Stop motion : craft skills for model animation / / Susannah Shaw

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910162857503321
• Autore: Shaw Susannah
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-317-67516-9; 1-315-77136-5; 1-317-67517-7
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 pages)
• Disciplina: 777/.7; 791.4334
• Soggetti: Stop-motion animation films; Animation (Cinematography)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: A Focal Press book.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : playing God -- 2. Getting equipped -- 3. Getting animated -- 4. Keep it simple : developing your story -- 5. Coat hangers for armatures : making your own model -- 6. Advanced model making -- 7. Four walls and a sky : sets and props -- 8. Sound advice : the voice track -- 9. The mechanics of movement -- 10. The performance -- 11. Ready to shoot -- 12. Post-production -- 13. Getting the job : the business of animation -- 14. Animation masterclass : Teresa Drilling.
• Sommario/riassunto: Stop motion animation is a challenging and time-consuming skill that requires patience, adaptability, and a close eye to detail. Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation, 3rd Edition is the essential guide to help stop motion animators overcome these challenges of this highly-skilled craft. Author Susannah Shaw provides a step-by-step guide to creating successful stop motioin films. Starting with some basic exercises, the reader will learn about developing a story, making models, creating sets and props, the mechanics of movements, filming postproduction, and how to set about finding that first elusive job in a modern studio.