This third edition of FramebyFrame Stop Motion is an uptodate review of nonpuppet stop motion techniques. The reader will not only learn how to execute these techniques through descriptive chapters but also experience them with the carefully designed exercises included at the end of this book. There are many other aspects of filmmaking including design, sound, cinematography, lighting, and animation principles that make this a thorough study in nonpuppet stop motion. The animation of people, objects (not designed to be animated), light painting, timelapse, and downshooting are popular approaches to animation practice around the globe. This edition includes insights from the author, an experienced stop motion puppet and nonpuppet animator, as well as filmmakers from Japan to Eastern Europe to Argentina and North America. There are many aspects to this edition that should appeal not only to animators but also to photographers, liveaction filmmakers and those interested in expanding their repertoire in the filmmaking arena. Included are examples of filmmaking critiques and a wide variety of applications of photographic animation. FramebyFrame Stop Motion is the only resource of its kind.
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This book is a wonderfully inspiring, accessible and thorough guide to a number of techniques that have been seldom written about or charted before. It is an essential manual for any student, professional or creative person who has ideas - and wants to be encouraged with a sense of I could do that and wants to get their ideas out there. I just wish this book had been written when I was a student of animation (I still am, so I will buy it anyway). -- Nick Park, Academy Award winner and creator of Wallace and Gromit.
A must-have book for any animators library. Frame by Frame is a reminder of all the magical possibilities animation has to offer and all you need is a camera and an idea. -- Jim Capabianco, Filmmaker / Director of The Inventor
Toms extensive experience as a stop motion animator, combined with his knowledge of the field and his natural teaching ability, make this book a clear, well-organized, and empowering introduction to stop motion animation. This book will be an invaluable resource for student and teacher alike. -- Steven Subotnick, animator, educator and author of Animation in the Home Digital Studio
In the digital age it pays to remember that innovative ideas can still be inspired using even the most basic techniques. This book is a timely reminder that a rewarding process depends as much on ingenuity as it does on facility. -- Dave Borthwick, animation director, Bolex Brothers
Chapter 1: What are the Possibilities?,
Chapter 2: Shooting Frame by
Frame,
Chapter 3: Pixilation,
Chapter 4: Time Lapse,
Chapter 5:
Cinematography, Lighting and Composition,
Chapter 6: Objects, People &
Places,
Chapter 7: The Multi-plane Downshooter,
Chapter 8: A Sense of Drama,
Chapter 9: Rhythm and Flow,
Chapter 10: Post-production Techniques,
Chapter
11: Massaging Frames in the Edit,
Chapter 12: Exposure to the Market
Tom Gasek is a Professor Emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) where he taught in the School of Film and Animation for 19 years. He worked as a professional director and animator for 26 years prior to teaching with animation credits that include Aardman Animations The Wrong Trousers and Chicken Run as well as Laikas Coraline. He operated several small studios of his own including the awardwinning, Sculptoons in San Francisco. Gasek is a Fulbright Specialist and wrote the only book on "nonpuppet stop motion." He just completed his third independent film called 4 @ 60, which includes "nonpuppet" stop motion techniques.
