Now that you've watched the tutorial video, you should be comfortable with opening Stykz or Pivot and playing around with it on your own. By doing this, you will learn more about how to create good stick figure animations.
So go ahead – take some time to mess around in Stykz or Pivot. You can spend anywhere from half a period to a couple of periods just doing that. Then, when you're ready, you should complete the assignment below.
So go ahead – take some time to mess around in Stykz or Pivot. You can spend anywhere from half a period to a couple of periods just doing that. Then, when you're ready, you should complete the assignment below.
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In Stykz, there is a problem with the Speed Arrows. See the picture on the right.
In order to get an arrow to work, you will actually need to click slightly away from the arrow itself. Just keep clicking around and you'll find the sweet spot. :) |
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For this assignment, you need to create a stick figure animation that runs fairly smoothly and is at least 30 seconds long.
The length of your finished animation always depends on TWO things:
Example #1: Let's say you have created 300 frames and you are running the animation at a speed of 10 fps (frames per second). Well, this would mean that your animation would play for 30 seconds (300 ÷ 10 = 30).
Example #2: Let's say you have created 300 frames and you are running the animation at a speed of 30 fps. This would mean that your animation would only play for 10 seconds (300 ÷ 30 = 10).
When your animation is finished, you will need to import it into iMovie (if you're on a Mac) or Windows Movie Maker (if you're on a PC). Finally, you will add sound/music to your animation before turning it into a movie file and passing it in.
If you need help with putting your animation into iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, please let me know and I'll be happy to help.
The length of your finished animation always depends on TWO things:
- The number of frames that you have created
- The speed (or frame rate) that you have set
Example #1: Let's say you have created 300 frames and you are running the animation at a speed of 10 fps (frames per second). Well, this would mean that your animation would play for 30 seconds (300 ÷ 10 = 30).
Example #2: Let's say you have created 300 frames and you are running the animation at a speed of 30 fps. This would mean that your animation would only play for 10 seconds (300 ÷ 30 = 10).
When your animation is finished, you will need to import it into iMovie (if you're on a Mac) or Windows Movie Maker (if you're on a PC). Finally, you will add sound/music to your animation before turning it into a movie file and passing it in.
If you need help with putting your animation into iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, please let me know and I'll be happy to help.
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When you have finished your assignment, be sure to check it over carefully and make sure that you have followed all of the instructions.
Then, you should place the .m4v file in the Dropbox. Congratulations! You have finished the Stykz/Pivot module! |
