3. Stop Motion

1. Explain your understanding of the different points of view and
potential benefits of each.
First person viewing puts the viewer in the actual place of the character. The viewer sees what the character sees, but never sees the character (unless looking in a reflection, of course). If done well, this could give the viewer more of a personal reaction to the plot of the story. Surprise, fear, and happiness could be felt first-hand.

Second person allows the viewer to see the character but still feel closely related to him/her and take on ownership of the character's feelings. This viewpoint allows reactions recorded on the character's face to be seen by the viewer, if desired by the animator.

Third person is a removal (of varying degrees) of the viewer from the character. The viewer is able to see the character and what surrounds the character but does not have the intimate connection or reactions. Third person p.o.v. could allow the viewer more knowledge of the character and surroundings than of which the character, itself, is aware.

2. Discuss the relationship of foreshortening, foreshadowing and
perspective.
Perspective is the story as one viewer or one character sees it/understands it. Foreshortening and foreshadowing are both methods for giving perspective. Foreshortening is a visual tool used to allow the viewer to see more than normally possible in order to understand the whole. Foreshadowing is an intellectual tool used to give the viewer a hint of what is to come, but it does not reveal the whole story. It whets the appetite, so to speak.

3. Give a little geneological overview of the great, mostly American,
stop-motion animators with some films they've done.
The brothers Quay--"Nocturna Artificialia"; "The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer"
Tim Burton--"Nightmare Before Christmas"; "The Corpse Bride"
Henry Sellick (is he British?)--"James and the Giant Peach"
Will Vinton--"Closed Mondays"; "Dance! Workout with Barbie"
Willis O´Brien--"King Kong"
Ray Harryhausen --"Jason and the Argonauts"; "Sinbad´s Seventh Voyage"; "The Clash of Titans"
George Lucas--"Star Wars, episode 4"