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  Stop motion is a form of animation that is photos taken, and pushed together to make props move in a film. This can be done in many ways, but Adobe helps give ideas, tutorials,  and tips on different ways to do this, for different outcomes. There is claymation, pixilation, object motion, and more! Each of these different types are sequences of photography to create a flip book of creativity. Stop motion is one of the most cost effective ways to create a film, because all you need is a camera, mount, and an object to move. Adobe goes through every aspect of stop motion, and what benefits come with each kind. Not only does it give an overview of the techniques, it links more websites to help further your expertise on this artistry. I will use this information and understanding to help me create a puppet animation, which is creating puppets out of fiber and moving them. It also helps you learn about the different frames you can use for however long you want the animation to las...

 Andrea Love is a stop motion artist that is well versed in animation and directing. Her work has a wide range, from advertisements, to small clips to watch on YouTube. Her process is unique and her work reflects an art that is rarely used in movies now. She uses 12 frames per second, and uses physical puppets on sets that she creates herself out of fiber. I find her work very inspiring because it is a niche type of artistry or craft that gives a nostalgic feeling to the viewer. A lot of the time we are seeing drawn animation, and even claymation, but fibers being felted together to create characters isn't used as much as it should be. After seeing a few artists like Andrea Love and Brambly Hedge, who is also a felt animation, it brought a lot of influence in how I wanted to create my animation. It's very useful in how I want to create my animation, because it also shows the process of learning two new crafts, stop motion, and felting. Learning both of these simultaneous will h...