HW6.2 Stop Motion Video Documentation

While making my stop motion video, I documented my process and materials so that it can be recreated.

This is the camera and the light that I used to create the stop motion video.  The camera is mounted so that it does not move during the process.  This makes it much easier to control the changes in each frame of the video.  The bright light also helps to keep the lighting constant throughout the process.

These are the stars of the production!  A piece of fabric, an embroidery hoop, and my collection of embroidery thread were all used to create the video.

I used a magenta colored embroidery thread and an embroidery needle.

This was the setup for the filming process.  The camera is set to look directly down onto the fabric and hoop.  The light is mounted onto the computer so that it stays constant and does not create a shadow.  

To create the video, I used the iStopmotion program.  I alternated between moving the objects and taking photos of the scene to create frames.  Every twelve frames was a second of video.  I took two identical photos of each frame in order to slow down the video and have it move more smoothly.