Guardian Stop Motion Ideas

Overview

Think of an idea for your stop motion assignment.

February has been deemed Positive School Climate Month for YISS. The idea behind this campaign is to encourage all students, faculty, and staff to embody the values of YISS (Truth, Excellence, and Diversity). The belief is, if everyone in our community lives like a Guardian, then YISS will truly be a safe and supportive place to be. In order to bring greater awareness and to learn how to create an effective stop motion video in CA video, each student will be creating a short stop motion video based on this theme and receive a grade. In addition, there will be prizes for the top 3 winners (50,000w first, 25,000w second and third) with a panel of judges.

Requirements:

    1. Each student in CA video must individually submit a video but may use other students, friends, or family as actors if needed.
    2. Students should incorporate the theme Stand Up...and be a Guardian in their project. Sample video created by THT students: https://www.youtube.com/v/3Igc9JQLTUg
    3. Sample video without people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DpMIQ3to2w&feature=youtu.be
    4. Finished products must contain some kind of creative stop motion effect using photographs, claymation, or animated graphics.
    5. Finished projects should have a minimum of 100 pictures and a maximum of 200 and under 45 seconds long.
    6. Finished projects need to be uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube with the title “Stand Up...and be a Guardian” Stop Motion Video and in the description of your video write Produced by your name. Projects will be judged by an independent panel of teachers, administrators, and students based on three criteria:
      1. The depth that the project communicates the theme
      2. The level of creativity incorporated into the project
      3. All of the basic guidelines were followed

Prize:

    1. First place will receive 50,000KRW (split evenly for group)
    2. Second and Third place will receive 25,000KRW each (split evenly for group)
    3. The top three videos will be shown K-12 during assembly time.

Storyline

Be creative and choose a storyline that would best utilize and show a cool effect with stop motion effect that you could not do with normal video. You must film in normal landscape mode (horizontal), not portrait (vertical).

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You will also need to create the title "Stand Up" using stop motion. For example, draw "Stand Up" or create it in another creative way and take 5-10 photos using stop motion techniques (example 1 & example 2).

Requirements

    • Highly recommended to photograph outside or inside during the day near a window; major points off for videos with poor lighting
    • You cannot be in the video since you have to take the photos & direct any actors
    • Use good photo composition and lighting from what you learned last quarter
    • It should be creative and entertaining with a shallow yet creative purpose and plot
    • The final video must about 30-45 seconds of stop motion video (deduction of one point per second you go over/under)
    • Find an appropriate background song that matches the content of your video
    • Do not simply take photos of the action like this video with the girl performing all the actions. Although, the way she photographed the dress and the shoe was correct.
    • Do not just show yourself drawing a pictures as your main storyline like this video.

Stop Motion IdeaThinking of your video ideas can sometimes be challenging. Spend some time thinking of at least two good ideas for the following stop motion video assignments (30-45 seconds) and type it out in an email to WP; make sure to incorporate a key prop and bold the prop name in the description. Also, using italicized font, explain how you will use unique stop motion effects in the shooting and editing process to make it look creative.Take a photo of this prop for the three ideas and post with the email to WP.Post the link to the spreadsheet. Then have anyone in CA make a comment in your WP post before next class on which idea they like best and don't forget to take your stop motion photos before next class according to the calendar. You will edit and make the video in your next class and if you turn it in late, it won't be entered in the competition.

Part of your grade will be based on how well you utilize stop motion creatively and doing things that you could not do in normal life if filmed with video (e.g. jumping really high, changing your clothes with a snap, sliding on the ground instead of walking).

Here is an example of creative stop motion that you could not achieve just by filming but needed to use stop motion effects.

Be original.

Do not do:

Club Ideas

If you are unsure of your storyline or what to do for your stop motion, you can make a stop motion video that advertises or promotes a social service or school group. Examples: an advertisement for Teens Helping Teens, Model United Nations, Basketball Team Promo, Speech & Debate, Habitat for Humanity, social service (save water, recycle, don't smoke), etc.

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