Animation

I am teaching photography and film at the moment to my students with learning disabilities.
We are exploring animation at the moment and we have made our first short films involving fish in fish bowls. We used Windows MovieMaker and a digital camera. It wasn't perfect.The tripod kept moving (now rectified with a sturdy tripod) and I could have done with viewing the blog entry:

Learn from and Create Animated Music Videos

from
Nik's Daily English Activities

especially the link to

Tutorial: Create a Stop-Motion Animation Movie using Digital Camera or WebCam

This gives clear directions on the frame speed to set and some tips on mounting the camera.