Stop Motion

Stop Motion Animation.

What is it and How does it work-

Stop Motion is a form of animation that uses many images of a physical object moving little by little and plays them one after another to create the illusion of movement. 

to create a stop motion animation a camera is needed on order to take the pictures and what ever you want to animate, after that it is simply a case of moving the object and taking pictures along the way.

Advantages.

• Anyone with a camera can do it.
• can be made with anything from figures and drawings.
• can be complicated but also don't have to be.

Disadvantages.

• Takes a lot of time to make a decent animation.
• Some amount of creativity and artistic ability is required.
• difficult to get consistent image quality and speed.
• difficult to get fluid animation.
• separate audio track must be made.

History.

The first use of stop motion animation was in 1898 when Albert E. smith and J. Stuart Blackton created the Short animation "The Humpty Dumpty Circus".

they used acrobat dolls that had jointed limbs which they posed in different positions to create the illusion of the dolls performing.

Examples.

1. "The Lost World"

The first popular use of stop motion animation was the feature created in 1925 by Willis O'Brien which tells the story of a world where Dinosaurs still roam the earth.

2.How to create a stop motion animation.

A detailed tutorial on how to create a stop motion animation.