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Character Building from Inside Out

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Students determine how a stop animation movie is created. They compare the similarities of a stop animation movie to a flip book and construct a flip book showing fluid motion. They examine the different theories about why when a series of images are viewed in succession our eyes translate it into motion.

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9th - 12th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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