Muybridge's motion study of a galloping horse

The Origins of Stop-Motion Animation

Stop-motion animation is a hands-on form of animation. It can be based in a range of mediums from clay, to paper, to sand. Similar to traditional animation, it is shot frame by frame, but instead of drawing each frame, you manually alter the position of the object or character within the scene, photographing it each time you do so. Continue Reading

Laika Studios The Boxtrolls

Different Types of Stop-Motion Animation

The wonderful thing about stop-motion animation is that there is no limit to the types of media you can use, as long as you follow stop-motion's most basic rule of having to manually manipulate the subject matter. Here’s a listing of some of the different forms of stop-motion animation. Continue Reading