An investigation on how to simulate emotion through an inanimate object : stop motion animation in non-vocal narrative

Abstract

Stop motion animation is an extremely creative animation art form that implements different mediums and techniques into one final artwork. The aim of this study is to explore and investigate how to simulate emotion through inanimate objects using stop motion animation with a non-vocal narrative as the medium. This is achieved through different types of studies. The literature review and theoretical writings mainly focus on the various methods of simulation, and on how and why the human mind perceives the way it does in relation to stop motion. Through this study, well renowned professional stop motion animated movies and their behind-the-scenes footage were referred to, so as to strengthen the art practice component. Furthermore, research was gathered through interviews and feedback exercises to analyse and improve this study. All the artistic practice involved in producing the stop motion animation was executed by myself through hands-on experimentation.