Stop Motion Animation: Drawing

Stop Motion

The process of stop motion consists of a series of singular images played one after the other at a minimum of 12 frames( pictures) per second (fps) but most are filmed at 24 FPS to give the impression its a single moving image. trick of the eye. 12 FPS is the minimum frames due to the flicker fusion threshold. The flicker fusion threshold means that is the image drops below 12 FPS there will be a noticeable flicker between image losing the illusion of the moving image.  

Persistence of vision is what allows the illusion to work, our brains hold on to an image for a fraction of a second allowing the next to appear before you lose the previous, so if a series of  images are played quickly one after the other it creates the overlapping giving the impression of the moving image

Videos in the UK film at 25FPS and Videos in the US at 29.97FPS due to the differences of electrical wattage available. The US over come the problem by dropping a frame every couple of pictures.     

The Process

To begin with I drew down my animation idea on to a story board of what will happen in the animation. with a brief written statement of what happens in the scene. 

Then using A6 paper I drew out each movement of the animation on a different piece slightly different from the previous image to create a step by step motion through the animation. 

using I stop motion I downloaded the pictures on the computer to create the animation on the video