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Recently, while trying to help one of our Music teachers hack a lesson that included a paid app that we don't have access to, I discovered a strategy for using the Duck, Duck Moose apps - Draw& Tell, Superhero Comic Maker, or Princess Fairy Tale Maker combined with Green Screen by Do Ink that allows you to create a layered green screen videos that makes it look like students are interacting with comic book style characters.
To make it look like you or your students are are between a background and the animation, you will want to create a "green screen" animation by either using the picture of a green screen or by filling in the background of a blank scene with green.
You will then set your scene. Add writing, characters or letters. Stickers will move during recording. You can also add voice overs while you're recording, or maybe play a song in the background. Whatever audio you have going, will be heard in your green screen video.
You will also want to make sure that the video you make in your Duck, Duck Moose app is long enough to accommodate what you need to do with the Green Screen app - so storyboarding could be very helpful.
Once you are happy with your recording, you will go to the "My Comics" area and save it to your camera roll.
Now that you have your animation video saved, you're ready to open up Green Screen by Do Ink and set up your project.
Remember, whichever element is furthest down on the list, is what appears in the background. So, you will want to place either a static image (or if you're feeling crazy a premade video) as the bottom option. The middle should be your live camera and the top should be the video you made using one of the Duck, Duck Moose apps.
You are now ready to make your recording with the animations. This will place your video on top of the subject of the green screen video.
It does help if students can see the animations so that they can react to them as it happens, so setting the iPad up on a tripod with the "Selfie" camera view will allow students to see things in real time.
Record your video by choosing the red record button, and when you are finished press the stop button, which is a black square.
You can choose to save your project from the menu or preview. If you know you're going to want to re-record your project, press "Done" on the bottom right side of the screen and you will have the option to delete.
You could obviously skip the background image altogether, depending on your needs and use a background you create in the Duck, Duck, Moose app - however it will have a more flat affect where it doesn't appear that your subject being recorded is actually inside the scene. That added layer adds a bit of interest to the project.
I am very interested to see what teachers and students are able to do with this kind of app smashing strategy. It could be a great way to edit together a student/ character interview or create a dynamic presentation.
Recently, while trying to help one of our Music teachers hack a lesson that included a paid app that we don't have access to, I discovered a strategy for using the Duck, Duck Moose apps - Draw& Tell, Superhero Comic Maker, or Princess Fairy Tale Maker combined with Green Screen by Do Ink that allows you to create a layered green screen videos that makes it look like students are interacting with comic book style characters.
Create your Animation
You will then set your scene. Add writing, characters or letters. Stickers will move during recording. You can also add voice overs while you're recording, or maybe play a song in the background. Whatever audio you have going, will be heard in your green screen video.
You will also want to make sure that the video you make in your Duck, Duck Moose app is long enough to accommodate what you need to do with the Green Screen app - so storyboarding could be very helpful.
Once you are happy with your recording, you will go to the "My Comics" area and save it to your camera roll.
App Smash with Do Ink
Now that you have your animation video saved, you're ready to open up Green Screen by Do Ink and set up your project. Remember, whichever element is furthest down on the list, is what appears in the background. So, you will want to place either a static image (or if you're feeling crazy a premade video) as the bottom option. The middle should be your live camera and the top should be the video you made using one of the Duck, Duck Moose apps.
You are now ready to make your recording with the animations. This will place your video on top of the subject of the green screen video.
It does help if students can see the animations so that they can react to them as it happens, so setting the iPad up on a tripod with the "Selfie" camera view will allow students to see things in real time.
Record your video by choosing the red record button, and when you are finished press the stop button, which is a black square.
You can choose to save your project from the menu or preview. If you know you're going to want to re-record your project, press "Done" on the bottom right side of the screen and you will have the option to delete.
You could obviously skip the background image altogether, depending on your needs and use a background you create in the Duck, Duck, Moose app - however it will have a more flat affect where it doesn't appear that your subject being recorded is actually inside the scene. That added layer adds a bit of interest to the project.
I am very interested to see what teachers and students are able to do with this kind of app smashing strategy. It could be a great way to edit together a student/ character interview or create a dynamic presentation.
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