Stop Motion Animation
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STOP MOTION ANIMATION
byMegan
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HISTORY OF MOVING IMAGE
Persistence of Vision Frame rates Technology
VARIATIONS OF STOP MOTION
Stereoscopic 3D stop motionGo motion
PIONEERS Simon von Stampfer Joseph Plateau William Horner Emile ReynaudEadweard MuybridgeAnd others
SIMON VON STAMPFER
Born October 26th 1792Austrian mathematician Benedictine Monastery of Kremsmunster Stroboscopic discs
JOSEPH PLATEAU
Born October 14th 1801Belgian physicist Ill through trauma Blinded during an experiment Phenakistoscope
WILLIAM HORNER
Born sometime in 1786British mathematicianEstablished a school Horner’s Method Zoetrope
EMILE REYNAUD
Born December 8th 1844 French science teacher Created animated cartoons Praxinoscope
EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE
Born April 9th 1830English photographerChanged his nameSpent much of his time in America Zoopraxiscope
THOMAS EDISON
Born February 11th 1847Famous American inventor First to apply principles of ‘mass production’ Great influence on the first motion picture camera
THE LUMIERE BROS
Auguste and Louis Lumiere Born October 19th 1962 and October 5th 1964 History’s earliest filmmakersInfluenced by Emile Reynaud Refused to sell their cameras to other filmmakers
GEORGE PAL
Born, Gyorgy Pal Marczinsak, February 1st 1908Hungarian-born American animator Immigrated at 32 to work for Paramount PicturesFamous for his work with sci-fi and fantasy
BIRTH OF STOP MOTION
J. Stuart Blackton (1875 – 1941)The Humpty Dumpty Circus
CONTEMPORARIES
Henry Selick Tim Burton
HENRY SELICK
Born November 30th 1952American stop-motion director Interested in animation from young age Nominated for a Student Academy Award whilst studyingWorked for Disney
TIM BURTON
Born August 25 1958 America director, writer and artistInfluenced by Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock “My films are like
strange children”
CORALINE
2009 children’s horror, directed by Henry Selick Novel by Neil Gaiman 450 workers 150 setsSimilarities to Burton’s work
CORPSE BRIDE
2005 film, directed by Tim Burton Shot with Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs Created for Helena Bonham Carter Jewish folklore
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
1993, Selick and Burton film Based on a poemOver a decade to come to life 227 puppets 400+ heads
FRANKENWEENIE
Upcoming 2012 film Parody200 puppets usedHuman hair Release date
WHY I LIKE STOP MOTION
Childlike aspects Beautifully doneNatural 3-D effect Not computer generated