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Analysis of existing animations (P1, P2, M1, D2)

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P1: Explain the different techniques for animation Learning Outcome 1: Understand the types and uses of animations Stop Motion Stop motion is a technique used by animators. It is the technique of moving figures (usually clay to ensure the joints are movable) or objects little by little and by taking a picture every time it moves. When edited, all the photos come together to make one smooth line of animation. When making these projects, animators use 30-60 frames per second meaning that for every second on screen, 30-60 photos were taken to ensure the project was as smooth as possible. Stop motion is usually used for comedic purposes and is generally taken lightheartedly by its audiences, most likely due to the large use of toys and childlike objects in the animated projects. Examples of comedic ways studios make animated shorts are through projects like the Robot Chicken television series produced by Adult Swim or the Wallace and Gromit  series of films and shorts animated...