Year 3 - Computing
Adding media to an animation
Stop-frame animation
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will explore a range of techniques to create a stop-frame animation. They will have the opportunity to apply their skills by creating a story-based animation. Pupils will extend their animations by adding other types of media to their animation, such as music and text.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to evaluate the effect of adding other media to an animation.
Key Notes
- Media includes text, sounds, and pictures.
- Media can be added to an animation using video editing software.
- Media can be evaluated for its overall effect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- media: pictures, text, videos and sounds
- editing software: a program that lets you edit and change a file
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When you make a mistake in video editing software, you have to start again.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Media includes text, sounds, and pictures. Media can be added to an animation using video editing software.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'media'
pictures, text, videos and sounds. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: When you make a mistake in video editing software, you have to start again. Correction: There are lots of ways to fix a mistake. You could change the order, undo, or delete.
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