Basic Animation 2D - Dragonframe
Basic Steps for Shooting Animation
- Setup the lab for shooting:
- Power up the computer
- Turn on the camera and table lights
- Turn off all other room lights
Launch Dragon Stop Motion from the Dock. Select New Scene from the dialog box, or open a perviously created scene. Name your production, 5 characters maximum, and save it into a folder labeled with your name in the User Drive. If you do not see the live camera feed from the animation stand press R to refresh the live camera feed - a red outline will appear around the window signifying that live view is enabled. Adjust the opacity of the aspect ratio mask by using the opacity slider. Adjust the orientation and turn on grids and guides with the Image Tool controls on the left-hand side of the window.
Set the frames per second for playback speed:
1's = 30fps / 2's =15fps / 3's = 10fps Arrange your artwork on the table, adjust the framing by moving the camera up or down the column, and position the table using the cranks. Check framing so that the artwork overfills the screen and make sure any content, and titles, fall within the boundaries of the Action/Title Safe reference guides.
Set the focus by first placing one of focus guides on the table. In Dragon click on the eye ball on the top right of the screen to enter the Cinematography window. Click the focus button. While watching the computer screen slowly turn the focus ring on the lens until everything is sharp. Click on the focus buttong again to zoom back out.
