ADST

ADST Final Project Reflection

Building New Skills - Lesson 1

iMovie Criteria
After you successfully export your stop-motion movie with Mrs. LS, you will need to import the clip into iMovie to finish the project. Please include the following criteria in your work:
  1. A title clip
  2. Your stop motion video
  3. Appropriate sound effects and/or music to provide depth to the story. Trim them to happen at specific points.
  4. Credits clip

When you are done, get some feedback from your classmates, just like you did with your Pages project. Make sure you edit or clarify your video if you need to, then Airdrop to Mrs. LS.*
*but not if she's helping a group export their video still 😊

Stop Motion Animation Tips

For the past couple of classes, we've been developing characters for a mini stop-motion animation film. Here are some tips to creating solid images for your animation:
  1. ​Make sure your character has a solid base and that their limbs can be bent and moved easily without falling apart.

  2. Have at least one group member responsible for moving the character and another responsible for taking pictures.

  3. Prop up your iPad with the stand built into the case or with a heavy object like a water bottle - this step is highly recommended to avoid shaky camerawork.

  4. Try to have the entire shot captured in the camera so you only have the move the character and not the device. Do not move your iPad around unless necessary.

Take Your Personification Story to the Next Level with Pages

This week, we're learning a new app to layer multimedia options into our personification stories. Pages has beautiful book templates that allow you to layer on drawings, audio, text, or import video to make your story pop. Read on to see your assignment for the next class or two (Mrs. LS will tell you how much time your group has).
Task: Bring your personification photos into either the "Basic" or "Story" book template in Pages, then complete the following:
  1. Create a title page that has a witty title, a cover image, and gives credit to the authors (you!).
  2. Decide on how you'd like to lay out your story. Do you want to have all of your images on the same page in a comic book format? Or would you rather have each one on its own page? 
  3. Elevate your storytelling by:
    1. Adding in audio or text to each image to bring more detail in OR 
    2. Bring the image into Clips and use the sticker, text, and music features to create a mini video for that frame, then embed the video back into your book
  4. Get feedback from your classmates.
    1. Can they follow the story you're telling with your media? 
    2. Where could the story be made more clear?
    3. What other visuals could be improved for a cohesive experience?
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Personification Digital Story

Task: Create a 3-frame story in the Photos app using the Markup feature to personify an inanimate object. ​

Create mood for your characters by using expressive facial features or body language. Some cartoon examples are below as well as Mrs. LS's story example she shared in class.

Emotions Tell the Story

Expressions and body language amplify our storytelling because they give emotion and feeling to our characters. We attach ourselves more to any story when we can relate to or empathize with the characters.

Make your characters' emotions clear by playing with the shape of eyes, eyebrows, and mouths. Consider adding body language to your character by playing with the shape and position of arms and legs, too!
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3-Frame Photo Markup Story Example

Click through the images to see an example of a 3-frame story that uses inanimate objects and personification using the Markup feature in Photos.