The previous blog I posted explained about the process of filming a claymation. This one is more of an explanation of how a stop-motion movie is worked out during the process of filming.
In this video, Daniel Alderson, a stop motion animator, explains the process of working on creating a stop-motion animation movie. In the video, a stop-motion animator explained is like a transition from the characters to real life to tell the story (Example of movies like Fantastic Mr. Fox, ParaNorman, The Box Trolls, and even Kubo and the Two Strings, which is shown). They have a schedule put together as a path to creating a film as a puzzle. The start of the process begins with the editor and the director to get the idea of a scene put together on how the story is created, and then once given, they act out the scene as reference to get the idea on how it’s worked out. Once done and with a reference for the filming, they work on the puppets to determine the rigging for the animation (Example in the Video: Weight support on the rig). Once ready, the filming begins working with the team to get the frame by frame performance on camera, positions, and the shots as planned, moving the puppet to get the movement for the scene. The facial animation if used during the process of filming is already worked out beforehand from a 3D printer, and they have a schedule layout of the scene for when the facial animation needs to be changed. The filming has an emotive process to it and that the people have an understanding of what the character is going through.
How the puppets are built in the movie ParaNorman:
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