Post 10-Types of stop motion animation
There are many types of stop motion animations, that are used for all different purposes.
Claymation
Firstly, there is claymation. This is one of the most commonly know types of stop motion, along with puppet animation.
It uses figures made out of clay, to create the characters for the stop motion. An example of this, is the movie 'Wallace and Gromit the cures of the were-rabbit', which uses clay animation to create its characters. Compared to the tv show 'Robot chicken' which also uses clay animation to produce it. Although, these two examples use clay animation, they are both quite different from each other. In Wallace and Gromit, you can clearly see that the characters are made out of some sort of sculpting material. Whereas, in Robot chicken, the characters look more realistic. (Animation Courses, 2019)
Claymation is usually used for when you want your models to shapeshift and turn into different objects. An example of this, is 'Food' by Jan Svankmajer.
Found objects
Found objects, is the process of taking non-drawn things and turning them into animation, such as toys, dolls, bricks etc. This allows for a more fun and unique stop motion animation. An example of found object animation is Western Spaghetti by PES.
Time lapse
Time lapse animation, is a form of photography, in which the frequency at which the frames are captured is much more spread out than the frequency used to view the sequence. An example of this, is Halsey's music video to 'Graveyard', in which it shows a time lapse of her painting a picture
One advantage to this, is that they are very easy to make, and do not take that much effort (depending on what your project is). A disadvantage is that they can be quite time consuming, for example this dad showed a time lapse of his daughter growing up, by taking a picture of her everyday from when she was born until she turned 18.
Cut out animation
This is a form of animation using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as card, paper or fabric. An example of cut out animation is South park, and Charlie and Lola. These two examples both use cut out animation, however target very different audiences. Their appearances are also very different, Charlie and Lola look less realistic due to their hair and white skin colour, which would appeal more to their target audience of younger kids. Whereas, South park makes the characters appear a little more realistic (apart from their height), and makes them similar to their audience, which is teenagers. An advantage of this is that it is a quicker process, as you dont have to draw a cut out for each frame, however a disadvantage is that if you are using dialogue, you'll have to create mouth pieces.
Brick animation
A brick film animation is made using Lego bricks or similar plastic construction toys. They are created through stop motion animation, and then processed through the computer using computer generated imagery (CGI) to make it look and feel more realistic. One popular example of this is the lego movie, as bricks and lego people have been used alongside computer animation to create this feature film. An advantage to this is that most people already own Lego, or plastic bricks, so they won't have to go out and buy it all. But a disadvantage is that computer animation will have to be used which is expensive and hard to produce. (En.wikipedia.org, 2019)
Puppet Animation
Puppet animation is a development of stop motion animation in which puppets are moved in each frame, to create a sequence where it looks like the puppet is moving by itself. An example of puppet animation is the 1933 movie 'King Kong' which uses a puppet to portray the character of King Kong. An example of using puppet animation is that you can create many different heads and characters to display all their facial expressions. However, a disadvantage is that it takes a long time to creat all the puppets and can be quite expensive. (Ryanchandler1995.blogspot.com, 2019)
Pixilation
A technique where live actors are used as a frame by frame subject in an animated film, by posing while one or more frames are taken, and then slightly changing the pose ready for the next frame. Two examples of pixilations, are Fresh Guacamole by PES, and tv show Angry Kid (En.wikipedia.org, 2019). These two examples are very different, as one of them uses people to show the story, and the other uses objects to make it appear like food. An advantage of using pixilation for stop motion, is that there aren't really any limits as to what you can make the actors do, or what you want to make it look like they're doing. However, a major disadvantage is that you have to make sure that the last pose you were in, is the first pose you start your next shot with, otherwise it will look tacky, and may not make sense. (profile, 2019)
Claymation
Firstly, there is claymation. This is one of the most commonly know types of stop motion, along with puppet animation.
It uses figures made out of clay, to create the characters for the stop motion. An example of this, is the movie 'Wallace and Gromit the cures of the were-rabbit', which uses clay animation to create its characters. Compared to the tv show 'Robot chicken' which also uses clay animation to produce it. Although, these two examples use clay animation, they are both quite different from each other. In Wallace and Gromit, you can clearly see that the characters are made out of some sort of sculpting material. Whereas, in Robot chicken, the characters look more realistic. (Animation Courses, 2019)
Claymation is usually used for when you want your models to shapeshift and turn into different objects. An example of this, is 'Food' by Jan Svankmajer.
Found objects
Found objects, is the process of taking non-drawn things and turning them into animation, such as toys, dolls, bricks etc. This allows for a more fun and unique stop motion animation. An example of found object animation is Western Spaghetti by PES.
Time lapse
Time lapse animation, is a form of photography, in which the frequency at which the frames are captured is much more spread out than the frequency used to view the sequence. An example of this, is Halsey's music video to 'Graveyard', in which it shows a time lapse of her painting a picture
One advantage to this, is that they are very easy to make, and do not take that much effort (depending on what your project is). A disadvantage is that they can be quite time consuming, for example this dad showed a time lapse of his daughter growing up, by taking a picture of her everyday from when she was born until she turned 18.
Cut out animation
This is a form of animation using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as card, paper or fabric. An example of cut out animation is South park, and Charlie and Lola. These two examples both use cut out animation, however target very different audiences. Their appearances are also very different, Charlie and Lola look less realistic due to their hair and white skin colour, which would appeal more to their target audience of younger kids. Whereas, South park makes the characters appear a little more realistic (apart from their height), and makes them similar to their audience, which is teenagers. An advantage of this is that it is a quicker process, as you dont have to draw a cut out for each frame, however a disadvantage is that if you are using dialogue, you'll have to create mouth pieces.
Brick animation
A brick film animation is made using Lego bricks or similar plastic construction toys. They are created through stop motion animation, and then processed through the computer using computer generated imagery (CGI) to make it look and feel more realistic. One popular example of this is the lego movie, as bricks and lego people have been used alongside computer animation to create this feature film. An advantage to this is that most people already own Lego, or plastic bricks, so they won't have to go out and buy it all. But a disadvantage is that computer animation will have to be used which is expensive and hard to produce. (En.wikipedia.org, 2019)
Puppet Animation
Puppet animation is a development of stop motion animation in which puppets are moved in each frame, to create a sequence where it looks like the puppet is moving by itself. An example of puppet animation is the 1933 movie 'King Kong' which uses a puppet to portray the character of King Kong. An example of using puppet animation is that you can create many different heads and characters to display all their facial expressions. However, a disadvantage is that it takes a long time to creat all the puppets and can be quite expensive. (Ryanchandler1995.blogspot.com, 2019)
Pixilation
A technique where live actors are used as a frame by frame subject in an animated film, by posing while one or more frames are taken, and then slightly changing the pose ready for the next frame. Two examples of pixilations, are Fresh Guacamole by PES, and tv show Angry Kid (En.wikipedia.org, 2019). These two examples are very different, as one of them uses people to show the story, and the other uses objects to make it appear like food. An advantage of using pixilation for stop motion, is that there aren't really any limits as to what you can make the actors do, or what you want to make it look like they're doing. However, a major disadvantage is that you have to make sure that the last pose you were in, is the first pose you start your next shot with, otherwise it will look tacky, and may not make sense. (profile, 2019)
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