Stop Motion

Stop motion animation refers to a style of animation where an object (usually a clay model or an articulated figurine) is made to move in small increments with a picture being taken at each stage to show the illusion of animation., his technique heavily relies on ‘persistence of vision’ again.

This can be done in various ways, virtually anything can be made to look animated or moving by itself using this technique.

A camera is usually an important piece of equipment for anyone doing stop motion as well as an object to manipulate. A software package is usually needed to sequence the pictures into a viewable animation.

The first instance of the stop motion technique being used was in Vitagraph's The Humpty Dumpty Circus (1898) by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton

Advantages:

Actual physical objects are on screen so tend to look more realistic if animation is done well

Costs a lot less than most other modern animation techniques

Disadvantages:

Very time consuming with more hours and effort needed to make the animation look seamless.