Susannah Shaw Bücher

"Stop Motion animation has always been a field that involves patience, adaptability, and a close eye to detail. With new developments in software, like Dragonframe, and the implementation of new techniques, like 3D printing, the world of Stop Motion continues to evolve. [This book] facilitates this partnership of Stop Motion and technology for both the novice and the master. Readers will learn about the basics of model and environment creation and the mechanics of movement, in addition to story development and postproduction processes. Stop Motion also highlights updates in current technology, like software, lighting and digital workflow, and their impact on techniques and story craft. This third edition includes interviews from some of the giants of the field; including Nick Park, Guionne Leroy, Peter Lord, Anthony Scott, and Barry Purves. Stop Motion is the essential guide to helping Stop Motion animators overcome these new challenges and master the necessary skills to bring their creations to life. Key features: interviews with current stars; step-by-step examples; coverage of Rapid Prototyping and Dragonframe software"--Back cover.

<p>To make great animation, you need to know how to control a whole world: how to make a character, how to make that character live and be happy or sad. You need to create four walls around them, a landscape, the sun and moon - a whole life for them. You have to get inside that puppet and first make it live, then make it perform.</p><p>Susannah Shaw provides the first truly practical introduction to the craft skills of model animation. This is a vital book in the development of model animation which, following the success of Aardman's first full-length film, Chicken Run, is now at the forefront of modern animation. </p><p>Illustrated in full colour throughout you are shown step by step how to create successful model animation. Starting with some basic exercises, you will learn about developing a story, making models, creating set and props, the mechanics of movement, filming, postproduction and how to set about finding that elusive first job in a modern studio.</p><p>Susannah Shaw is Programme Development Manager for the Animated Exeter festival. She was head of the Bristol Animation Course from 1996 to 2000 at the University of the West of England and former camera assistant at Aardman (working on 'A Close Shave' among other films).</p><p>• The best-selling full-color practical introduction to the craft skills of model animation • Benefit from the advice of top international animators such as Nick Park and Tim Hittle • Discover everything you need to know to be a model animator in a modern studio!</p>