Brief history on the art of claymation

1. The Art of Clay Animation

2. What is Animation?
 Animation is the rapid display of a series of
pictures in order to create an illusion of
movement.
 Animation is an optical illusion of motion.
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This animation moves at
10 frames per second.
The bouncing ball animation (to the right) consists of these 6 frames.

3. What is Stop Motion Animation?
 Stop-motion (or frame-by-frame) is an
animation technique where the artist
maneuvers real-world objects and
photographs them one at a time.

4. What is Stop Motion Animation?
 When the photos are combined in a series the
illusion of movement is created. Just like the
bouncing ball animation we saw earlier.
 In claymation films, each frame or picture, is played back at a
frame rate greater than 10–12 frames per second.
This animation moves at
10 frames per second.
The bouncing ball animation (to the right) consists of these 6 frames.

5. What is Claymation?
 Clay figures are used in stop motion
animations because they are easy to
move and position.
 Stop motion animation using clay is
called claymation.

6. History of Claymation
 Clay animation began after the
invention of a clay-like substance called
plasticine in 1897.

7. How to Create your
Characters
 In clay animation each object is
sculpted in clay or Plasticine, usually
around a wire skeleton called an
armature.

8. History of Claymation
 One of the first claymation films was made in
1908.
 This film was A Sculptor's Welsh Rarebit
Nightmare.
 Claymation wasn't a popular technique for
almost 70 years.

9. Gumby
 It wasn't until the
1980's that claymation
became popular.
 One memorable clay
animations was Art
Pokey's Gumby.

10. Will Vinton
 Will Vinton is a big part of clay animation's
history.
 He made a Claymation, a movie explaining the
process of clay animation.
 His most popular creation was the California
Raisins.

11. “Any one can do
claymation and
have wonderful
results.“--Will Vinton
 Well . . . almost. Animators at the studio may reshape a
character up to 1,440 times in only one minute.
 Each second of film consists of 24 different frames of
film.

Three seconds of animation is considered a 'good day.'
http://willvinton.net/

12. Famous Claymation Films
 Wallace and Gromit created by Nick Park

13. Famous Claymation Films
 Chicken Run by Aardman Animations studios

14. Famous Claymation Films
 Corpse Bride,The Nightmare Before Christmas,
and Caroline By Henry Selick

15. Famous Claymation Shows
Bob the Builder created by Keith Chapman

16. The PJ’s

17. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

18. Professional Claymation Movies
Producing a claymation movie is hard
work.
 Normal claymation films run at 12 frames or pictures per
second.
 30-minute movie=about 21,600 stops to change the
figures for the frames.

Full-length 90-minute movie=about 64,800 stops.
 Animators are very careful that the object is not altered by
accidents, by even slight smudges, dirt, hair, or dust.

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