Easy Pivot Stick Figure Animator Lesson

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Pivot Animation Ideas for Beginners

Pivot Stick Figure Animator is a free fun program to teach animation basics.Pivot is
simple to use and children love exploring the possibilities of making their own creative
animated stories.

Children move the stick figures and objects a little bit at a time and press "next frame"
after each movement.

This creates a series of .gif picture frames that can be played in sequence thus creating
the illusion of motion. Realistic motion requires patience and skill that comes with
practice. Below are some basic animation actvities to get started learning to animate
with Pivot.

Pivot Animator - Head Roll

This one uses two simple movents. The first movement is postioning the stick figure arm
upward in small increments until it reaches the head. The second movement is moving
the head in small increments making it appear to roll completely around the body.
Children love to duplicate this and will find it a great way to learn how to use pivot.

Download: Pivot 3 Stick Figure Animator (free)

 Pivot Animator - Play Ball

This animation uses simple movements and demonstrates the ability to add additional
objects to the animation. Students open Pivot and go to "File > Load Figure Type" to
add the ball. Students can also change the color and size of the ball.

Download: Ball
 Pivot Animator - Play Catch

This animation uses simple movements and adds a ball and a girl figure type. This
animation demonstrates the ability to add additional objects for interaction and story
telling possibilities.

Download: Girl and Ball

 Pivot Animator - Skater Jump

This animation uses simple movements and gives students additional practice adding
new figure types as well as positioning and sequencing moving objects.

Download: Skater Boy and Stairs and Skateboard