Stop-motion Animation explores how all the elements of film-making ndash; camera work; design; colour; lighting; editing; music and storytelling - come together in this unique art form. With tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your films; and with examples from some of the masters of the craft; Barry Purves shows how to make the most of the movement; characters and stories that typify stop-motion.With dozens of beautiful new examples from around the world; this new edition includes a project in each chapter; with pointers on finding a story and characters; developing a script and storyboard; constructing puppets and dealing with the practicalities of film-making. These projects combine to lead you through the creation of your first one-minute stop-motion animation.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Essential reading for fans of the film and its director.By ANDEI was glad to find that someone had taken the time to research and write this book. Frenzy is an interesting and important film in the Hitchcock canon. It is organized in the standard "making of" format. It begins with the writing of the film and proceeds through the films release and marketing campaign. Some of these sections are incredibly in-depth and this fact alone makes this book an amazing resource. As a matter of fact; the information in the book deserves 5 stars. I feel like there is an incredible lack of personality in the writing of this book. One hopes for more quotations from people involved in the shooting of the film. At times the book reads like a list of details. The details are extremely interesting. The scholarly and dry style of writing enticed me to reduce my enjoyment. I am not normally opposed to a scholarly approach. Tony Lee Morals approach of "Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie" was scholarly; but it also managed to have personality and this made for a more interesting read. It remains an invaluable text for fans of the director and his films.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Well researched but lacking passionBy James A. DavidsonRaymond Foery has written an extensively researched but somewhat passion-less study of "Frenzy"; Alfred Hitchcocks 1972 hit. Foery spent much time going through the production files on the film; and that work is evident. But there are several sloppy factual mistakes in this book; which should be a total no-no for a work of this type. Foery also does a poor job of explaining why "Frenzy" was such a compelling film. All in all; a book with much worthwhile information; but somewhat of a dissapointment to me.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very ScholarlyBy Kindle CustomerThis book seems like someones Doctoral Dissertation; complete with footnotes; but in this case this is a good thing! It is very well written; and by luck; I found a single showing of the movie (with NO commercials) recently; which I immediately added to my DVR.I am planning to spend the next rainy day watching the movie with my Kindle in hand; pondering the authors the authors conclusions and looking for his various observations as I watch the movie!
