Image Processing Reference
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Squash and stretch is an exaggeration of the way movement occurs and
how weight and form shift within that movement. Again, it is emphasized in
animation and can add a humorous element when it is highlighted. These
classic principles of animation apply to pixilation as much as any other form or
technique of animation. It is limited with the human body, because the body
can stretch and squash only within its physical limits, but this principle can still
be applied.
Fig 3.6
the human figure can squash and stretch for a humorous effect, but it is limited in its physical range.
All these basic principles should be considered when producing
pixilation. Applying these guides to movement must be planned and
intentionally created. After all, how can you have a head of hair fly
around a turning head when you are shooting one frame at a time and
there is no momentum to make the hair fly? Gravity pulls the hair down.
In this case, if you want to have hair flying, you may have to consider
using hair spray each frame after arranging the hair in a particular
position of movement, or some sort of rig weaved through the hair, or
clear fishing line to hold the hair while the slow process of shooting
single frames occurs. We discuss rigs and special requirements further
in the topic.
You may decide that you do not want that kind of natural movement
and let pixilation be pixilation, with all of its particular attributes.
The bottom line is that these are decisions that must be made, and
the director is the one who plans the shoot and makes the calls. It is
possible to simultaneously be a director and an actor that performs
in front of the camera, but there are limitations to this approach. You
cannot really see what the camera is seeing, and although you might be
able to judge the kind of movement that is required for each frame of
an action, you are unable to adjust your position or registration in the
frame relative to the previously captured frame. Naturally, you can set
up a computer or have your computer attached to a projector in front
of you, so you can see yourself as you animate yourself. The problem is
that you are concentrating on looking at yourself and not necessarily
on what you need to focus on. Also, wireless remote controls with
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