Animation Rig

Initial set up• One of the first things that I needed to do was to

find out all the equipment that I needed to make sure that everything was ok to use.

• I then had to put up the light and angle it downwards.

• Next I put a table directly in front of the light.

• Then I put up the tripod and camera

Setting up the camera

Controls of the camera

Power cable

USB cable

Set button

On/ off switch and video/ still image option

Zoom

Function button

Adjusting the focusTo adjust the focus I moved the wheel either way until it was sharp and clear.

To help decide on how to focus the camera, I placed a piece of text in front of it, which became blurred or sharp when moving the wheel.

White balanceTo set the white balance, I had to click the function button, then scroll across to select the right tool, then click set.

Setting the exposureNext, I set the exposure to +3 but clicking set, then scrolling up to select exposure.

To make sure that each drawing was in the same place, I blue tacked an A3 sheet to the desk with ruler guides.

IStopMotionWhen the rig is set up, I loaded up the program IStopMotion. When open, I selected the device as Legria HV40 (camera). Once selected, the black screen changed to the view from the camera. I wanted 4 frames per second so clicked on the 4 key for my animatic.

The complete rig ready to GO!!!