1) I have already finished my storyboards for the project so far.

2) Most of my brainstorming was done in my head, but I did create a reference for my bird character based on real parakeets:

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3) My storyboard from before, and the script I wrote:

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4) I went out to buy lots of construction paper, but couldn’t until 9PM, which is why I posted so late! Here are the characters I began cutting out that will be the bird’s different poses:

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5) Watched the videos! I found the first really interesting, I had no idea how diverse stop motion can be, or of its great impact on live action film. With the second, I was again just super bewildered with the progress and history behind it all.

6) 1. I did not know that one form of stop motion can be using paper, which is what I decided to use for my project.

2. I did not know that for large production claymation films, the figures they used (like in Paranorman) were so enormous — I’d always imagined them to be only a foot tall, at most.

3. I would’ve never thought to incorporate a green screen aspect in stop motion, like with Hayden Reed’s piece — that was actually really interesting to me.