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How to Create a Claymation or Stop-motion Video

Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, April 16, 2010, In : Animations

This Blog entry provides an overview of both...

Claymation - an animation technique used with clay figures. (Wallace and Gromit) and
Stopmotion - the original animation technique used to create cartoons. (Using toys -lego for example)

Learning providers, who have used claymation and/or stopmotion teach have found that it teaches learners...

patience;
attention to detail;
photography; and
communication skills.

Learners find that creating both types of movie very rewarding!

The blog c...

Animation Library

Posted by John Dalziel on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, In : Animations

Like most media, animations should only be used when appropriate. However I don't believe we should reinvent the wheel and Animation Library provides over 13,748 free animations for practitioners and learners to use on their websites, Interactive Whiteboards (IWB), Virtual learning environments (VLEs), ePortfolios, presentations, etc.

To navigate Animation Library, just use the Links in the menu at the bottom of the screen or on the sidebar. Users can also search the free animations using ...

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John Dalziel

Liverpool Uk

I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.