Timeline of stop motion animation (Part3/4)

Another major development in stop motion animation was the introduction of 'go motion'. Go motion is similar to normal stop motion, however in normal stop motion the images are taken of the objects when they are still, but in the variation, go motion, the objects are moved whilst the camera shutter is still open. This gives it a blur effect to make the movments look smoother and not so choppy. This technique is often made easier with the use of a computer. Although, there are other techniques used to make the scenes look smoother. Vaseline can be used to make the objects appear to have a blur around them, this is done by smearing vaseline over the lens of the camera, then reapplying after each shot. This technique was most famously used in the terminator on the endoskelton.
Another technique was mocing the table while the film in the camera is being exopsed. Again this creates a slight blur to make it realistic. This technique was used in a few Wallace and Gromit films such Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave and Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. In both films the cameras are moved during a 1-2 second expousure.
'Bumping the puppet' is another technique used in go motion to give a realistic blur. This technique is risky as you have to be careful not to knock the rest of the set or any other object thats does not need to be,  but this technique is effective if done propperly. To prodcue the slight blur, the puppets in the scene are 'knocked' or 'flicked' before the frame is taken.
Here is a short clip from the terminator showing the endsoskelton.