What Are the Possibilities? - Frame-by-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques - page 8

or mimicking the words to this wonderful piece of music frame by
frame and interacting with everything from fish to fruit to people to
clothes and the woodwork itself. Most of these examples, including
Sledgehammer , were produced and shot directly in the camera. Very
few postproduction effects were added, which points out the clever
and innovative approach these filmmakers used. This direct application
of effects shows a resourcefulness that offers a unique look and cost-
saving production.
Fig 1.9 a still from the 1986 music video Sledgehammer , written and recorded by peter gabriel.
Courtesy of Real World Music Ltd., Peter Gabriel Ltd., Real World Productions Ltd., and Aardman Animations.
© Real World Productions Ltd. and Peter Gabriel.
Pixilation has become quite popular in film and animation programs
across the country and the world. The technique is relatively inexpensive
to produce and very direct in terms of the outcome. It does require proper
planning like any effective use of animation, but you can get fast results
and learn a lot of animation techniques by just grabbing a camera, stop-
motion animation software, and objects or friends. On a professional
level, there is more pixilation and mixed media out in the mainstream
of our society than ever before. An example is Her Morning Elegance ,
directed and produced by Yuval and Merav Nathan, an Israeli couple
that works in various animated techniques and genres. This music video