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Did you also know that stop motion animation, or the art of animating objects by moving them in small increments between individual ... 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CloseDialog 28 Sep 2021 CategoriesViewallcardsinAdultsViewallcardsinClassicsViewallcardsinComputers&TechnologyViewallcardsinMovies&TVViewallcardsinStreamingVideoViewallcardsinTeensMorePostsTryOrigami,theArtofFoldingPaperNov30,2021TheHistoryofVideoGames,Pt.2:When3DGamingWasYoungOct5,2021StopMotionAnimation:ABriefHistorySep28,2021HistoryofVideoGames,Pt.1:TheGreatCrash&Nintendo’sRiseSep7,2021ExplorersUnderfoot:InsectsofVirginiaSep1,2021 Didyoualsoknowthatstopmotionanimation,ortheartofanimatingobjectsbymovingtheminsmallincrementsbetweenindividualphotographicframes,isactuallytheoldeststyleofanimationonfilm?Ithasalonghistory,featuringmanydifferenttypesofobjectsandfigurines.Beforeyoustartonyourownstopmotionfilm,readaboutthehistoryoftheartformandthemilestonesinthedevelopmentofthisstyleofanimation.YoumayfinditusefultocreateaKanopyaccountthroughthelibrary'swebsite,asmanyofthefilmsmentionedinthisarticleareavailableonlythere.  TheEarlyDaysofStopMotion Thehistoryofstopmotionanimationisalmostaslongasthatoffilmitself.Theveryfirststopmotionfilmproducedwas1898’sTheHumptyDumptyCircus,ashortfilmmadeusingdollswithjointedlimbstosimulatethemovementsofcircusacrobats.Sadly,thisisalostfilm,andnoverifiedstillsorpartsofthefilmhavebeenrecovered.Oneoftheearliestsurvivingfilmstousestopmotionis1902’sFuninaBakeryShop,whichusesa“lightningsketch”versionofclaymationtoanimateafacemadeoutofdough.OneinfluentialearlystopmotionartistwasWladyslawStarewicz,whoseearlystopmotionworks,suchasBattleoftheStagBeetlesandTheAntandtheGrasshopper,featureddeadinsectswithwireframeskeletonsactingoutdramaticplots.Althoughstopmotionshortssuchasthesewerepopularthroughoutthe1910s,itwouldtakeuntiltheearly1920sforwhatwouldtodaybeconsideredfeature-lengthstopmotionpicturestobeproduced.   StopMotionandLiveActionFilm Thefirstfeature-lengthfilmtomakeextensiveuseofstopmotionanimationwas1925’sTheLostWorld.AnadaptationoftheArthurConanDoyleadventurestoryaboutexplorersfindingadinosaur-filledplateauinSouthAmerica,TheLostWorldwasnotableforthefactthatitmadeextensiveuseofstopanimatedmodelstocreatethemostlifelikedinosaursseenonfilmatthetime.Thedinosaursmadesuchanimpressiononaudiencesthattheircreator,WillisO’Brien,survivedthetransitiontosoundfilmsandworkedonanotherlandmarkmovie,1933’sKingKong.Thisfilmsetthetemplateofeverygiantmonstermovietofollow,butitswonderfulstopmotionKongwasthethingthatstayedinthepublicimagination,inspiringmanyyoungtalentstogointothefieldofstopmotionanimation. OneofthesenewanimatorswasRayHarryhausen,astopmotionanimatorwhohadadecades-longcareerandworkedonsomeofthemostnotablestopmotionsciencefictionfilms. Kanopyoffersadocumentarythatsummarizeshiscareer.StartingwithMightyJoeYoungin1949,Harryhausenworkedonmanypopularsciencefictionfilms,creatingaliens,prehistoriccreatures,andmythicbeastsinnumerousfilms.Hefinallyretiredaftercompletingworkon1981’sClashoftheTitans.Harryhausen’screatureswerenotedfortheirincrediblearticulation,calledDynamation,thatallowedthemtoblendwellwithliveactionfootageandquirkybehaviorsthatmadethemseemmorelikerealbeingsthandisposablespecialeffects.   MakeYourOwnStopMotionMovie! Stopmotionhasbeenamajorpartofthebeautyoffilmanimationfordecades.Itsdevelopmentoverthistimehasseengreatstridesmadeininnovation,modelquality,subjectmatter,andscripting.Tohelpyoukeepuptodateandstaycompetitiveinthiscontest,CRRLhasselectedseveralvideosontheartofstopmotionproductiontohelpcontestcompetitorsandanyonewantingtolearnmoreaboutstopmotionanimation.LinkedInLearning,opensanewwindowfeaturesinstructionalvideosonmanyaspectsofstopmotionanimationandvideoproduction. Therearealsoanumberofwebsitesthatmayproveusefultoyou.Tinkerlab’sEasyStopMotionpageprovidesabasicdescriptionofhowstopmotionworks,withaneasyexercisetocreateashortfilm.Wistia’ssiteoffersamoreelaboratedescriptionofhowlightingandcameraworkshouldbeutilizedinfilming.Instructablesdetailshowtocreatestopmotionvideosusingasmartphoneratherthanatraditionalcamera.YoumayalsofindMakerspaceandStopMotionCentral’swebsiteshelpfulinlearningaboutstopmotiontechniques.TheStopMotionStudioapp,availableforiOSandAndroid,maybeofuseifyouwanttoworkonstopmotiononasmartphoneortablet. Stopmotion’shistorydatesbacktothedawnoffilmandcontinuestobeinnovatedintothemodernagewithfilmssuchasCoraline,TheNightmareBeforeChristmas,andWallaceandGromit:TheCurseoftheWere-Rabbit.Stopmotionwillcontinuetobeavitalartformfordecadestocomeaslongasnewartistscontinuetoenterintothemediumandexperimentwithit.  Teens,whynottryyourownhandinourannualStopMotionVideoContest?,opensanewwindowIdeaSpace’sAVBoothcanbeusedtohelpbringyourprojecttolifeafterearningtheAVBoothBadge.CRRLstaffatIdeaSpace,opensanewwindowareavailabletohelpwithanyquestionsyoumighthave. 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