Aardman Animations,
is a British animation studio which is in Bristol. The studio is famous for
films which uses stop-motion clay animation techniques, especially those that
feature Plasticine characters, for example Wallace and Gromit, shaun and angry
boys.
Wallace and Gromit are movies that use a technique called stop motion
animation. It is a story based on plasticine models that make the characters
come to life. The animated characters are shot one frame at a time which
creates the illusion of movement when all of the frames are played as a
continuous sequence. Then are moved slightly, to give the impression of
movement in the final film. He uses clay because it is easy to manipulate for
different expression and movement but some use movable dolls. This technique may
duplicate frames sometimes to be used in similar movements. A film has twenty
four separate frames. A typical Wallace and Gromit film takes around 30 frames
per day. It makes a lifeless objects come to life. Here is a video of behind the scenes of Wallace
and gromit
Before
the 80’s animation techniques were divided into two categories which was drawn
animation and model or stop-motion animation. It involved photographing a
series of two dimensional images such as drawings and sometimes cut-out shapes. Both techniques developed quickly in the
early years of cinema. Stop motion helped reduce the work required to produce
drawn animation as it eliminated the need to redraw the backgrounds and all the
characters again. This type of technique seems to suit all ages depending on
the story line but preferably younger children.
In stop motion animation it is life like and
feels more in depth of the character and the surrounding but as a contrast it
may have some disadvantages causing some limitations as time is the essence in
productivity and it takes many hours of work producing limited footage. It is
very time consuming.
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