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Making Claymation Videos

I bought my first Flip video camera last week. I bought it in Manhattan for $179. It's the new version with rechargeable batteries. (The old versions are running $149. but need endless AAA batteries.)

Now I'm starting to play with it.

I highly commend David Sifry's (Sifry's Alerts) blog posting here to you.

Great Kids Afternoon Project: Claymation!

Watch the video too. Apparently it's easy. I can't wait to try soon - once I get simple indoor and outdoor live action under my belt.

Anyway, the technique demonstrated in this video and the instructions would work just fine with the same techniques using post-it notes, whiteboards and coloured markets, flip charts and markers, mini-figures like Lego or Fisher-Price, or other animation ideas. It's simple stop-action photography in the hands of the masses!

Let your imagination run free! Your library will look so cool!

Of course you can make this a program for kids and teens at your library. And since the Flip can connect directly and right away to a TV, they can see the results of their work right away.

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on April 26, 2009 (boomark / email).