Career in Stop Motion Animation

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Career in Stop Motion Animation
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Index

• Career in Stop Motion Animation
• What is Stop-Motion Animation
• Stop-motion Animators
• Career of Stop-motion Animator
• Job Roles of Stop-Motion Animator

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What is Stop-Motion Animation

• Stop-motion is an animated filmmaking technique.
• Stop-motion is a technique used in animation to
  bring static objects to life.
• By moving the object frame by frame and played in
  sequence it creates the illusion of movement.

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• Clay figures, miniatures and puppets are often
  used in Stop-motion animation as they can be
  handled and repositioned quickly.

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Stop-motion Animators

• Stop-motion animators are a unique group.
• They use puppets, models or clay to create
  animated films, television ads, branded
  entertainment, and much more.
• Stop-motion animation is also called stop frame,
  puppet animation, model animation and clay
  animation.

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Career of Stop-motion Animator

• Stop-motion animators combine the art of
  narrative skill, photography and the ability to
  manipulate lighting and calculate angles to
  produce stop-motion animation without digitally
  manipulating it.
• The animator creates pictures of characters,
  objects, or scenes that show them in various
  positions.

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• The animator creates pictures of characters,
  objects, or scenes that show them in various
  positions.
• When the pictures move together, it appears that
  the object is moving on its own.
• This creates one of the unique forms of
  animation, which is neither cartoon-like nor
  similar to computer-generated animations.

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Job Roles of Stop-Motion Animator
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1. Have a strong observational, acting and
timing skills 2. Able to work in a range of
stop-motion animation techniques, including
sculpting skills 3. Good communication
skills 4. Have good team-working skills
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5. Able to clean up puppets or models and make
replacement parts, if required 6. Able to
operate relevant animation and camera
accessories 7. Good understanding of character
development and storytelling
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8. Flexible and adapt to the requirements of
different production for a variety of media, such
as tv, films, advertisements, etc. 9. Know the
requirements of the relevant health and safety
legislation and procedures 10. Able to take
direction and accept constructive feedback
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