documenting something being built (like a LEGO project or a house of cards)ĭecaying or falling down (like petals falling off of a flower in a vase) creating a digital illustration (use screenshots to capture each new phase of your creation) We are going to create a short animation in the Harryhausen style, but update it afterwards using modern technology.ġ.) please download the following Adobe programs before the next class session:Ĭreate and photograph something that has sequential stages to it, and that tells a story, such as: You can see Harryhausen talk about his creations at this link: The technique was similar to creating animated cartoons of the time, like Disney's Snow White or Cinderella, where each movement of the character was laboriously hand-drawn on a separate acetate cel, except Harryhausen created models of creatures which were filmed frame by frame with a motion picture camera with very tiny movements of the creatures' limbs.
Before there was CGI, there was Ray Harryhausen. The master of stop motion, frame by frame, animation was Ray Harryhausen.
Assignment 02 - Create a Stop Motion / Frame by Frame Animation
