How to make an animation at home
What is animation?
Animation is a way of making a film from many still images
In a flip book, each image is slightly different from the one before it
When the pages are turned quickly, it looks like the image is moving!
To Animate You will need…
'Lights... Camera... Action!'
Camera: a phone or tablet
Something to keep your camera stable
a tripod works best
but if you don’t have one, there are other options
such as building a stand out of building blocks
using the edge of a chair or table
or even using a spirit level weighed down with books!
Stop-motion animation app
there are many to choose from
but we will use Stop Motion Studio. It’s free, easy to use & has lots of features
You will also need
A variety of craft materials to create your characters and backgrounds
Let’s Animate!
Start by making a storyboard to visualise what will happen in your film
Now create your characters using paper cut-outs
Create your background
You can use a tabletop, fabric or a large sheet of paper
Set up your camera and tripod
Make sure it doesn’t move around during the animation
Start animating!
Gently click the red shutter button to take a picture
Then, move your character a little
When your hands are out of the picture,
press the button again to take the next picture
And so on…
Press play to watch back your film
When you finish your animation
you can go back to the main screen
to export it as a video
See our ‘Advanced Animation’ video for more details
Be creative and have fun!
