BEFORE STARTING THIS BLOG MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXPORTED YOUR FLIP BOOK ANIMATION AS A .MOV FILE AND UP LOADED IT TO VIMEO
Instruction how to manipulate a batch of images in PS
Open up Actions Window: Window > Actions
Create a new Action (icon at the bottom of the tab)
Call it something appropriate and recognisable
Select Record
Make your manipulation - Crop, Rotate, Levels
Press Stop on the Action recorder
Close you image (Don't Save the changes)
Apply all the action to a batch by going to File > Automate > Batch
In the window that pops up select the Action you created and SELECT A DIFFERENT DESTINATION FOLDER - so you still have your original images.
You'll have to click OK for each image - but this is quicker than alter each image.
Open up IStopMotion (look in Applications)
Open up a new project and either drag the images into the timeline or go to Movie > Import images - it might be different as there's a few different version on the Macs.
Watch it through - re-order images if necessary - Export as a .mov, upload to Vimeo
Start a blog post called Animation Techniques
Here you will up load your flip book animation and your stop motion animation from last week (you should be able to find them on Vimeo
1) Describe the method you used for both productions
Stop-Motion: Camera, object, 12 frames per second, looking at movement of inanimate objects.
Flip book: hand drawn, digital photographs, PS manipulation, using Istopmotion software to animate
2) Weigh up the strengths and problems you face with both processes.
3) Explain which process you preferred and why.
4) Explain what you feel you have learned about the animation process - what skills you believe it requires.
AS WITH ANY EVALUATION - DEVELOP YOUR ANSWERS AND USE STILL IMAGES TO ILLUSRATE YOUR PROCESS AND POINTS.