Animation and design · lesson 5 of 24 · free

Stop-motion animation — Animation for kids

Stop motion brings clay models, toys or paper cut-outs to life. Build a small set, fix the camera (or a phone on a stand) so it cannot move, take one photo, move the model a tiny bit, take another photo, and repeat. Played quickly, the photos move. Keep the light steady (a lamp, not a sunny window), keep hands out of the shot and tape the set down. A film at 12 photos per second needs 12 × 10 = 120 photos for 10 seconds.

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Creator's tip

Move, snap, repeat — “move the model a tiny bit, take one photo, and do it again”

  1. Steps: build the set and models → fix the camera → take one photo → move the model a little → repeat → play the photos fast.
  2. Photos = seconds × photos per second; seconds = photos ÷ photos per second.
  3. Still camera, steady lamp light, tiny moves, hands out of shot.

Use it for: Making a clay or toy film at home or in a school club, and planning how long the shoot will take.

Worked example: 🧸 A stop-motion film plays at 12 photos per second. How many photos do you need for 10 seconds? → 120

  1. Photos = seconds × photos per second.
  2. 10 × 12 = 120 photos.

Check: 120 ÷ 12 = 10 seconds ✓

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