![]() This can create an interesting 3D effect: And you might want to consider a third option – using a mixture of the two styles. Your choice between the 2D and 3D approach will depend on your vision for the film. Kitchen backdrop drawn in perspective (a still from the cut-out animation film ‘We are what we eat’ from the project CROSSCuT) For example, depending on the look you’re after, you might have to learn to draw in a way that gives a sense of perspective. But a good drawing or painting takes time and skill. Even if you use toys, in general shooting will be much more time-consuming than for a cut-out animation.įor a 2D film, you only need colouring pens, scissors and paper. If you want to make a 3D stop-motion film, you’ll need to create your figures, props and the film set using modelling clay or a similar material. The basic steps of 2D stop-motion animation: writing the storyboard (top left), drawing and cutting out the backdrop and figures (top right and bottom left), and taking the photos The production of every stop-motion film starts with a choice between the 2D cut-out style, which mainly uses paper, and the 3D style. Both styles have advantages and disadvantages. Typical production process of a stop-motion animation film In this chapter we focus on producing stop-motion animation by taking individual images and combing them using free and readily available film-editing software. This helps you keep costs down and means you can get started on your project quickly and easily. This lets you capture images and send them directly to the computer while you’re still shooting. Advantages of using specialist software include being able to view the camera output while you’re filming and see the differences between adjacent images using an overlay function. There is a variety of specialist stop-motion-film software you can purchase. You’ll need to be very disciplined and stay focused. There is a lot to prepare, and creating the figures, props and ‘set’ in particular is a challenging process. And you’ll be using the camera in the same way – zooming, panning, focusing and applying the rule of thirds. That’s why working on a stop-motion animation is ideal training for the production of a feature film, documentary, music video and so on. Video: Cutout animation (2D): AKVARIJ (by LIJAmedia)īut the usual stages of film-making – writing a script and/or a storyboard, shooting and post-production – apply here as well. You have maximum control over the process, and you don’t even have to leave the room. Stop-motion is an opportunity to create a film with many ‘actors’, great film ‘sets’, ‘stunts’ and special effects. And it’s still a great way to tell stories and express your creativity. Stop-motion animation goes back all the way back to the early days of film-making.
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