Stop-Motion Joke
Michael has been to MAKESHOP before. His favorite thing to do is stop-motion animation. He came in a couple of days ago and couldn’t find the stop-motion computer. We move things around a lot in MAKESHOP, so I showed him where the computer was residing and he got right to work. His first animation was about the “fiscal cliff,” but…
Sharks in MAKESHOP
I’ve noticed an interesting theme in the past few stop-motion animations made in MAKESHOP. Apparently, a couple of the paper shadow puppets from our programming in the month of February have made there way over to the animation station. There is a cut out of a shark with a movable mouth that has become the star of our stop-motion animations….
Stop Motion Inspiration
This month, MAKESHOP is focusing on activities that relate to a theme of “time,” so we’ve fixed up our homemade stop motion animation station to be better than ever! Whether you’re new to stop motion, were inspired by one of the full-length movies that came out this year (The Pirates! Band of Misfits, ParaNorman, or Frankenweenie) or are in the season…