Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Using iMotion to Create a Stop Motion Animation

 
 
iMotion is a time lapse and stop motion animation app available for free in the app store.  Using its companion app (iMotion remote) you are able to use a second tablet or phone as a remote viewer to capture frames without the worry of your capture device moving out of place or suffering from shutter shake as you touch it.
 
Below is a short animation made by Emma and me using iMotion without the remote app.  We are quite pleased with it but I can see that the use of the remote would have helped reduce the amount of movement in the animation.  I had tried to source a clamp for the iPad but unfortunately couldn't find one!
 
 

 
 
We really enjoyed working with the post-it notes even though we opted for a cheap version that refused to stick to the desk.  If I were to repeat this, perhaps with a class, I would definitely use a clamp, the iMotion remote app and genuine Post-it notes!
 
 
Here is the kind of animation we were aiming for.  I'm not quite sure we achieved this level of expertise this time but we learned a lot in the process.
 


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