Stop trick pixilation is a technique used for making objects appear and disappear as well as transform, in a seemingly impossible manner. It works with frame manipulation and continuity, generally by splicing two different shots together via editing. The reason this effect is hard to notice is because of a phenomenon called persistence of vision which traditionally refers to the optical illusion that occurs when visual perception of an object does not cease even after the rays of light from the object have stopped entering the eye.

 

 

We were tasked to try and recreate this in groups. With the cameras, we were permitted to go wherever we liked in the building and take pictures and/or videos to put together later in after effects. We were given the standard frame rate, which is 24 frames per second, or 250 frames for 10 seconds and asked to be creative and have fun! We took many pictures and a few videos in my group and I’ve created a stop motion clip for one of each.

 

The Video One

 

 

 

The Picture One

 

 

This was really fun to try and I think the clips turned out very well, especially considering that it was our first time trying something like that out. One of the main things we struggled with, was keeping the camera and the subjects in the same position as they were previously. This is difficult anyway but especially considering that our camera kept running out of battery and interrupting our sequences. But, overall, it was an interesting experience and the results were fun to create!