Cultivating Creativity through Stop-Motion Animation:
How Can We Infuse Excitement into Learning Korean Language and Culture?
Explore the World of stop-motion with Our Kids’ Creations!
Have you ever wondered what stories we can unfold through stop motion? “Why do we have to do it?” you might ask. The answer lies in the exciting journey of learning Korean with a touch of fun, fostering cooperation, and unleashing creativity with the aid of technology. It’s all about discovering and expressing our unique identities and stories! Here’s how we make it happen:
Planning: Outline your story, characters, and scenes. Visualize your project on A4 paper with a creative storyboard.
Materials: What do you need? Cameras or smartphones or i-pad for capturing frames. Props and a suitable backdrop.
Production: Embark on the creation of stop-motion videos. Capture a series of pictures, making small adjustments between each shot to bring your scenes to life.
Free Theme: Choose a theme or topic for your stop-motion video freely. Select something you are passionate about – be it animals, nature, your favorite story, or anything else that sparks your interest.
Group Work: Divide into small groups to foster collaboration and teamwork. Each group will embark on its unique stop-motion project, adding a collaborative touch to the creative process.
Get ready to dive into the captivating world of stop motion, where learning becomes an adventure and creativity knows no bounds!
Title: Yummy Restaurant
Ellie, Lilly, and Aurelia went to a Korean restaurant and they ordered noodles. Lilly set money on the table and they ate the noodles. Then Lilly needed to go to the bathroom. The waiter cleans up the food and takes the money. Lilly came back and then all of us decided to dance before we went home. (Ignore the alien!) The end.
Title: Red riding hood in Korean
Kinsey and Edith make a stop motion video on Red Riding Hood, which includes them speaking in Korean for the characters. We enjoyed making the characters and finding the perfect background to film.
Characters
Stories often feature one or more characters who drive the narrative.
These characters can be people, animals, or even abstract entities.
Setting
The story needs a time and place where the events unfold.
The setting helps create context and atmosphere.
Plot
A story has a sequence of events or a plot.
This involves an introduction, a rising action, a climax, a falling action, and a resolution.
Conflict
Most stories involve some form of conflict, whether internal (within a character) or external (between characters or with the environment).
Conflict drives the plot and creates tension.
Theme
Stories often have a central theme or message.
This theme can be a moral lesson, a commentary on society, or an exploration of human nature.
Emotion and Engagement:
A good story engages the reader or listener emotionally, making them care about the characters and their outcomes.
Title: Basketball Boys
One day the boys, Andrew, Keawe, and Jude are playing basketball when Keawe throws the ball too hard and knocks Andrew over. Andrew hits his head on a rock and gets hurt. After that Jude gets his leg bitten off by a crocodile. Then he gets better. The End.
Title: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Story: The goats, Conor, Wolfie, and Jack journey from the mountain across the bridge and to the meadow. But the grumpy ogre who lives under the bridge is hungry. Will the goats survive? Will they make it to the meadow? Find out now!
Title: Scary camping
Story: Ethan sitting by the campfire when a monster comes and chases him. He then runs to find a cabin. A spider jumps off the cabin onto Ethan’s head. Ethan then punches the spider away. The monster was hiding and it dragged Ethan up, then Leo pulled Ethan down. Finally, the monster fell and died. The end.
Title: Astroid Attack
Story: Jake Arti & Josh are in space and we get hit by an astroid, we land in the desert. We then see a lion, and we kick it. Then we jumped back into space, we started holding hands, and then an astroid hit us again. Landed back in the desert and then we jump back into space. Another astroid hit us again and so we landed back in the desert. So then we jump back into space and we get hit one more time by an astroid. We fall back into the desert so we finally jump back into space. The end.
Title: Teasy Shark
First Lou and Dorothy are at the beach. Then they got swished by the waves into the ocean and the lifeguard was sleeping. Lou and Dorothy shouted, “help!!” Then the lifeguard threw a rope but a shark snapped it in two pieces. Then lifeguard ‘Ama swam out and saved them. They then went to a pool bar and it had a spooky gate. They ate all kinds of food. The end! …”Blop” I didn’t mean to say that…
Title: A man who went to the future
In the story, the main character, Sam goes for a swim and attempts a daring jump, but to his amazement, he doesn’t land where he expected – he finds himself in a completely unexpected place!
Title: Banana Cat Saved the World
Aurelia and Isla created this video. Banana Cat saved the world from a crazy, evil, weirdo lady and king turtle.
Reflection:
- What are the strengths, and what further requirements are necessary to achieve professional outcomes?
- What are the essential conditions for creating a story?”