I’m always amused by stop-motion. Always. I’m amused at the sheer idea of it. What the audience perceives to be a continuous action in real life, in actuality is a slowed down, laborious process, where each frame is carefully designed and orchestrated.

Think about the calculation of timing and everything the next time you watch a stop-motion film:

  • Typically 24 frames per second
  • The image changes about every 2 frames.
  • 12 pictures per second, 60 sec/minute
  • That adds up to about 720 pictures/minute

So the next time you watch a stop-motion movie, just recognize that someone orchestrated hundreds and hundreds of singular, solitary frames just so that you can enjoy one minute of their film.

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