The diploma thesis presents the process of making stop motion animation - from the development of the idea to the final product.
The theoretical part presents the history and evolution of stop motion animation. The most prominent techniques of making stop motion animation with their main features are divided and described. The most influential animators of this audio-visual medium are also presented along with their innovations in the field. As the animation in this thesis is of mixed media, examples of the technique are presented as well. At the end of the theoretical part we briefly touch on the presentation of food in visual media.
In the experimental part, the development of the idea is presented and discussed - a recipe for a carrot cake. This involves making a storyboard, which adds a visual basis for later presenting the recipe in an animated form. We dive into the recipe and see which parts it consists of. The progress of the idea from plasticine animation to mixed media animation is described, including all the problems and challenges that arose during the production itself. Mixed media aniamtion was the technique that later prevailed.
After the production work of animation on scene, the thesis is devoted to describing the extensive post-production work. This included correcting photos, exporting files to a working format, digitally drawn animation of elements such as ingredients, and editing images and sound. The paper is concluded with a discussion of corrections and improvements that could be included in this project, and possible further development of the idea.
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