Stop-motion animation has played a large role in filmmaking for quite a while. Stop-motion animation is an animation technique in which an object is barely manipulated/moved so that when photographed, these images appear to be moving. Stop-motion is like 2D animation, but it involves real people that are captured in images as well as clay figures, which have been used a lot in the film industry due to their ability to reposition easily. The use of clay figures in film is often referred to as claymation. The first time that stop-motion animation was used was in The Humpty Dumpty Circus in 1898, which Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton are credited. The first time that i saw claymation/stop-motion animation was during Christmas time. Most of the films that were shown during the Christmas holiday were developed using claymation. These films included Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and more. More recently, films such as The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Coraline, James and the Giant Peach, and Chicken Run. Advancements in technology and computer software has helped to make the stop-motion animation and claymations processes more refined and has allowed films made with these techniques to be edited to move more smoothly.Below is a link to watch a beautifully done video using stop-motion animation:
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