Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops

Overview

“In this lesson, we will define the main lines of our project. For this, you will have to write a scenario and prepare a storyboard. I will also have to make a drawing of the framing, then imagine the overall action to determine the different frames of action.”

In this video lesson Victor Haegelin addresses the topic: The Script and the Storyboard, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops. Learn how to create an animated stop motion sequence from scratch with Dragonframe, from the initial storyboard to the finished film.

Partial transcription of the video

“The script and the storyboard In this lesson, we define the main lines of our project. We're going to write a script and do a storyboard. My idea was to install this ramp on a desk and frame it virtually in the action zone of the skate. It's up to you to adapt your decor and your animation to your desires. You can do more. In general, in cinema, when you write a screenplay, it is not in a literary way. The more details we write, the more plans we will have to make afterwards. For example, I'm going to describe an action that requires lots of plans and we will do the same action with less pl...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops

• Level: Beginner
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• 2754 students
• 5 units
• 23 lessons (5h 1m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects, Dragonframe

• Areas

  Animation, Stop Motion, Storyboard