Post 8: Editing of Footage Titles and Credit to a Soundtrack

The editing in a stop-motion animation is very different to that of a live action film but has also changed a lot in of itself as stop-motion didn't require any special edits like fades or dissolves it is simply a case of the photos being put together in order but in more modern production the editing is far more similar to a film, an additional edit would be needed is when an airborne model is used or a stabilisation wire or frame that the director does not want in shot the editing team will have to edit it out in post production.





This video showing the making of 'Kubo and the two strings' displays the use of supportive wires and frames to hold characters in positions where otherwise they would fall to the ground, these are mostly used in fight scenes when a character is sent flying or the ship which used a large frame to be able to move as if it were actually in the ocean as well as this the dolly tracks that the camera moves on have to be edited out in post-production, some of the components of the stand are coloured green to make it easier to hide in the editing stage. The difference between the editing in "Kubo" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is that in "Nightmare" there is no use of a green-screen the whole world including backgrounds and characters are made exactly for camera the editing process only included placing the frames in order and no need to edit out any unwanted pieces. The software Laika used to complete "Kubo" "LAIKA turned to a pipeline consisting of Autodesk Maya®, Foundry’s Mari® and Katana®, RenderMan for rendering and Tractor for render farm management."(Foundrycom. 2019)

The differences between the animation software Laika used and the software I will use, is that Maya is much more advanced it is compatible with windows and mac, can create "realistic effects" like explosions as well as being able to "render photo-realistic liquids" and create natural looking hair, this has been used to make "Lost in Space". there is also no maximum resolution so is compatible with DSLR cameras. With Eclipse the user is able to edit frames and input audio it is also compatible with many cameras, the two differ when it comes to how the frames look and what effects can be used. (Chromacolourcouk. 2019), (Autodeskcouk. 2019)

In stop motion the titles and credits alone can be difficult and time consuming to create, an example is the Lego movie although made with CGI the end title and then credits are built using stop-motion. The team designed each of the titles and became more aware of the (Creativeplanetnetworkcom. 2014)