Claymation

 Okay to make a claymation follow these steps. 

1. Find a suitable background.

2. Get a camera that will work with your lighting (you will need a tripod to hold the camera steady) .

3. Get a nice pretty solid piece of clay that you can shape into your guy(s).

4. Think up a story line for your “movie”.

5. Take one or more of your characters.

6. Move each just a little bit. 

7. Take your picture. Make sure your camera does not move!

8. Repeat 6 and 7 until you have your movie finished.

9. (This applies to people using an apple computer, otherwise I’m sorry) load your pictures off your camera into IPhoto/any picture application.

10. Open IMovie and drag your pictures into the application.

11. Once your pictures have loaded you will need to set a time on your pictures.

12. Move your mouse over the first picture and you will see a little icon. Click on it and set the time.

13. You will need to check the box saying, set to every picture, and set the time at (my favorite) .25.

14. Then click the icon for the microphone and set in your voice.

15. Watch and enjoy.

If you have any questions leave a comment and I will answer.

~ by chokanson on July 8, 2008.

2 Responses to “Claymation”

  1. Cool movies, how many pictures do you usally take to make a movie ?

  2. I’m sorry I never answered I am a looooser. Usually I take about 250 pictures to make a 1 minute movie.

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