The Artistic Charm Of Character Modeling In Stop-motion Animation

Stop-motion Animation,as an independent art category,is one of the special animation forms.From the stop-motion animation "Afanti," which we are familiar with as a child,to the "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas",which are known to the world audience,every stop-motion animation can be remembered.In the competition for the 88 th Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2016,"Kubo" became the most competitive animation and won the 70 th British Film Academy Award when it was just released.Best cartoons.And it was Lycra Studio that produced this stop motion animation.Speaking of LAIKA Studios,everyone may not be familiar with it,but when it comes to an excellent stop-motion animation,it is necessary to mention the stop-motion animation of "Coraline & the Secret Door"."Coraline & the Secret Door" is the first stop-motion animation produced by LAIKA Studios.Afterwards,it has released the three stop motion animations of "ParaNorman","The Boxtrolls" and "Kubo."The stop motion animation collects motions by using a pendulum object and an object-by-frame photographing method,and then uses a specific post-software clip composition to continuously play the created animation.Due to the unique expression mode of the stop motion animation,the animated characters account for most of the weight of the stop motion animation.Character modeling is particularly important for the stop motion animation,which occupies a crucial position.The stop motion animation can stand out in the background of today's digital media era,and the artistic charm of character modeling plays a vital role.This research attempts to explore the artistic charm of lycra freeze-moving animations.Beginning with the comparative study of freeze-frame animation research background and domestic and foreign research situations,the author briefly introduces the basic concepts of freeze-frame animation and the development of freeze-frameanimation and lycra animation in the United States.Animated film "Coraline & the Secret Door","ParaNorman","The Boxtrolls" and "Kubo and the Two Strings" produced by the studio's four feature films,focusing on the character modeling and character dress modeling in lycra freeze-frame animation in different periods In-depth study of two aspects,analyze the charm of characters in lycra freeze animation,explain the importance of the role in the entire freeze animation,and summarize the development of freeze animation in the end of the article.