“I love Stop-motion animation because it makes me feel that I am creating at a very physical level; here, I am dealing with live sets and all my senses are at work,” she explains. “Even in bigger film markets, stop-motion animation is not common because of how tedious the process is,” she points out. Her first short film, done entirely in stop-motion animation, which is also going to be Kenya’s first stop-motion animation film, is currently in post-production. Loi explains that stop-motion animation is close to the traditional animation, but rather than drawing the frames, you take a photo of each of the frame. Without aptitude, imagination and ability, going to a film school may not really be what you need to become a good filmmaker.

Source: Daily Nation March 09, 2017 14:49 UTC