Today was all about Stop Motion! I'm pretty sure this was a new concept for the girls. They've taken heaps of photos and videos using a device of some sort, but this is different.
To provide context, we discussed animation and how it used to be made using many different drawings, strewn together to depict motion. We then took photos and pieced them together to make movies. We made still things–solid things–move.
One of my goals with these girls is to foster their creative and innovative spirits. They are extremely bright and have many who care for them. I want to build on all of that and give them even more opportunity to think in ways they may not do very often. I brought a few piles of small objects (cubes, Jenga bricks, and Brain Flakes). I gave them a very short how-to on the Stop Motion app and showed them a few examples. Then I stood back while they tried, adjusted, and tried again.
Stop Motion takes patience, steadiness, and perseverance. It doesn't come together after just one try. One girl became frustrated, even bored, and asked to do something else. I encouraged her to keep trying and then she wouldn't stop. She got into it and changed the effects of her Jenga tower structure, background, and took great pride in her work.
That's what it's about.
Here are a few examples, made by them with very little help from me. I offered encouragement and later did a few minor technical edits before publishing. This work is theirs.
Watch all their videos here (they are super short and you can see their thought process evolve).
That's what it's about.
Here are a few examples, made by them with very little help from me. I offered encouragement and later did a few minor technical edits before publishing. This work is theirs.
Watch all their videos here (they are super short and you can see their thought process evolve).
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