Jan 6, 2012
Stop motion is a technique of animating an image frame by frame with the help of a camera, camcorder or a computer. They use real models in various materials like modeling clay or simple clay. Many systems contain mechanical joints which are attached with very complex mechanisms. The modeling materials are made more resilient and flexible, since they need to last for months as for each second of film approximately 24 frames are required.
The models are all photographed on a frame by frame basis. These frames are then assembled into a motion picture film, creating the impression of movement. At this stage sound effects such as speech or music can be added. One of the many films made with the technique of stop motion is The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton released in the year 1993. Others such as Chicken Run , Corpse Bride , Wallace and Gromit , Coraline , The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson , are few more examples of Stop Motion Animation .