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ANIMATION IMAGE IMAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cinematography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pixillation
1, record 1, English, pixillation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pixilation 1, record 1, English, pixilation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of film animation technique employing rapid cutting between still shots to give an appearance of movement. Moving shots may also be accelerated and made jerky by eliminating every second, third or fourth frame by skip printing on an optical printer, but in true pixillation the still shots are held just long enough to be appreciated as static. 2, record 1, English, - pixillation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pixilation. ... This technique produces the illusion that a photographed human character has been released from the laws of gravity. 2, record 1, English, - pixillation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
MacLaren ... also exploited pixilation-animation of human subjects. 2, record 1, English, - pixillation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pix: Slang term for picture. 3, record 1, English, - pixillation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cinématographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- animation image par image
1, record 1, French, animation%20image%20par%20image
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pixillation 2, record 1, French, pixillation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
MacLaren essaie toutes les techniques : pastel animé [...], dessin direct sur pellicule [...], animation image par image de personnages humains (Les Voisins, 1952), d'objets (Histoire d'une chaise, 1957), [...] 1, record 1, French, - animation%20image%20par%20image
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La pixillation utilise l'image par image avec des interprètes réels et permet ainsi d'obtenir des effets bizarres (un homme qui avance ou recule sans que bouge ses jambes, par exemple). (Techniques du cinéma, 1989, page 113). 3, record 1, French, - animation%20image%20par%20image
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
image par image : [...] la succession des images impressionnées crée le mouvement là où il n'existait pas. Attention : le temps de pose image par image est toujours, du fait de l'inertie, inférieure à celui de la prise de vue en continu. 4, record 1, French, - animation%20image%20par%20image
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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