Different Styles of Stop Motion Animation

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Stop Motion animation is a technique where people or objects are manipulated in small increments and photographed after each move.  When each image is played back in sequence it creates the illusion that the objects or people are moving.  Stop motion is typically used in film sequences that would be impossible to film as live action.

There are many different styles of stop motion animation.  Some require specific materials or equipment that are not available to us in this class. Listed below are the styles that can be produced with little or no materials or equipment.

Usable Techniques

  • Pixilation
  • Puppet 
  • Object
  • Brick
  • Claymation
  • Cut Out

Unavailable Techniques

  • Sand on Glass
  • Ink on Glass
  • Silhouette Animation

How to Make Stop Motion Films

Pixilation

Puppet Animation

Uses specially made puppets, dolls, or action figures which can be posed for each frame.

Object Animation

Uses found objects as characters rather than made puppets or live actors.

Brick Animation

Uses Lego to create characters, settings, and art.  This method can either use lego characters as posable characters or lego can be rebuilt differently frame by frame to create the motion.
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Claymation

  • Uses plasticine or moulding clay to create characters for posing.  Features are adjusted slightly for each frame.


Further Learning:

Cut Out Animation

Uses paper shapes, magazine cut outs, and photos to move frame by frame.