The article Frame by Frame: Stop Motion provided a great overview of the history of stop motion, as well as
the evolution of processes within the single-frame format. What brought all techniques together was the “magic”
involved in compressing or expanding time, and the necessity of innovation/invention and experimentation. To
knit it together with the other reading from Invent to Learn, invention and innovation are necessary for understanding,
or at least according to the constructivist theory of learning, which was established in part through the work of
Jean Piaget.
I think that understanding through doing lends itself to art making. I’m experiencing this class through a constructivist
lens; there is so much experimentation that is happening in my work, as I am exploring much of this material and
technique for the first time. I’m learning through the process of doing. My future students will similarly have a similar
experience, if they don’t have a robust background in art, so this allows me to approach them with a deeper level of
empathy, as well as speak from personal experience as I guide them through their own processes.
Stop motion, I think, is a particularly captivating medium for me because I’m able to use the materials I love and
have a history with (drawing/painting) but translate it to a new context, and give them life. In other words, I’m
able to add the dimensions of time and sound to an otherwise static medium. That’s magic.
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