Monday, November 15, 2010

claymation v. animation

as a computer art nerd, i have to give a highly respectful nod to computer animation. the abilities of computer animators is amazing, and i'm a sucker for pixar movies for that reason alone. however ... i have even more respect for those who make magic with claymation. tweak the models to show a fraction of a movement; shoot the frame. repeat 47.8 billion times. the dedication is amazing. regardless of whether the models are made out of clay or not - the stop-motion process is ridiculously awesome. (says the girl who recently started playing with the process herself.)

did you know i'm a tim burton fan? i love his work. his movies The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride are both stop-motion films. so is Vincent, which i just recently stumbled upon and present to you here.

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2 comments:

April said...

i liked that :-)

Jonathan Hittle said...

Recently saw "Vincent" myself. Pretty good.