Still-Image Storytelling
My Still-image Story
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My Process
My original idea was to make a musical from the start. I had intended to make a musical with fish, but it was too complicated and I didn't have the proper camera equipment to do it well. So instead, I made a musical using silverware! I used colored clay, silverware (forks, knives, & spoons), and straws. I also used a white board as a background, and I shot the images using a bird's eye view. The main idea behind it is that each character has a few mouth/facial expressions that I use in loops, according to the music. I used a Canon PowerShot A520 without a remote and without a tripod, at first. I finally obtained the tripod, but I didn't use it for many of the shots. It was difficult to get the angles I wanted, since I wanted a bird's eye view, and that was impossible with the tripod I was using.
Problems I faced were the problems everyone faces when doing stop motion. I think I'm too clumsy for claymation. I kept walking all over my set by accident!