A Conversation for Making Stop-Motion Animations
Peer Review: A697511 - Animation
Bob Grocer Started conversation Sep 9, 2002
Entry: Animation - A697511
Author: Bob Grocer - U189876
Hey! Hoping to get my second article in the Edited Guide!
A697511 - Animation
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Sep 9, 2002
This is a bit sparse if you ask me. There are three numbered lists and that was it.
You're the expert and I'd like to learn something from an entry, and that would include a few tricks and beginner's mistakes eg, what should I do to get the lighting right? How do I get *realistic* movement of a body?
Well, anyway, this is just me 
A697511 - Animation
Mu Beta Posted Sep 9, 2002
Sorry, Bob, A287732 is already in the Edited Guide, and it covers Stop-Motion pretty well.
It's always worth checking before you start to write a new entry
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A697511 - Animation
Bob Grocer Posted Sep 10, 2002
I'm afraid the article you mentioned did not explain how to make your own movie, it just had a bit about clay and the history of claymation, not stop-motion animation in general. And yes, I do check before I write my articles.
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Mu Beta Posted Sep 10, 2002
Apologies - you check more carefull than I did 
An explanation, I reference the above Entry when I wrote my Wallace and Gromit entry, and was working on the dangerous basis of assumption.
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Frankie Roberto Posted Sep 10, 2002
It definately needs a lot more information in it. How much should you move the figures? Does it need editing? How can you put in camera movements (eg pan) and keep it smooth? How can you add sound /lip sync. What are some fun ideas for animations?
It would be worth working on though. I've done a bit of this when playing around with a camera, and it's good fun. I also might try and buy a webcam and see if I can do it with that (with a long enough lead).
A697511 - Animation
Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 2, 2002
I agreee with the comments made above Bob, more info. would help make this a great entry. For example: By how much should you move your figure or whatever to create reasonably smooth animation? 1mm or so at a time, or more or less? What's really difficult to get right, and, conversely, what's relatively easy, something good for beginners to start with. When was stop annimation first used? In the cinema I presume, but mention of high profile figures like Harry Haussen would be nice.
Good topic for an entry tho', well done 
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 19, 2002
Just keeping an eye on this one for the FM- author hasn't posted since submitting the entry.... Three weeks to go...
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Peer Review: A697511 - Animation
- 1: Bob Grocer (Sep 9, 2002)
- 2: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Sep 9, 2002)
- 3: Mu Beta (Sep 9, 2002)
- 4: Bob Grocer (Sep 10, 2002)
- 5: Mu Beta (Sep 10, 2002)
- 6: Frankie Roberto (Sep 10, 2002)
- 7: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 2, 2002)
- 8: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Oct 19, 2002)
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