Clay Animation Using PowerPoint

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Clay Animation Using PowerPoint
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Planning is Essential

• Use a Storyboard
• Saves time on clay creations and filming
• Makes animation flow more effectively

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Materials

• Inexpensive modeling clay
• Pipe cleaners
• Aluminum foil
• Wax paper
• Baby wipes
• Miscellaneous craft supplies wiggle eyes, pins,
  styrofoam balls fishing line

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More Materials

• Construction Paper
• Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils
• Scissors
• Glue Sticks
• Digital Camera (required)
• Tripod (essential)
• PowerPoint XP or later

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The Process

• Start with storyboarding
• Proceed to clay creations
• Take pictures (Filming)
• Place pictures in PowerPoint (Production)
• Adjust timing/effects
• Add audio if desired

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Clay Creations

• Create a backdrop
• Create characters
• Size is NOT important take close-up pictures
• Relative size IS important compare characters
  to each other
• Consider mobility when creating characters

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Mobility

• Minimize amount of clay used for each character
• Use foil or styrofoam ball covered with clay
• Make characters bendable
• Wrap clay around pipe cleaners

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Filming

• Take plenty of pictures at the lowest resolution
• Move characters approximately ¼ inch between
  shots
• NEVER move the camera after you start filming
• Make sure the camera is on a firm surface

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Production

• Start with a title slide
• Insert pictures
• Preview and make adjustments
• End with credits

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Other Things to Consider

• Takes approximately 4 5 classes (1 ½ hour
  classes)
• Size of files varies up to 10 MB depends on
  the number of slides
• Save the file as a runtime it can be played
  anywhere