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The following quote is from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Delgado): “Marcel Delgado (January 16, 1901 in Coahuila, Mexico - November 26, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) was a sculptor and model-maker. His technique revolutionized the stop motion film industry. He is best known for his work on the 1933 film King Kong. Prior to Delgado, stop motion models where typically made from clay, which was difficult to adjust between shots. Delgado built a skeleton for his models. This skeleton was made from Dural and it was then filled in with foam rubber or cotton cloth and covered with latex to serve as skin, giving his models a more natural and realistic look, while simultaneously making it easier to handle them. Sometimes he also incorporated an inflatable bladder that helped him simulate breathing.” So “King Kong” is responsible for the development of models in stop motion animation from clay to ones which are more complicated and easier to animate.

The following quote is from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Delgado):

“Marcel Delgado (January 16, 1901 in Coahuila, Mexico - November 26, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) was a sculptor and model-maker. His technique revolutionized the stop motion film industry. He is best known for his work on the 1933 film King Kong.

Prior to Delgado, stop motion models where typically made from clay, which was difficult to adjust between shots. Delgado built a skeleton for his models. This skeleton was made from Dural and it was then filled in with foam rubber or cotton cloth and covered with latex to serve as skin, giving his models a more natural and realistic look, while simultaneously making it easier to handle them. Sometimes he also incorporated an inflatable bladder that helped him simulate breathing.”

So “King Kong” is responsible for the development of models in stop motion animation from clay to ones which are more complicated and easier to animate.

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essay plan/structure part 2

Next you will need to focus on the development of the different techniques of stop motion from early films through to the 80s & 90s, considering the following examples:
 
3D MODEL/CLAY STOP MOTION
  • Wladyslaw Starewicz - ”The Cameraman’s Revenge” (1912) by Wladyslaw Starewicz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQCxk8M0Ls
  • Willis O’ Brien clay/model animation “King Kong” 1933 - first major example of stop motion as ‘special effects’ cutting edge technology using ‘back screen projection’ to make the stop motion models and actors appear on screen at the same time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJtV2ubxU4E Also you can look at the famous ending scene on the empire state building http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drsofo7J5qA
  • Ray Harryhausen “Jason and the Argonauts” 1963 focus on the skeleton fight -stop motion model/clay mixed with live action - again using ‘back screen projection’ but in some ways more advanced than ‘King Kong’ (however you can see that the actors sometimes look ‘flat’ - because they are projected - while the animated skeletons look more 3D). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlFjNVTiI1c
  • Now (using Terminator and Hoth battle scene in Star Wars as examples - links below) explain how:

    In feature films the stop motion technique was taken over by CGI in the 90s and 2000s - up until this point stop motion was the key special effects technique (as all the films we have analysed illustrate). To conclude this I would use the 2 following films as perhaps some of the best examples of the use of stop motion in films. In both films there is a seamless blending of ‘live action’ (i.e. actors) and ‘stop motion’, the stop motion effects basically look ‘real’ as if the actors and the robots/cyborgs are actually in the same place. However the actual animation itself still looks a little jumpy and mechanical - but part of the reason we accept this is because they are robots hence they are mechanical and we would expect them to move in this ‘jumpy’ awkward way.

  • the ‘Hoth’ fight sequence in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ (1980) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_lCObJVJk&feature=related
  • the end of the ‘Terminator’ (1984) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXUUtLv4sCg)
  • In feature films the stop motion technique was taken over by CGI in the 90s and 2000s - up until this point stop motion was the key special effects technique (as all the above films illustrate)


NOW we need to BRIEFLY focus on the alternative stop motion techniques to the traditional 3D/Model/Clay animation - namely Cut Out animation and Pixilation

Write one paragraph about Lottie Reiniger (which should, of course, also introduce ‘cut out’ as another form of stop motion).
Then one paragraph about another cut out animations comparing them and discussing developments and improvements in the technique.
Then one paragraph about ‘Neighbours’  (which should, of course, also introduce ‘pixilation’ as another form of stop motion).
Then one paragraph about another pixilation animation comparing them and discussing developments and improvements in the technique.

Use at least 4 examples from the choices below:

CUT OUT ANIMATION

PIXILATION

1. FIRSTLY ANALYSE & EVALUATE THE FIRST FILM IN THE LISTS - IN TERMS OF HOW GOOD/PROFESSIONAL THE ANIMATION LOOKS (in terms movement, FPS, camera shake, sets and models, SOUND). This would be yourPOINT - then give EVIDENCE from the film to prove this - theEXPLANATION will be one or more of the 4 numbered points below.

The EXPLANATION could include:

Has there been an improvement in the technique used? What is this improvement? How might this improvement or lack of improvement be influenced by the 4 elements we are considering as EXPLANATION for the ‘look’ of the animations?

  • technology used to make it (i.e. when it was made affected the ‘look’ & quality of it)
  • audience for the animation (and of course how these affect what the animation’s content is and how it looks - you might mention the genrehere) 
  • budget - the amount spent obviously affects the quality of the animation
  • place of exhibition (e.g. cinema or TV - which, of course, also affect the budget and length of the animation)
2. Then Evaluate and Analyse the next film/TV show in the list by focusing on HOW THE TECHNIQUE (stop motion, cut out, pixilation) HAS DEVELOPED by comparing the film you are talking about with the preceding (previous) film(s) you have analysed. This would be the POINT - again with detailed examples as EVIDENCE

you do not need to write masses and masses for each animation - just give detailed examples to help make your point(s) about how the TECHNIQUES have DEVELOPED

Notes about differences in Audience and Budget between King Kong and The Cameraman’s Revenge

Assessment Criteria for Strand 4


Be able to evaluate audience responses to own stop motion animation work

How to REVIEW your animations progress AND the relevant assessment criteria

DEADLINE FOR STOP MOTION ANIMATIONS - FRIDAY 9th March

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR ANIMATION FINISHED BY FRIDAY THE 9th MARCH

Over the weekend of 10th and 11th March you will have to write a questionnaire on Google Docs - as on Monday 5th Match you will show the finished animation during the lesson and will need the questionnaire ready for that lesson

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