Focal Press visual effects and animation

Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2009.

1 online resource (265 p.)

2nd ed.

Description based upon print version of record.. - Stop Motion Craft skills for model animation; Copyright; contents; acknowledgements; chapter 1 introduction - playing God; what is stop motion?; nature and caricature; what this book is for; chapter 2 getting equipped; what do you need?; choosing a camera; lenses; animation software/frame grabbers; tripods; lighting; the animator's toolkit; editing/sound; glossary; chapter 3 getting animated; animating familiar objects as a first approach; setting up for the first time; notes on movement; timing: single frame or double frame?; squash and stretch; the dope sheet/X-sheet; planning. - appendix 3 calendar of animation festivals and fi lm festivals incorporating animation. - chapter 4 keep it simple - developing your storyidea - script - treatment; planning your shots - basic film grammar/composition of shots; the storyboard; editing - animatics and story reels; chapter 5 coat-hangers for armatures - making your own model; character design; working with modelling clays; making your own puppet; 1. simple wire and plasticine puppet; 2. durable clothed puppet; chapter 6 model makers - the professionals; the maquette; ball-and-socket armature; mould making - hard and soft moulds; casting; coloring; costumes/dressing. - interview with Tim Allenglossary; chapter 13 post-production; timecode; the picture edit; sound; titles and credits; exporting your final film; chapter 14 getting the job - the business of animation; know where you stand; different work, different studios; commercials; series; TV specials and features; applying for jobs; your showreel; starting out as a runner; festivals; sending proposals to commissioning editors; bibliography; appendix 1 software and recording equipment suppliers; appendix 2 manufacturers and outlets. - model-making masterclass - ScaryCat Studio and the Duracell bunnyglossary of model-making materials; chapter 7 four walls and a sky - sets and props; research the look; design and building of sets; interior sets; exterior sets; forced perspective; making props; rigging; glossary of materials for sets; chapter 8 sound advice - the voice track; pre-production; recording dialog; sound breakdown; lip sync; music and effects copyright; chapter 9 the mechanics of movement; studies from observation; posing the model; timing; weight; anticipation, action and reaction; walking and running. - the illusion of speedanimal and bird movement; chapter 10 animation masterclass - Teresa Drilling; the model; on what creates a character; first position; the extreme downward position; on Vinton's; beginning the upward move; slowing down at the top of the move; settling into the final position; chapter 11 the performance; character animation; comedy and comic timing; subtle character animation; chapter 12 the production process; lighting; health and safety issues; setting up the camera; shooting with a rig; special effects - tips and hints; final checks before you hit that button. - To make great animation, you need to know how to control a whole world: how to make a character, how to make that character live and be happy or sad. You need to create four walls around them, a landscape, the sun and moon - a whole life for them. You have to get inside that puppet and first make it live, then make it perform.Susannah Shaw provides the first truly practical introduction to the craft skills of model animation. This is a vital book in the development of model animation which, following the success of Aardman's first full-length film, Chicken Run,

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