Weekly Journal

Regular evaluation updates are required with every unit. Please remember to
take photos and get behind the scenes footage as you film. You might find it
easier if you note down a record of what you did each day in a diary form.

Please use the following guidance to help you with each week.

Week 1 This week you researched stop motion animation

What research have you
completed this week and what
have you learned?
What materials did you consider
using and why?
How did the test animations help
you to choose the most suitable
material for your animation?
(provide screenshots that show
your practice methods)
What did you learn from your
planning? How has it helped you
to progress your idea?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
I have watched many tutorials and short videos of
Lego stop motion, so it means that I have a rough
idea of what to do and how to do certain things such
as walking, opening and closing doors etc.
I have considered many materials while coming up
with an idea that works with my topic, these are some
that I considered:
 Clay ( modelling )
 Pen and Paper ( Drawing )
 Lego
These are some that I came up with, but I’m going to
focus on mainly creating things out of Lego.
Well I already knew how I wanted my animation to
look, but the test animations help me define which
things I needed to look better and which things I
needed to work on. For example, my lighting needs
some work as sometimes it can change without me
even noticing. Which can become problematic when
I come to edit my stop motion.
By watching the tutorials it has meant that I have
learnt ways to move my Lego figures, they have also
helped me by giving me tips that I wouldn’t have
known If I didn’t watch them.
I am on track I just need to finish a couple of things
before I go out and film my Animation
The only thing I need to complete is my Storyboards
which I have started but not yet finished.

Week 2 This week you produced your stop motion animation

How helpful did you find your I found my planning very helpful due to knowing
planning whilst photographing exactly what I was going to shoot and how I was
your animation? going to do it, I also watched many tutorials which

What challenges did you face
with your chosen material? How
did you overcome these?
How did you ensure you met the
required frame rate?
How happy are you with your final
product? Provide analysis of the
successes and failures you feel
you had
How much work did you
complete outside of the lessons?
Are you on track for this week? If
not, how far behind are you?
What work do you need to
complete outside of lessons to
stay on track?
was also helpful as they gave me tips on the best way
to shoot your stop motion Animation .
I faced many challenges whilst doing my stop motion
for example, maybe not having as much Lego as I
wanted, to build my set. Having to work with a torch
instead of a desk lamp which may have worked
better in some scenes, though the lighting was ok
apart from being quite harsh on the characters. I also
placed my camera on the desk to get close to the
Lego figures which then became a problem when
reaching over the top to change the characters
movement, the camera would then slightly move
which you can see in my Stop Motion. I tried to fix this
by sticking my camera to the desk using blue tack!
I used pieces of paper that I wrote the number of
frames on and crossed through the number when I
had taken a picture. A problem that occurred with
this was that when It came to a bit that I wanted to
change I often had to go back and re-cross some of
the numbers that I put a line through.
I think I did quite well with this section of the unit I
provided a fairly smooth stop motion that made sense
and look good. I am also overjoyed to actually finish
and produce this piece of work as It is an extremely
long process of work. Sometimes when I keep
watching my Stop Motion back I notice little things
that I could have done better for example some of
the props moved that weren’t supposed to.
I completed lots of work for example my whole Stop
Motion and also my storyboards from last week that I
had one-two boxes to fill in.
I am on Track this week.
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