Stop Motion Animation

Course access dates: Sept 1 - June 30 with asynchronous teacher support

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Embark on a magical adventure into the world of stop motion animation! This course takes young creators on a journey through different imaginative "lands," each presenting unique challenges and opportunities for creativity.

Using everyday materials like paper, clay, and even food, you'll bring your ideas to life one frame at a time. Learn to craft charming characters, build miniature sets, and tell captivating stories through the art of animation.

Each "land" introduces new techniques and concepts, from basic movements to complex narratives.

Get ready to transform ordinary objects into extraordinary animated adventures!

By the end of this course, you will learn:

• Basics of stop motion animation
• Different mediums of stop motion animation including paper, clay, food, and more
• Skills to enhance your animations, such as storyboarding, character design, and world-building
• Creative problem-solving techniques
• Applying the elements of art in animation

Start Here!

• Find what you need to get started in your course

Lesson 1: Travel to Stop Motion World

• Begin your stop motion journey
• Create animations that take you to Stop Motion World

Lesson 2: Clay Canyon

• Arrive in Clay Canyon
• Earn your Stop Motion World Passport
• Meet the Blobs

Lesson 3: Tastytopia

• Discover a culinary clash in Tastytopia
• Solve the disappearance of Queen Cuisine
• Lesson four: Drawing Dune
• Meet the Doodles of Drawing Dune
• Save the Doodles from a time loop

Lesson 4: Sound Shore

• Encounter mixed-up sounds in Sound Shore
• Restore harmony to the Soundlings

Lesson 5: Timelapse Tundra

• Speed up time by traveling through Timelapse Tundra
• Journey back to Clay Canyon

Lesson 6: Return to Clay Canyon

• Find yourself back in Clay Canyon
• Help the unexpectedly morphing Blobs

Lesson 7: Paperopolis

• Visit Paperopolis, the final land in Stop Motion World
• Explore a world made entirely of paper

Lesson 8: The Void

• Uncover the root of all problems in Stop Motion World: The Void
• Create a final animation to save the day
• So Long, Stop Motion World
• Celebrate saving the day
• Earn all of your Passport Stamps
• Say goodbye to Stop Motion World