TY  - BOOK
AU  - Purves,Barry
TI  - Stop-motion animation: frame by frame film-making with puppets and models 
T2  - Basics animation
SN  - 1472521900
AV  - TR897.6 .P87 2014
U1  - 777.7 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Fairchild Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
KW  - Stop-motion animation films
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. What is stop-motion? -- 2. Focusing the idea -- 3. The puppets -- 4. Preparations -- 5. Tools and techniques -- 6. Movement and performance -- --; Introduction -- --; 1; What is stop-motion? --; The beginnings --; The illusion of movement --; Physicality --; A continuous performance --; Special effects --; Wholly animated films --; A one-minute film: The story -- --; 2; Focusing the idea --; Art and truth --; Externalizing internal thoughts --; Stories and themes --; Them and us --; Approaching the story --; A change of perspective --; Out of the mouths of... talking umbrellas? --; Economics --; A one-minute film: Who and where? -- --; 3; The puppets --; Telling the story with puppets --; The physical puppet --; Telling characteristics --; Stylized movement --; Heads and replacements --; Eyes --; Hands --; Puppet size --; Clay --; Other techniques --; A one-minute film: Getting ready -- --; 4; Preparations --; Working with others --; Storyboards --; Sets --; Costume --; Colour --; A one-minute film: Practical puppets -- --; 5; Tools and techniques --; Practicalities --; Lighting --; Sound --; Dialogue --; On-set effects --; Editing --; A one-minute film: Filming -- --; 6; Movement and performance --; Animating on the set --; Puppet design and movement --; Helping the movement --; Performance --; A one-minute film: Putting it together --; Conclusion --; A brief history of stop-motion
N2  - "Stop-motion Animation teaches the skills required to develop as a creative stop-motion animator. It explores how all the elements of film-making - camera work, design, colour, lighting, editing, music and storytelling - come together in this unique art form. With advice on how to use the particular types of movement, characters and stories that typify stop-motion, this book is packed with tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your stop-motion films, accompanied by illustrations and case studies demonstrating how film-making masters through the years have used it in feature films, short films and television. This second edition also introduces and explores two of the biggest innovations of recent years - at opposite ends of the industry. At the top-end, for film-makers with serious budgets, there is 3D printing in the creation of replacement parts for stop-motion characters while at the amateur/student end of the industry there are a variety of cheap, but effective, apps that can turn turn a smartphone into a mini stop-motion studio. The new edition also includes an extended project in each chapter, covering storytelling techniques, selecting an appropriate style, developing a character, set building and lighting, creating a performance and adding music. These projects combine to lead you through the creation of your first one-minute stop-motion animation"--
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