The most recent development in stop motion animation is another form of go motion. However this technique is different from the traditional stop motion. The objects are attached to a motor which is linked up to a computer. The motors moved the objects/puppets across the table and the computer measures the movement. The objects are then set back to their original position and the the cameras are set in place. Once the cameras start taking the pictures the motors move the objects through the same path again. As the object is moving whilst the camera is taking pictures it produces a motion blur to make it look realistic. This technique is very efficient, however it is very time consuming and quite complicated.
Here is an example of this technique being used in the film The Empire Strikes Back, with the Tauntauns.
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