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Brief history on the art of claymationTRANSCRIPT
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The Art of Clay Animation
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What is Animation? Animation is the rapid display of a
series of pictures in order to create an illusion of movement.
Animation is an optical illusion of motion.
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This animation moves at 10 frames per second.
The bouncing ball animation (to the right) consists of these 6 frames.
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What is Stop Motion Animation? Stop-motion (or frame-by-frame) is an
animation technique where the artist maneuvers real-world objects and photographs them one at a time.
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What is Stop Motion Animation?
When the photos are combined in a series the illusion of movement is created. Just like the bouncing ball animation we saw earlier.
In claymation films, each frame or picture, is played back at a frame rate greater than 10–12 frames per second.
This animation moves at 10 frames per second.
The bouncing ball animation (to the right) consists of these 6 frames.
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What is Claymation? Clay figures are used in stop
motion animations because they are easy to move and position.
Stop motion animation using clay is called claymation.
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History of Claymation Clay animation began after the
invention of a clay-like substance called plasticine in 1897.
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How to Create your Characters In clay animation each object is
sculpted in clay or Plasticine, usually around a wire skeleton called an armature.
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History of Claymation One of the first claymation films was
made in 1908. This film was A Sculptor's Welsh Rarebit
Nightmare. Claymation wasn't a popular technique
for almost 70 years.
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Gumby It wasn't until the
1980's that claymation became popular.
One memorable clay animations was Art Pokey's Gumby.
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Will Vinton
Will Vinton is a big part of clay animation's history.
He made a Claymation, a movie explaining the process of clay animation.
His most popular creation was the California Raisins.
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“Any one can do claymation and have wonderful results.“--Will Vinton
Well . . . almost. Animators at the studio may reshape a character up to 1,440 times in only one minute.
Each second of film consists of 24 different frames of film.
Three seconds of animation is considered a 'good day.'
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Famous Claymation Films Wallace and Gromit created by Nick Park
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Famous Claymation Films Chicken Run by Aardman Animations studios
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Famous Claymation Films Corpse Bride,The Nightmare Before
Christmas, and Caroline By Henry Selick
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Famous Claymation ShowsBob the Builder created by Keith Chapman
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The PJ’s
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
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Professional Claymation Movies
Producing a claymation movie is hard work.
Normal claymation films run at 12 frames or pictures per second.
30-minute movie=about 21,600 stops to change the figures for the frames.
Full-length 90-minute movie=about 64,800 stops. Animators are very careful that the object is not
altered by accidents, by even slight smudges, dirt, hair, or dust.
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