Tim Burton

Tim Burton’s Stop-motion animation technique is the process of photographing a model, moving it minutely then photographing it again, then the photographs are put together and the tiny movements appear to be action.

They use toys, sets, dollhouse props and clay (for facial expressions) in their stop-motion videos to create their story line. The concept is easy to understand and execute but in reality it takes an enormous amount of time and needs a lot of patience.

Stop-motion animation can be very realistic, stylistic and captivating. For example, Corpse Bride, shows that stop-motion isn't a genre, but a medium that allows artists to create whatever they imagine which has a large impact on any audience as it makes animation life like and is exciting to watch. Each character in his films, for example the nightmare before christmas, has a number of different versions of bodies and heads in order to capture the most human movements and expressions. The sets are also created with the same attention to detail, creating a dark, beautiful world. Audiences of different age levels have enjoyed animation movies as it is more realistic than cartoon figures. The only limitation it may have is that it is extremely time consuming but it is worth the effort as the results are fantastic. Below is a video of the process of the making of Corpse Bride.