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PES on Youtube
Stop-motion animation is the sequential photographing of one subject in one field of view over time. The sequence of photographs is put in a frame rate to show an amount of them in one second of time. Traditional film was shot at 24 frames per second, traditional animation was shot at 12 frames per second.
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Ways to shoot a stop-motion animation:
* Camera moves through space
* People move in front of camera
* Objects are moved in front of the camera
* Any of the above three together
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Framing for stop-motion is the same as it is for photography. Keep in mind, the camera's lens is the eyes of the audience!
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The following stop-motion animation was created by PES and was nominated for an Oscar in the short film category. It shows people moving in front of the camera and objects being moved in front of the camera. Notice how the animator utilizes objects that have one purpose and convinces us that they are something completely different.
PES on Youtube
For the following example teeshirts were printed beforehand with the animation shot frame by frame with individual tees worn on the actors for each image to animate them in the video.
Tee Shirt War & the Making of Tee Shirt War
Animation and Video are film formats and therefore are always shot in the landscape orientation. Watch the vertical video PSA below! (These are puppets shot in video not stop-motion)
Vertical Video PSA
Frame Rate, also known to as FPS (frames per second) refers to the number of images shown in one seconds worth of time in a video. The faster the FPS, the smother the motion in video. The slower the FPS the more jittery the movement in the video.
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Below is a list of popular frame rates for different formats:
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Traditional movie film = 24 FPS
Traditional animation = 12 FPS
Early digital film = 30 FPS
Current digital film = 60 - 120 FPS
Current animation = 12 - 30 FPS
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If you think about this it means there are 1440 still images in one minute of traditional film, and 720 still images in one minute of traditional animation. At 60 FPS, digital film would show 3600 still images in one minute.
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"The Nightmare before Christmas" is a famous stop-motion animation film. It was shot frame by frame at 24 frames per second. The movie is a little over 2 hours meaning the animators shot over 172,800 individual images in sequence to make the movie.
The Stop Motion app is one of the best apps available to help you create a stop-motion animation. It has many options that can be very helpful during the animation process.
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1. Download and Install the Stop Motion App
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2. Open App and check it out!
Lets Explore the Stop Motion App
* Come up with an idea for a super power you can give yourself using stopmotion.
(In class. upload test stopmotion video to Google Photos)
For Wed Oct 23rd's class
Generate 10 ideas for your animation, due at the beginning of class!
