clay for each character. Use polymer clay such as Play-Doh as it doesn’t dry out and is easy to mold. Make your characters simple animals or even blob people. Detailed humans are too hard too make from clay. You can make props out of polymer clay too. For a backdrop, take markers and paper and tape the picture to a bulletin board or any box tall enough to block the view of the camera from seeing your walls. Lastly, you will need a computer with editing software and a webcam or digital camera.
Step 3:Move, Snap, Repeat!
MOVE; Take your characters and move them in the way your story would go.
SNAP: Take a picture on your camera or in your editing program.
REPEAT!
Keep doing this until your story is completed. Move the backdrops as needed. If you use effects like making characters melt (Squish them with your hand), and disappear (make them smaller by pushing the sides in), it will look more professional.
Step 4:Presto!
Import your images into your editing software. Find the FPS (Frames Per Second) setting and set it to 10.00 fps. Add any music or sound effects and export as an mp4.
Presto! You created a movie!