In this first session we will be looking at what various apps we can use to make our storytelling fun, how it fits in to the curriculum and what we will be be doing with it.
Share your work and any questions with Andrew using this email button:
ChatterPix
Create ChatterPix with friends and family as silly greetings, playful messages, creative cards, or even fancy book reports. Simply take a photo, draw a line to make a mouth, and record your voice.
Andrew's ChatterPix Top Tips
Make your subject someone or something interesting
Take a good picture of your subject
Place the mouth carefully
Think about what you are going to say before you start recording
Talk clearly in to the microphone
Don't add too many stickers, frames and effects. It can spoil your great video.
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckmoosedesign.cpkids&hl=en_GB
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/chatterpix-kids/id734046126
PuppetPals HD
Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later.
This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of Pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. You can even combine any characters however you want!
Andrew's PuppetPals HD Top Tips
Make your story interesting
Plan your story and stick to it!
Think about what you are going to say before you start recording
Talk clearly in to the microphone
Remember that pause will let you start recording again. But stop will end your recording.
Remember to name and save your work when you have finished.
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546
Stop Frame Animation
Stop motion is an animation technique which makes a physically manipulated object look like it’s moving on its own. Like a cartoon.
Andrew's Stop Frame Animation Top Tips
Find a suitable space to capture your animation
Plan your story. Think about all the steps. Is it possible?
Remember that your camera needs to stay still. Use a stand, BluTac, a book, anything to hold it steady.
When moving your subject make really small movements. Remember that your final film will play at 10-15 pictures per second!
Stop Motion Studio - Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cateater.stopmotionstudio&hl=en_GB
iMotion - Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/imotion/id421365625
Go explore one or all of the above apps and see what they can do. Share some work with Andrew using the 'Email Andrew' button. This could be screenshots of your stories, an image of your computer / tablet screen or a final film you have made.