Pixelation animation

Pixilation animation

Pixelation animation is a stop motion animation which is made using people. It is made in the same way that the other stop motion techniques are however it is most commonly made using real settings as well as people rather than fake sets and and objects. The People will have to move slightly between each shot which would make the whole production harder to complete as it is harder to keep a person or another living thing completely still. Pixelation animations generally do not contain other living things as it would be too hard to get them to move exactly as you want them too.

This is a pixilation animation that I was involved in making. To make this we used a hue webcam to take pictures of ourselves. We took around 5 pictures each and on each picture we changed our facial expression. This meant when it was played it showed the person in the centre of the screen pull 5 different faces in less than a second and then the person would change and the next person would do the same. The whole video lasts around 6 seconds even though we had to take 5 pictures for each person.

In this video we see a boy being chased by another boy. Throughout the video they come together and battle in different environments that relate to other animations such as "Mario". To add in the animation, the creator will have had to insert the images to each shot. If the animation was made by taking lots of pictures then the animated objects would have to be adding to each picture for as long as the animator wants it in the production.

This is another pixelation animation. In this animation we see a man acting out his daydream. In his daydream he pursues all different kinds of adventures. including running away from a boulder. This animation is done by making the man lie on the grass and make objects move past him. By taking the pictures from a birds eye view it looks like the man is stood up and when an object goes past it looks as though it around him. This video was created in 2012.

This pixelation video shows a couple going on an adventure together. They travel through all different environments including the ocean and riding in a hot air balloon. They have made this animation by making the pair lay down on a laminate floor and have created objects using basic materials. Like the last video, they take pictures of them from a birds eye view and making them move between each picture taken. This video was uploaded in 2011.