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Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Flick Books

A flip book or flick book is a book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change. Flip books are often illustrated books for children, but may also be geared towards adults and employ a series of photographs rather than drawings. Flip books are not always separate books, but may appear as an added feature in ordinary books or magazines, often in the page corners. Software packages and websites are also available that convert digital video files into custom-made flip books.

History

Stop motion animation has a long history in film. It was often used to show objects moving as if by magic. The first instance of the stop motion technique can be credited to Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton for The Humpty Dumpty Circus, in which a toy circus of acrobats and animals come to life.

Minilogue/hitchhikers choice STOP MOTION

Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Clay figures are often used in stop motion for their ease of repositioning. Motion animation using clay is called clay animation or clay-mation.

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Here are some snap shots of stop motion videos i found on the internet which made really good stop motion videos. They have gave us a lot of ideas we can use in our work and how we can go about making our video better. The very top image is from a well known film which uses a lot of stop motion in the film and works really well. After looking at all these different types of stop motion videos i am now looking forward to making the video with my group.