Transcript Creating Educational Animations

Creating Educational Animations
– A Workshop
David Sher – Nassau Community College
[email protected]
Elizabeth Sher – ASA Institute
[email protected]
I’m
Professor
Dee
Why
• Easier for students to identify
– Dinosaur rather than 50 year old man
– Lioness rather than 40 year old woman
• Special effects
– Heads can explode
– Mistakes could catch fire
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Anonymity for actors
Can mix screenshots, live action
Light tone
Fun to make
Hi!
I’m
Elle
When
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During class
Lab
Homework
On demand
What
• Stick Figures are easy
• Callouts for voice
– Careful about showing sequencing
I’m David
Sher
• Short Sequences (Fractions of a
minute)
– Dialogs
– Lectures
– Demos
• Use end of each sequence to
make comic book version
This is an
Educational
Animation
I’m Elizabeth
Sher
How (Developing Presentation)
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Good clear script
Good, clear visuals and storyline
Story Board
Good clear educational goals to the video
animation.
• Dialogs can mirror actual classroom
interaction.
How (Voice-Over)
• Solid voice and deep breath work.
• Use emphasis
– Fundamental concepts
– Emotions
• Synchronize
• Confident voice, grounded and trained body.
• Athletic training like running, yoga, martial
arts or swimming.
How (PowerPoint or Equivalent)
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5 slides per second (approx)
1 word per slide
Speaker moves everything else still
Word bubbles like a comic
Sequence obvious from bubbles
How (Autoscreen recorder)
• Slideshow
– Begining & end slides buffer
– Also capture computer demos
– Tablet can be useful
• Sound recorder accessory
– Play segment while voiceover
– Small segments
– Musical accompaniment
How (Moviemaker)
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Can edit video sound
Video can split
Sound can crop
Segments can be reused
Where
• Hard or network disk
– In computer lab, library
• CD or DVD
– Distribute, carry around
• Web
– If space then put on web pages