Stop Motion Animation

A stop-motion animation is an animation that is photographed a frame at a time, it usually consists of physical subject that has been moved slightly. So when frames are promptly played it creates an illusion of movement. To create a strong stop-animation there should be a large amounts of pictures so that the animation will flow smoothly rather than an interval in between the frames. A reasonable setting would be adequate so that the objects would not be disturbed. For if the scene is disturbed then the whole animation will be ruined therefore you would have to start all over again.

There are several different types of stop motion animation:

Go Motion
It was first used in Empire Strikes Back and was first co-developed by Phil Tippett. Go motion incorporates motion blur into each frame by moving the animated model slightly during the exposure of each film frames whereas in a traditional stop motion animation it's only between the exposure.

Pixilation Animation

Instead of taking pictures of objects you use humans instead. The live actors poses will be photographed multiple times in each frame, and the position will be changed only slightly in different frames. It could be considered to be the most difficult type of stop motion for it's easier to control an object rather than a human body. 

Silhouette Animation
This animation uses the characters silhouette or shadow only. This can be accomplished by back-lighting detailed cutouts then moving them slightly in different frames followed by photographing them.








Reference:

The Flying Animator. Pixilation Animation. Available: http://www.the-flying-animator.com/pixilation.html. Last Accessed 2013.

Cruzine. (2011). Stop Motion Animation. Available: http://www.cruzine.com/2011/05/23/stop-motion-animation/