Whilst researching short films, I have discovered that many short films do incorporate stop-motion, whether this is just a small element alongside 'real' action or whether the whole film is created through stop motion, I therefore have decided to rsearch this technique in order to make a decision on whether I will include some in my final short film or not. Stop motion can also be refered to as stop frame, and is an animation technique which physically manipulates an object, in order to make it appear as if it is moving on its own. The process involves the object being moved in small increments between indivdually photographed frames, therefore creating the illusion of movement when a series of frames is played a continuous sequence. Due to their ease at reposition dolls are often used. Clay-animation involves stopmotion being used on plasticine models however not all stop motion requires figures or models, it can use any thing from humans, to household appliances to even post-it notes :
As a technique stop motion had a long history within film. It was first used within Smith and Blacktons 1897 film "The Humpty Dumpty Circus" whereby a toy circus of acrobats and animals comes to life. Wladlslaw Starewiucz who aiminated 'The Ant and the Grasshoper' in 1911, is said to be the greatest eurpoean stop motion pioneer :
A company known for its work with stop-motion animation is Rakin/Bass Animated Entertainment (which has been owned by Warner Brothers Studios since 1974). Since the 1960's it has been been making many stop motion Christmas specials such as 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town', 'Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer' and 'The Year Without Santa Claus'. Rakin/Bass features are recongizable by their visual style of doll-like characters with spherido body parts, and ubiquitous powdery snow using an animation technique called "Animagic".
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