Animated Light Loop: The Bursting Star - Frame-by-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques - page 178

ExErcisE Fig 4.c An example of
options for the beginning of the
burst.
This burst can happen over five or six frames, and each sequential frame of the
burst should be more spread out from the last position and smaller in size.
ExErcisE Fig 4.D An image from
the end of the burst.
Try to finish your small light spots for the end of the burst around Frame 14.
That way you have one black frame to complete the 15-frame loop. If you
use Dragon, then make a Quicktime movie of the sequence at 15 fps. Once
you have this, you may have to remove the working light frames to show
only the light painted frames. Set the Quicktime to “loop,” and there is your
animated light loop. If you are using just a flash card with no frame grabber,
then download your files onto a computer. You can place them in a folder and
import them into Final Cut by setting the Still/Freeze Duration in Final Cut →
User Preferences → Editing to 00:00:00:01. You can also put the frames in an
“image sequence,” if you have Quicktime Pro. Make your loop once you have
exported to a self-contained Quicktime movie.
ExErcisE Fig 4.E Five key
positions for the animated light
loop star burst.