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What is stop motion animation

What is stop motion animation - Alpha a7 Tutorial

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What is stop motion animation

- Stop-motion photography is a fun way to create a movie in-camera. Essentially, you're shooting one frame at a time. Think of it a lot like time-lapse photography, but instead of capturing a subject at a set interval, you control when the camera fires. This is often useful if you want to create something like a simple animation. We're going to do that here. What I've got is a chalkboard setup, and I'm going to do a message on that chalkboard. Now I'll record each stroke to the chalkboard and trigger the shot. To make that easier, I've got my remote control. You can order a third party remote control or shoot tethered with the usb one in the camera. This is quite simple though. With the press of button I can fire this without having to constantly walk back to the camera. Now, this is pretty straightforward and the app allows you to record either a series of still images that you assemble later, or you can create a movie right in-camera. Let's explore how to set up the application.

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