Learning Stop Motion Animation

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Free Online Course: Learning Stop Motion Animation provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Learning Stop Motion Animation is taught by Richard Harrington.

Overview
  • Shoot and animate your own stop-motion films with an iPad, smartphone, or DSLR camera and the iStopMotion app for Mac OS and iOS devices.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. Understanding Stop Motion
    • What is stop motion, and how does it work?
    • Differences between stop motion and time lapse
    • Choosing a shooting subject
    2. Choosing the Gear
    • Shooting with a tablet or smartphone
    • Stabilizing your tablet or smartphone
    • Shooting with a DSLR or DILC
    • Choosing capturing software
    • Choosing editing software
    3. Building a Scene
    • Setting up the surface
    • Lighting your environment
    • Positioning the cameras
    4. Shooting Stop Motion on iOS
    • An introduction to iStopMotion for iPad
    • Essential animation techniques for beginners
    • Previewing the animation
    • The iStopMotion Remote Camera app
    • Improving your animation techniques
    • Export options
    5. Shooting Stop Motion on a Computer
    • Connecting and adjusting the camera
    • An introduction to iStopMotion for desktop
    • Directing the animation
    • Working with filters and color
    • Shooting in reverse
    • Export options
    6. Assembling the Stop Motion on the Desktop
    • Importing from the Camera Roll
    • Sending to iMovie
    • Assembling shots in iMovie
    • Exporting the final project from iMovie
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye