Basics Animation 04: Stop-motion by Barry Purves

Basics Animation 04: Stop-motion by Barry Purves

"Basics Animation: Stop-motion" explores how all the elements of film-making camera work, design, colour, lighting, editing, music and storytelling come together in this unique art form. Students will learn to use and exploit the particular types of movement, characters and stories that characterise stop-motion. The book is packed with tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your own stopmotion films, accompanied by full-colour illustrations and case studies demonstrating how film-making masters through the years have used it in feature films, short films and TV series. "Basics Animation: Stop-motion" also examines the evolution of stopmotion, from its almost accidental beginnings to a much-loved form of storytelling in its own right one that continues to push boundaries after 110 years.

"To say this book is a perfect companion for anyone interested in stop-motion at any level is a tremendous understatement..the wide range of photographic examples alone make this book a must have...I am very excited to find a book that would make for a perfect textbook should I ever teach again." - Mark Osborne, co-director of DreamWorks Animation's Oscar-nominated Kung Fu Panda. "If you are interested in stop motion character animation - past, present or future - then Barry Purves' Basics Animation: Stop-motion is for you. Who better to guide us through the history of the medium, the techniques and process of filmmaking than master animator Purves (Screen Play) himself." - Jerry Beck, Cartoon Brew. 'Barry has managed to condense three decades of his creative passion and knowledge into 200 pages. He constantly references other films and auteurs worth researching and gives a clear glossary of terms useful throughout the creative industries. 5 stars from me!' Garance Rawinski, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. 'This new book is filled with everything that all other stop motion books are missing ... this is the must-have book for the stop motion animator ... It's with high marks that we recommend this book to anyone with the love and passion for such a truly beautiful art form.' Pike Baker, Stop Motion Magazine, April 2010. 'The inclusion of the ethics pages at the back is brilliant.' Daniel Groscha, Nicolet College, USA.

Barry Purves is a stop-motion animator and director with more than thirty years' experience. His films have won more than 60 major international awards, including Grand Prix's, Best Director, Best Film, and Oscar and BAFTA nominations. He has been involved with such diverse works as The Wind in the Willows, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Rupert Bear, Mars Attacks!, King Kong and Hamilton Mattress. Barry has held master classes in most of the major animation studios and colleges around the world and is the author of Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance.

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ISBN 13	9782940373734
ISBN 10	2940373736
Title	Basics Animation 04: Stop-motion
Author	Barry Purves
Series	Basics Animation
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2010-04-05
Number of pages	200
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