Basics animation 04: stop-motion
Title
Basics animation 04: stop-motion
Subject
films; animation; stop-motion
Description
Explores how all the elements of film-making - camera work, design, colour, lighting, editing, music and storytelling - come together in this unique art form. The author is passionate about this medium and his talent and experience have made this book an immediate hit in the world of animation.
Students of animation will learn to recognize the particular types of movement, characters and stories that typify stop-motion. The book is packed with tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your stop-motion films, accompanied by illustrations and case studies demonstrating how film-making masters through the years have used it in feature films, short films and television.
Table of contents: Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. What is stop-motion?: The beginnings; The illusion of movement; Physicality; A continuous performance; Special effects; Wholly animated films. Focusing the idea: Stories and themes; Approaching the story; A change of perspective; Out of the mouths of...talking umbrellas?; Atmosphere and substance; Economics. The puppets: Telling the story with puppets; The physical puppet; Telling characteristics; Stylised movement; Replacements; Eyes; Hands; Puppet size; Clay; Other techniques. Preparations: Working with others; Sets; Costume; Colour. Tools and techniques: Practicalities; The camera; Lighting; Sound; Dialogue; Special effects; Editing. Movement and performance: Animating on the set; Lively movement; Helping the movement; Performance. Conclusion. A brief history of stop-motion; Picture credits. Acknowledgements. Working with ethics.
Students of animation will learn to recognize the particular types of movement, characters and stories that typify stop-motion. The book is packed with tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your stop-motion films, accompanied by illustrations and case studies demonstrating how film-making masters through the years have used it in feature films, short films and television.
Table of contents: Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. What is stop-motion?: The beginnings; The illusion of movement; Physicality; A continuous performance; Special effects; Wholly animated films. Focusing the idea: Stories and themes; Approaching the story; A change of perspective; Out of the mouths of...talking umbrellas?; Atmosphere and substance; Economics. The puppets: Telling the story with puppets; The physical puppet; Telling characteristics; Stylised movement; Replacements; Eyes; Hands; Puppet size; Clay; Other techniques. Preparations: Working with others; Sets; Costume; Colour. Tools and techniques: Practicalities; The camera; Lighting; Sound; Dialogue; Special effects; Editing. Movement and performance: Animating on the set; Lively movement; Helping the movement; Performance. Conclusion. A brief history of stop-motion; Picture credits. Acknowledgements. Working with ethics.
Creator
Purves, Barry
Publisher
Lausanne: AVA Publishing, 2010
Identifier
LIB00081
LIB00105
LIB00106
LIB00105
LIB00106
ISBN
9782940373734
Library Location
Gallery cupboard (3 copies)
Files
Collection
Citation
Purves, Barry, “Basics animation 04: stop-motion,” Curzon Cinema Collection, accessed May 14, 2024, https://curzoncollection.omeka.net/items/show/1815.