Year 3 - Computing
Creating animations using frames
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 relate animated movement to a sequence of pictures.
Key Notes
- How an animation looks can be predicted based on its sequence of images.
- Stop-frame animation can be created by taking photographs of drawings.
- Small changes are needed between each frame to create smooth animated movement.
Vocabulary To Learn
- frame: a single picture that is used to make an animation
- stop-frame animation: an animation made by taking one picture at a time
- onion skin: an animation tool that lets you see a shadow of the last frame
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When you're making an animation, you need to make big changes to the drawing in each picture to make it move a lot.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
How an animation looks can be predicted based on its sequence of images. Stop-frame animation can be created by taking photographs of drawings.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'frame'
a single picture that is used to make an animation. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: When you're making an animation, you need to make big changes to the drawing in each picture to make it move a lot. Correction: To get smooth movement, you need to only make small changes to your drawing in each frame.
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