Frame-By-Frame Stop Motion: The Guide to Non-Traditional Animation Techniques

Tom Gasek's new book is a great overview of stop motion animation. The focus of this informative book is on Pixilation, Time-Lapse & Downshooting. He gives the reader a journey from the earliest film pioneers to the production of the many different styles and techniques of stop motion. It includes the complete process of how to create your own animations in the age of digital photography and editing. Gasek covers pre-production and post-production along with cinematography, lighting, composition and performance. The book also has many informative exercises to make your own animated movies. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of shooting frame by frame stop motion animation.

This is a good starting point or refreshing imaginative generator for the stalwart minds of animation and the crafts children. There are varying processes and examples to generate the flames of creation, so as one can try on his own. Mr. Gasek also provides differing and excellent teaching supplements that make a great addition to the general animation learning books out there. Very few cover Stop Motion, and he does a good job with this introductory and informative presentation to the novice.

Very well-written book, any animator would be fortunate to have it in their collection. These tips and advice come from someone who worked on The Adventures of Mark Twain and countless other clay-animated productions. It is great to see the knowledge being passed on to the next generation of animators. Without teachers, stop motion animation would be like the Anasazi: people would know it had been here, but the techniques and traditions would be lost.

This is a fabulous text to go with an introductory animation or stop motion frame-by-frame technique class. It would also serve well for the hobbyist. A great advantage is the amount of exercises for the budget animator, and the step-by-step instructions that alleviate technical problem solving while allowing wide-ranging creativity.

Got it first from the library. I had so many sticking tags that I felt I needed to buy it. If you think you want to make animation films this book is a great way to explore and learn about it. You won't be disappointed.

Helpful for class.

Book was really well written. Covers history and then explores current techniques very in depth. Directions are easy to follow and i have had great success with trying the techniques myself

I use this book as a reference when I teach stop motion photography to my high school photography students. It has great references and ideas on how to create different types of stop motion.

There was too much information about what the author did and what camera set up is best,not enough general information.Some of the photos were way to small.

consigliato per lo stile della scrittura per l'impaginazione e per la forma di facile comprensione in cui si esprime, l'ho trovato utile e di facile messa in pratica.

Bought for nephew, no idea myself but he loves it