Use pioneers of animation to explain the principles of stop

motion animation

PhenakitoscopeJoseph Plateau

ZoetropeWilliam Horner

PraxinoscopeEmile Reynaud

KinetoscopeThomas Edison

Galloping Horse by Edward Muybridge 1878

PioneersStopping•The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots by Edison•The Enchanted Drawing by Edison

Stop Frame•Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is the first sequential animation

Principles:• Persistence of vision (Beta Movement/Phi

Phenomena) • Frame rates• Stopping • Stop frame

Use developers of animation to explain techniques of stop motion animation

How is movement created?

Comparison

• TV• Pre-school• Many episodes• 12 FPS• 4 Fingers• No Lip Sinc

• Cinematic • Family• One film• 24 FPS• 5 Fingers• Complex Lip Sinc

Method and Impact

Use contemporary animators to explain techniques, as well

as genres and forms

• How is animation used today?– Children’s TV– Feature Films– Advertisements– Music Videos– Youtube

• How are different techniques suitable for different genres and audiences.– Artistic and creative– Cost– Narrative

Unit 2

Communication Skills for Creative Media Production

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Mr Skinner (2014)

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Referencing• Author’s surname and initial• Year published (in brackets)• Book title (underlined)• Where published• Publisher

Skinner.L (2014) How to Teach Stop-Motion Animation, Birmingham, BOA Book Ltd

Website ReferencingAuthor’s surname and initialYear published (in brackets)Article title (underlined)Magazine or website title (Italics)URLDate accessed (in brackets)

Skinner.L (2014) How to Teach Stop-Motion Animation, BOA Academy, Available at: http://www.boa-academy.co.uk/articles (Accessed 16th October 2014)