Media Arts: digital creation (animation, video, design)
Aligned to NCAS:Cr — National Core Arts Standards.
What this lesson teaches
You can create media projects by planning an idea and combining pictures, sound, and words. A simple animation, a slideshow, or a short how-to video all start with a plan. The fun is in trying it, watching it back, and making it better.
Worked example
Make a stop-motion clip: move a toy a tiny bit, take a photo, move it again, take another, and so on. Played quickly, the photos make the toy seem to walk.
Practice questions
- Plan a short how-to video step by step.
- Make a tiny stop-motion clip with a few photos.
- Pick background music that matches the mood you want.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Artes Mediáticas: creación digital (animación, video, diseño)
Puedes crear proyectos de medios planificando una idea y combinando imágenes, sonido y palabras. Una animación sencilla, una presentación de diapositivas o un video corto de instrucciones comienzan con un plan. Lo divertido está en intentarlo, verlo y mejorarlo.
Ejemplo: Haz un clip de stop-motion: mueve un juguete un poquito, toma una foto, muévelo de nuevo, toma otra, y así sucesivamente. Reproducidas rápidamente, las fotos hacen que el juguete parezca caminar.
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