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Stop-motion / Barry Purves.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Basics animation ; 04.Publication details: Lausanne, Switzerland AVA Pub. ; New York : Distributed in the USA & Canada by Ingram Publisher Services, c2010.Description: 199 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 2940373736 (pbk.)
  • 9782940373734 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 741.5 BAS
Contents:
What is stop-motion? : The beginnings ; The illusion of movement ; Physicality ; A continuous performance ; Special effects ; Wholly animated films -- Focusing the idea : Stories and themes ; Approaching the story ; A change of perspective ; Out of the mouths of ... talking umbrellas? ; Atmosphere and substance ; Economics -- The puppets : Telling the story with puppets ; The physical puppet ; Telling characteristics ; Stylised movement ; Replacements ; Eyes ; Hands ; Puppet size ; Clay ; Other techniques -- Preparations : Working with others ; Sets ; Costume ; Colour -- Tools and techniques : Practicalities ; The camera ; Lighting ; Sound ; Dialogue ; Special effects ; Editing -- Movement and performance : Animating on the set ; Lively movement ; Helping the movement ; Performance -- Conclusion -- A brief history of stop-motion -- Working with ethics.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 741.5 BAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002000187105

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Basics Animation- Stop-motion by Barry Purves explores how all the elements of film-making - camera work, design, colour, lighting, editing, music and storytelling - come together in this unique art form. The author is passionate about this medium and his talent and experience have made this book an immediate hit in the world of animation. Students of animation will learn to recognize the particular types of movement, characters and stories that typify stop-motion. The book is packed with tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your stop-motion films, accompanied by illustrations and case studies demonstrating how film-making masters through the years have used it in feature films, short films and television.

Includes bibliographical references.

What is stop-motion? : The beginnings ; The illusion of movement ; Physicality ; A continuous performance ; Special effects ; Wholly animated films -- Focusing the idea : Stories and themes ; Approaching the story ; A change of perspective ; Out of the mouths of ... talking umbrellas? ; Atmosphere and substance ; Economics -- The puppets : Telling the story with puppets ; The physical puppet ; Telling characteristics ; Stylised movement ; Replacements ; Eyes ; Hands ; Puppet size ; Clay ; Other techniques -- Preparations : Working with others ; Sets ; Costume ; Colour -- Tools and techniques : Practicalities ; The camera ; Lighting ; Sound ; Dialogue ; Special effects ; Editing -- Movement and performance : Animating on the set ; Lively movement ; Helping the movement ; Performance -- Conclusion -- A brief history of stop-motion -- Working with ethics.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Barry Purves is a stop-motion animator and director with more than thirty years' experience. His films have won more than 60 major international awards, including Grand Prix's, Best Director, Best Film, and Oscar and BAFTA nominations. He has been involved with such diverse works as The Wind in the Willows, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Rupert Bear, Mars Attacks!, King Kong and Hamilton Mattress. Barry has held master classes in most of the major animation studios and colleges around the world and is the author of Stop Motion- Passion, Process and Performance.

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