The Film Lab Week 5 Thursday: Stop Motion Techniques

Program Description:

This week we'll take a look at how animation is made in stop motion, and explore the different techniques that can be used to create different effects and movements.

There are three main types of stop-motion animation: cut-out animation, puppet animation, and claymation. Each type is created using a different set of materials and tools, but each technique gives you the chance to explore some of the same basic principles of animation: timing, space, and movement.

In this workshop, we'll show you how to use these techniques so that you can experiment with them yourself. We encourage students to try out all three methods during the course of this class!