A Sense of Drama - Frame-by-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques - page 109

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A Sense of Drama 1
Chapter Outline
Live Action and Single Framing................................................................. 109
Subtle and Broad Performance ................................................................. 112
Reference Film and the Cartoon ................................................................ 114
Look in the Eyes .......................................................................................... 115
Live Action and Single Framing
We already mentioned how important it is to exaggerate images and actions
with some of the alternative stop-motion techniques. Time-lapse photography
usually does not include acting or contrived scenarios, but it still requires a sense
of drama if you want to capture an audience's attention. Choosing the right
subject matter that reveals real transformation over time makes this technique
effective. Setting the camera so that the composition is dynamic becomes
important to a time-lapse study or any form of filmmaking. This can be done by
utilizing foreground and background elements in the same shot, thinking about
1 Opening image is a still from Jidlo (Food) , directed by Jan Svankmajer. Photo © 1992 Athanor
Ltd. Film Production Company, Jaromir Kallista and Jan Svankmajer. Courtesy of Jan Svankmajer.