Curriculum Outline

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This curriculum covers the stop-motion animation production process from pre-production through post-production

UNIT ONE: WHAT IS ANIMATION?

  • Lesson 1: Making Pictures Move

 

UNIT TWO: STORY DEVELOPMENT

  • Lesson 2: Story Structure
  • Lesson 3: Storyboarding
  • Lesson 4: Scriptwriting
  • Lesson 5: Animatics

UNIT THREE: UNDERSTANDING PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Stop-Motion Animation Technology

  • Lesson 6: Stop-Motion Animation Technology
  • Lesson 7: Audio Recording & Editing

Producing Your Story

  • Lesson 8: Character & Prop Development
  • Lesson 9: Movement & Expression
  • Lesson 10: Image Recording & Editing
  • Lesson 11: Photo Composition & Camera Angles
  • Lesson 12: Production Techniques for Stop-Motion
  • Lesson 13: Importing Images & Video

UNIT FOUR: POST-PRODUCTION & PUBLISHING

Production Tools & Special Effects

  • Lesson 14: Project Editing
  • Lesson 15: Green Screen (Chroma Key) Technology
  • Lesson 16: Using the Design Tool
  • Lesson 17: Adding Titles & Credits

Project Publishing

  • Lesson 18: Rendering Video Files & Publishing Online
  • Lesson 19: File Storage Media
  • Lesson 20: Careers in Digital Media Production
  • Team Productions Showcase