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and very satisfying in their results. These techniques can be a sketchbook
approach to animation or a refined and beautiful expression of art. Enjoy
these techniques and have fun, because that shows in your work. I leave you
with a few more statements and advice from some of the filmmakers that we
cited throughout the previous chapters. Shoot on.
“If I have any guiding principle regarding the stop-frame process, it's to
try and accommodate or embrace any spontaneous ideas that might
present themselves during the animation. Stop frame is generally a
long, slow process, and unless one is unduly preoccupied with the more
laborious requirements of a shot, additional and peripheral ideas are
always going to occur.”
Dave Borthwick
“Focus on what you have that makes your work unique.”
Yuval Nathan
“Start filming immediately. Understand that every part of the work is a
self-portrait. This can be either dispiriting or reassuring.”
William Kentridge
“My approach to time-lapse is very organic. I don't overthink or overplan
my shots. I go 90% by instinct; the other 10% is just making sure the
logistics are in place to support the first 90%. The subjects of my time-
lapse sequences also appeal to me greatly—outdoor and astronomy
subjects, which bring me to the most spectacular and inspiring natural
locations I can find. For me, this beats sitting in a studio ten hours a day.”
Tom Lowe
“Embrace the tech, but remember the basics of image making.
Technology is the means, not the end!”
Eric Hanson
“I gave up cutout animation because it is easier to achieve emotions
with live action filming and I don't have the patience to do beautiful full
animation. The fact is, I always wanted to be film director … animation
was an interesting detour.”
Terry Gilliam
“Play around with the material and see what kind of images you can make
and move. Don't expect the kind of control you can get from computer
imagery. Make images that please you to look at, and you will find that
you have the patience to move them.”
Carolyn Leaf
“Finally, I understood that, like Bob Dylan said, sometime, someplace, 'to
live outside the law, you must be honest.' By this, I mean that I intended,
finding myself suddenly in this big, intimidating, and typically controlling
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