Stop In Motion
In this class, I learnt the magic of stop motion technique. It is amazing how stop motion technique has improved since the use of it in The Humpty Dumpty Circus directed by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton, which a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life, in 1898.
Moving on to 70s and 80s, before the invention of Computer Graphic, Industrial Light Magic has utilized the use of it on Star Wars triology, Robocap and even early Terminator.
Last but not least, there are many forms of stop-motion technique. Examples of it are pixilation and claymation. Pixilation involved in actions of the actor being shot frame by frame where claymation used deformable substances to create movement of the object, also being shot frame by frame.
Stop motion technique has been relatively common in modern days. We can see it in theater every year. Nightmare before Christmas (1993), Caroline (2009), Mary and Max (2009) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) are all very good example of modern stop-motion feature film.
