Still motion
Still motion is a method of displaying many images one after another as frames, using the technique of "frame-by-frame", similar to the concept of stop motion. The difference between this and stop motion, however, is that still motion is not a method of animation and therefore, each frame does not have to be related in any way. It is a style of editing which is usually used to create an intense effect.
Overview
Still motion started as a method to intensify a scene. Mostly used in
The attributes of a still motion movie are less confined than that of a stop motion movie. A still motion movie can contain images of anything and need not have any composition relation with its predecessor frame. All frames should have the same dimensions, however, each image may have its own dimensions within a frame.
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History
The technique has been used in many forms of media. The most common form of still motion now exists as
Examples
- In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the infinite improbability drive of the Heart of Gold is represented by a still motion sequence of seemingly unrelated items accompanied by 'popping' sounds, finishing with the Heart of Gold.
- In brainwashedby a screen showing a still motion movie show various images and texts.
- In Chuck, Season 1, Episode 1, "Pilot", Charles Bartowski, sees a still motion movie containing U.S. intelligence files to become the intersect.
- In Heroes, Season 2, Episode 8, "Four Months Ago...", Peter Petrelli, sees a still motion movie when he retrieves his memory.
- In Vanilla Sky, David Aames sees a still motion movie of his life before he hits the ground
- The music video for the Death Grips song "I've Seen Footage" is a still motion sequence of various images.