Adding Sound to your Claymation

Here is another GIF tutorial check out the Stickman GIF.

Watch your animation several times. Create a list of sounds that would enhance the understanding of the idea and connect the audience to you piece. Transfer your Animated GIF to Flash> File>Import> select file. Create another layer, or two for sound, File>Import to Library Sound, or use sounds available.

Claymation Sizing Problems?

If your animation is too large, first save it to the desktop on your computer and then resize it either by using the crop tool, or the Image> Image Size reduce the pixel dimention by at least 1/2 of the size to under 1000 pixels x 1000 pixels.
Here is a web site with a few sollutions:
Web reference

Stop-Motion Claymation/Animation

1. First you are to create/develop a character. Your character should have distinct qualities that give it personality. Your character will inspire the story in your animation, so consider the features well. It can be very simple and abstract.
2. Develop your story ideas. Brainstorm a very short narrative where something happens to your character and resolves- very quickly.
3. Create a storyboard. Your storyboard is very important to follow. Your animation will be shot in order of your frames in your storyboard- make it right.
4. Create your animation in 30 to 60 frames. If you want to work with some one, your animation should have two characters and double the frames. (You can make a longer animation if you want/need)
5. Photograph your sequence with changes in the poses and positioning of your character, one frame at a time.
6. Download your photos into your network file.
7. Assemble your frames on the computer using Adobe Photoshop you can alter your image here if you want. If you have a longer piece, you may want to use a different program- TBA.

Claymation Examples

Klay World-
Rubber Ducky of Death
klay world

Mamshmam-
Break Dance
Several Shorts
Green with Envy
How to make Mamshmam's clay men

Tutorial
Abstract Green

How to create an Animated gif

Adding Text and Titles to your Animation

You need a title and credit(s) for your animation to finish it off.

Start a new scene so that you don't have to move your whole animation along to fit your title in the beginning and rename it scene 1, your main animation scene 2, and the final credits in scene 3.

Here is a Tutorial for a text effect in Flash- Glint Text Effect

Animation Feedback/Reflections

1. Create a  new Word Document, save it with "Your Name_ Animation Comments" 
2. Do not write anything in the document.
3. Close the Word Document
4. View an animation in the "Flash Background Project" folder.
5. Give constructive feedback in the Word document titled with their Name.
6. Save & close.
7. View another and repeat step 4-6 until you have viewed them all.

Make sure you finish your own animation self evaluation and reflection.