Stop Motion Animation

Stop Motion Animation is the technique used to make static objects come to life on screen. This is done by moving the object ever so slightly between each frame and a picture is taken on every piece of movement. When you play the images in rapid succession it will make the illusion of movement.

Film

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – When the creators were creating Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit they used clay figures and moved them ever so slightly and took a picture of that small movement. They did this throughout the whole film and then played in rapid succession it makes the illusion of movement which created Wallace and Gromit.

Fantastic Mr. Fox – Fantastic Mr. Fox was created using the same form of animation than Wallace and Gromit. This was done when a small movement is taken a picture of and keeping taking pictures of the small movement performed and then put together in rapid succession of each other to create an illusion of movement.

Postman Pat – Postman Pat was done using clay stop motion animation. This was done by the creators making figurines out of clay and moving them ever so slightly in each frame taken. This will create an illusion of movement when the pictures are put into rapid succession of each other.