Stop MotioNimation Pt.2

With stop motion creeping up before the world, it was only time that it would make its "debut" before the world. The Stop Motion boom occurred around the 1950s, becoming a part of commercialism and engraining itself into pop culture. A major character introduced during this time is named Gumby. Gumby is an humanlike green clay character, that starred in over 233 episodes, becoming a pop culture icon. (The plot of Gumby Adventures is pretty ridiculous, but hey, that's what the people were in to.)

One of the most popular stop motion animators who pushed stop motion into mainstream cinemas was Ray Harryhausen. He created a stop motion film process known as "Dynamation", a process that combines animation, normal human actions, and special effects.

Stop motion continued to be in the public eye through films such as the all-time Christmas classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Clash of Titans (1981), and the most famous one of all, The Nightmare before Christmas (1993). Throughout time, we as the audience see that with each film, the basic idea of stop motion stays the same, but with the Digital Age occurring during the 1980s and the evolution of technology, the tools used to create a stop motion film have changed drastically. Amateurs can create stop motion films on a computer with little to no cost, and with the advancement of social media, professionals and amateurs alike can share their creations. The next couple of videos have become viral hits upon their release. The first video depicts an animator fighting his creation and the second on is a music video with the background filled with colorful jellybeans.

Making vines are also some ways that people engage in stop motion animation. Our attention span has been limited to a span of 7 seconds, so vines are a useful tool for lazy people to be involved in making stop motion, without the effort....(because you can only do so much in 7 seconds -_- ).  With the comparison from past to present, it is easy to tell that Stop Motion has come a long way. With creative minds, comes endless possibilities, and Stop Motion animation is a field of opportunities just waiting to be discovered.