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Stop Animation Love Story

8/13/2013

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Hi. It's Zoe. During the week I made a stop motion animation film, with the help of my brother and my Daddy, called "Romance In New York".  I learned how to edit it and photograph the pictures. It was a fun experience, but boy, did it take a lot of patience.

I used a erase white board to draw the pictures. After I drew a picture, I would take a shot of it with a camera. (I made sure to not move my camera or the board so everything would line up from shot to shot.) After I took the picture, I had to erase and move something in the scene and take another shot. The road was the hardest. I had to erase all the cars and then draw different ones to make it look like it was moving. Sometimes I would have to redo a picture I drew because it didn't look right, so I had to be really patient. It was fun and it taught me a lesson; learning to be patient!

When it came to editing my Daddy and my brother helped me. I learned how to slow down the image on the computer for close-up views, and to speed it up on actions (like walking, running, the bus pulling up). We used a handy website that had sound effects, so I could add noises to my video. It was great fun!

It took about four days to make my movie. Calling my family into the living room, we watched gleefully, as the characters came to life and interacted with each other. I was happy to see my movie was a success! You can watch it below.  

I think the two most important things to remember when making this film are (1) being patient, and (2) keeping a positive attitude. I feel I definitely reached that. Maybe there will be a sequel to come. Bye!

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efthymios
8/13/2013 04:57:16 am

Hi Zoe, I am a friend of your father. I live in Athens Greece, and many (many) years ago I studied cinematography (film making). I saw your animated short movie and I found it excellent. I think you should continue with this hobby, maybe some day it will become more than that.

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Zoe link
8/13/2013 07:33:24 am

Thank you efthymios, did you know my name was Greek too (umlat over the e). I plan to make another of my short film. I did do a report on cinamatography when I was in third grade so I know more about it than the average 5th grader. Thank you again for commenting

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Mimi
8/14/2013 04:58:32 am

amazing Zoe; you should do more of these. Maybe you can even do animation games?

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Julia Gravestock
8/16/2013 11:12:53 pm

A very touching animation, it made me smile and I LOVED the beard at the end!

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    Zoe has been writing since she was six years old, participating, for the last six years, in the NaNoWriMo Youth Writers Program challenge. In second grade, her story "Drake the  Dragon" won first place at Canterbury Elementary. By fourth grade, her essay on The Alamo was honored by being archived at the historical museum. At age nine, she won the Watermill Express and HEB scholarship competition for her  essay, "A Healthy Mind, Body, and Earth." Zoe aspires to become an entrepreneur, but enjoys writing. She loves to write about the world she lives in and lessons learned growing up. She is the inspiration for the book character Lae Lae.

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