Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation, 2nd Edition

chapter 12

the production process

chaptersummary

•   lighting •   health and safety issues •   setting up the camera •   shooting with a rig •   special effects – tips and hints •   final checks before you hit that button •   interview with Tim Allen •   glossary

Stopmo can be nerve racking. You start at one end and work through to the other. Any sour frame along the way can contaminate the whole shot. It is much like a live performance and each shot is unique; if you have to do it twice it may be better or worse but it can never be the same. You have to stay awake and aware of lights blowing or props moving or the camera getting bumped. You learn to know the correct sound of the camera advancing the film one frame at a time. If the shot ...