My group made a stop motion animation film today about a family of penguins. We worked together on the story and added music to make it come alive. It was a creative project that was enjoyable and made us laugh. We worked together from picking out the characters, to creating a story, to editing the final cut. It may have been short, but it brought the audience into the film for those 8 seconds. There was emotion that could be felt by the main little penguin character, and the music that shared his feelings, at the end of the film.
Stop Motion animation was something I was unfamiliar using. Watching a video on how they used Stop Motion animation for The Nightmare before Christmas and Gumby was intriguing. Stop motion can be used in many different subjects in a classroom. English, Science, Indigenous, and many others. Students can create a scene from a novel in Language Arts, or a life cycle. Working together with other classmates, builds connection and communication skills. Using an app like Zing Studio to make short films, is a fun, interactive way to learn and understand material on a deeper level.
Using technology is a challenge for me. I learned how to download our Stop Motion film from Snapchat, to my computer, then upload it to my YouTube page, that I created. It was a process, but I am proud that I figured it out. I am constantly learning new strategies and tools to use and grow.