iKITMovie Blog » Stop Motion Fun http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog Stop Motion - One frame at a time! Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:02:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cartoon Animation Software http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/cartoon-animation-software/ http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/cartoon-animation-software/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:58:31 +0000 Diarmuid http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/?p=207 Cartoon Animation software is a generic term which can be used to include stop motion software. We think of cartoons as “Tom and Jerry” in the broadcast media or as comic strips in the printed media. But the term “Cartoon” can extend to all visual media that depicts caricatures of life. Cartoons have their roots in printed media going back over 150 years. A magazine called Punch appeared in England in 1841 and is reputed to have given us the beginnings of cartoons in modern life. It was a humorous satire on society and politics at the time. It ran until 2002. It had an international reputation for a witty and irreverent take on the world.

Even in early cinema stop motion and cel animation were used to create cartoons. They proved very popular with audiences. The original black and white drawings of Mickey Mouse are treated as works of art by historians of cinematography. A cel from the 1928 “Mickey Mouse – Steamboat Willie” with sound! is shown below. The Disney empire grew from these humble beginnings.

Mickey Mouse - Early Cel Animation

Mickey Mouse - Early Cel Animation

Stop motion ran in parallel to the printed media from the early 19th century. With the advent of home personal computers, everyone could now use animation software to create cartoon strips or cartoon animations in any form. Cartoon animation software can be used to create cel animations or stop motion animation with sound, music and voice overs all from the humble PC or Mac at home. Video sharing sites are full of excellent examples of homemade animations with cartoon animation software. All ages can get involved with the very easy to use cartoon software from WapitaMedia to advanced 3D animation software from Daz studio to our own stop motion “cartoon animation software” called iKITMovie.

]]> http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/cartoon-animation-software/feed/ 0 A Rare Sunny Day Stop Motion http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/a-rare-sunny-day-stop-motion/ http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/a-rare-sunny-day-stop-motion/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:54:21 +0000 Diarmuid http://www.ikitmovie.com/blog/?p=140 We’ve had a very damp and cloudy summer in Ireland this year. But we’re having a rare sunny spell this week, so my son had some fun with a neighbours car. We used his car by way of explanation. He had never heard of stop motion before. So we told him that my son could push his car using stop motion. He laughed but agreed to play along. He wasn’t sure what the hell we were doing as we asked him to repeatedly move and re-park his car. I think he thought we were lining it up for a good shot. When we replayed the stop motion, he laughed heartily. He now knows what stop motion is and finally understands what iKITMovie can do.  Take a look at the result below. But remember to ask permission if you want to try something like this yourself if you are not driving yet that is..!

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