Animation Experimentation

A few weeks ago we began experimenting with the stop motion capture software, we began with a talk from Brendan giving telling us the basics or the software, we then used a movement template and some coins to get us used to the level of  movement we would have to use when making our advert. For me, the most important element was learning what resulted from moving the coin too quickly. At first I realised that the coin would have to move very subtly to make it appear smooth in playback. This could be explained by saying that the software only captures images a few frames a time, with 24 frames per second, the coin would have to move 24 times in a second using '1s' to make it seem somewhat realistic. This also demonstrates the phrases 'shooting in 1s and 2s', this simply means, how many frames are captured before the next movement. Having practiced using the software, I now know how to make our final advert when we get to it, using this software. I have significantly developed my ability to make a stop motion animation, as I had not had any experience in animation before.