Basics Animation 04 : Stop-Motion

So what exactly is stop-motion? Thesedays an exact answer is bound to be a littleimprecise as most animation techniquescontain some elements and principles thatoverlap others, but stop-motion could begenerally defined as creating the illusion ofmovement or performance recorded oversuccessive exposed frames of film bymanipulating, usually by hand, some solidobject or puppet or cut-out image in aspatial physical setting.If any of that excites you, we’re on our way. Basics Animation: Stop-motion by Barry Purves 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. Basics Animation: Stop-motion is your guide to the particular qualities that make stop-motion unique and how all the elements of film-making-such as camera work, design, colour, lighting, music and storytelling-all come together in this art form. Throughout the book you will learn how to bring together the particular types of movement, characters and stories that stop-motion does so brilliantly to help make your first film a dazzling success AVA Publishing believes that our world needs integrity; that the ramifications of our actions upon others should be for the greatest happiness and benefit of the greatest number. We do not set ourselves out as arbiters of what is `good' or `bad', but aim to promote discussion in an organised fashion for an individual's understanding of their own ethical inclination Ethical practice is well known, taught and discussed in the domains of medicine, law, science and sociology but was, until recently, rarely discussed in terms of the Applied Visual Arts. Yet design is becoming an increasingly integral part of our everyday lives and its influence on our society ever-more prevalent By incorporating a `working with ethics' section and cover stamp on all our titles, AVA Publishing aims to help a new generation of students, educators and practitioners find a methodology for structuring their thoughts and reflections in this vital area. --Book Jacket Award-winning animator Barry Purves also guides you through the development of stop-motion, charting how it evolved almost by accident to become a much-loved form of storytelling in its own right that, after 110 years, is still going strong and pushing new boundaries Along the way there are plenty of tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of the medium, along with dozens of colour illustrations to show how film-making masters through the years have used stop-motion in feature films, short films and TV series