Massaging Frames in the Edit - Frame-by-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques - page 147

turn to a program like After Effects. If you open up Effects → Color Correction
→ Color Stabilizer and look for the Set Frame button in the Attributes area,
then you can establish the color reference frame. You can set the reference
frame through brightness adjustment, levels, or curves. You may have to set
a new reference frame, depending on the activity in the frame or if there is a
camera move. Breaking up the shot into multiple sections and reassembling
the sections can solve any difficulties of having to set a new reference frame.
This is not a perfect solution but can help. More effective After Effects plug-ins
do the job, but they are more expensive as solutions to overall image flutter.
Filters and names change with each upgrade so I advise searching “flicker” or
“fluctuation” in the Help or Search menu of any forum or program that deals
with these kinds of issues.
Fige 11.5 the Color Stabilizer menu in after effects.
Editing is an important and deep art form in the filmmaking process.
Many topics are written on the subject, including Michael Ondaatje's The
Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film , Murch's In The Blink
of an Eye , and On Film Editing by Edward Dmytyrk. Animation is one form of
filmmaking, and it should be treated in a manner similar to live-action editing
when it comes to cutting pace and flow. Using techniques like “cutting on the
action,” dissolves for a passage of time, “jump cutting” for a jarring effect, and
dynamic pacing in the overall cut are critical to all filmmaking, even frame-by-
frame animation.