You can view an animation created by a grade nine student by clicking on
My Computer, 1539courses, BBT 9 Projects and select the file called Mario Pivot_001.
Before you begin working with Pivot, you are to design your animation in storyboard format.
Print off a storyboard here. You will have to complete 3 separate scenes for your animation.
Focus on key events from each of the scenes when drawing the storyboard picture.
Once you have created your three clips, you are to save each as a GIF file and import them to Windows Movie Maker.
From this point you are to design a title slide and credits for the beginning
and the end of the film as well as place transition between the clips.
Please refer to the rubrics on the home page to make sure that you meet the requirements of the project.
There is a site known as**DROIDZ.ORG**that offers downloads to enhance your PIVOT animation.
This project is being evaluated on the following criteria:
Story - present, somewhat present, no story at all.
Cast - 3 or more actors, 2 actors, 1 actor
Props - 2 or more props, 1 prop, no props
Movements - natural movement, somewhat natural, not natural at all
Sound - background music or voice over, no sound
Pivot Stick-Figure Animation is an easy-to-use animation program.
Each team will have to write and create a short animation (30 to 60 seconds) based on an action scene or sporting event.
You may visit YouTube to get some ideas about the neat things that you can do with PIVOT.
PIVOT Tutorial
PIVOT Animations
You can view an animation created by a grade nine student by clicking on
My Computer, 1539courses, BBT 9 Projects and select the file called Mario Pivot_001.
Before you begin working with Pivot, you are to design your animation in storyboard format.
Print off a storyboard here. You will have to complete 3 separate scenes for your animation.
Focus on key events from each of the scenes when drawing the storyboard picture.
Once you have created your three clips, you are to save each as a GIF file and import them to Windows Movie Maker.
From this point you are to design a title slide and credits for the beginning
and the end of the film as well as place transition between the clips.
Please refer to the rubrics on the home page to make sure that you meet the requirements of the project.
There is a site known as **DROIDZ.ORG** that offers downloads to enhance your PIVOT animation.
This project is being evaluated on the following criteria:
Story - present, somewhat present, no story at all.
Cast - 3 or more actors, 2 actors, 1 actor
Props - 2 or more props, 1 prop, no props
Movements - natural movement, somewhat natural, not natural at all
Sound - background music or voice over, no sound