Character& Narrative-Study Task 2- Research 3- Stop Motion Sustainability

Research 3-
Stop Motion Sustainability

 For the characters i'm building, sustainability would be difficult. As they have a wire framework without removable limbs as replacements, the risk is it could snap if bent or moved too much. This is a definite limitation of the armatures I will be using but that isn't the case for the industry. As they use removable limbs, metal frames and silicone flesh instead of plasticine. This means they can last for a considerable amount of time compared to the wire frames. I went to a lecture meet up in manchester for this project called Meet the Masters. This was where some of the most well known animators attended to talk about their journey into stop motion and what its like.

Chris Tichborne and Merlin Crossingham were both very useful for me to see as they have both worked for Aardman, therefore been submerged into the industry, and even worked on Tim Burtons movies. This let me see how they went about keeping their characters safe and even repurpose them.

As the characters can be reused in terms of the armatures, they cannot be altered most of the time for the characters. This is like; Bob the builder cant take his shoes off as there is nothing underneath. This limits what the characters can do if in a series. This is why children's television tends to repeat in plot.