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Stop Motion

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Testing different stop motion techniques Before actually planning the stop motion project that I was going to produce, I had a chance to try out some of the mediums used for stop motion. I was able to experiment with the plasticine and even got a chance to observe and participate in some pixelation. I was able to learn a lot from these sessions (e.g. under bright light, plasticine tends to melt a little bit so might not be the best for long sessions and pixelation can be a lot of work depending on what is wanted.) Inspirations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvqjJzuaNSE The first examples of stop motion that I looked at for inspiration were a collection of claymation shorts that I remembered watching when I was younger. These had entertained quite a lot from what I remember and so were inspiring when planning my own stop motion video. http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/video/the-harlequin-s-trick-a-stop-motion-short However, because I didn't wan...