UNIT 5

PIXILATION

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The original roots of “movie magic” are truly revealed in this unit. From the early days of cinema, when audiences were dazzled by viewing the seemingly impossible on the screen, these behind-the-scenes tricks now make their way into our lab investigating the art of pixilation, or the technique of animating a human or other living subject.

As you have discovered in previous chapters and labs, stop-motion animation gives us a wonderful opportunity to manipulate our subjects or scenes in between photos, creating the illusion of motion, transformation, and more. In the following labs, you can try your hands (and bodies) at animating ...

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