Claymation or

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Claymationor

• Try to Make Your Point Quickly

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5 Steps to Clay Stardom

1. Script
2. Storyboard
3. Characters, Props, and Background
4. Lights, Camera, Action
5. PowerPoint or MovieMaker

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Script

• Carefully plan what will be said in your story.
• Have students write this out exactly, including
  directions or ideas for scenes.
• This is a great time to talk about reading plays
  with their stage directions, such as Shakespeare.

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Storyboard

• A storyboard is a loose drawing of your stories
  series of scenes.
• It is not meant to be a work of art.
• Just get your ideas down and work out the
  details.
• Old calendars work well. Each square provides a
  place to draw each scene.
• A blank 6 slide PowerPoint printed in handout
  view (6 slides to a page) makes a good storyboard.

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Characters, Props and Background

• Characters do not have to be made with clay. Any
  small figures will work.
• Be creative! Props make it more 3 dimensional.
• Backgrounds can be made quickly using file
  folders and old calendars.

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Lights, Camera, Action

• Once everything is set-up, you are ready to take
  your pictures.
• Follow your storyboard as you read the script.
• At least one picture per second

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PowerPoint or Movie Maker

• Choose one to use as your animator.
• In PowerPoint make a new photo album and rehearse
  timings to make them only show for a second or
  less
• In Movie Maker go to ToolsgtOptionsgtAdvanced
• Set timings to 0.125.

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A Special Thank You to
Paul WilliamsonKathy SumrallVivian Marvray
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