Stop Motion

Stop motion is a technique that makes a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object id moved between individually photographed frames which is then played back at a fps rate of usually 24 or more. Dolls with moveable joints of clay figures are often used for the ease of repositioning. Stop motion is still used across a range of media platforms although 3D computer animation is preferred. One of the innovators of stop motion in cinemas was american Ray Harryhawsen who created animation from the 1950’s to the 90’s. 

Stop motion is a very time consuming process and isnt for everybody. it is not the smoothest movement that gets created and can be jolty but if done properly it can look very succesful. the idea of stop motion is to have an object of some sort placed on the screen and every single time you move it slightly you take a shot of the frame. The slower you move the object the more of a smooth video you will have if you move it large distances it will look jolty. It is not a form of animation that is supposed to look that realistic. it is meant to have an animation look to it. It looks very cartoon like or as if it has been drawn.