pixilation

Pixilation is the only form of stop motion animation that has people posing frame to frame instead of an object.  Pixelation involves using live talent and shooting them frame by frame, just as with other forms of stop motion. “El Hotel Eléctrico” (1905) by Segundo de Chomon is an example which also features object animation. 

The type of media Pixilation is currently used for is in music videos, advertisements and feature films.  A strange and creepy feature film was made in 1993 ‘Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb’ by the bolexbrothers using the exact technique you can see in part 1 of the ‘ below.

The target audience for this type of animated film using pixilation is adults as the content would be too creepy for a young audience.  The influence behind this animation was the Christmas season but was rejected by the BBC for being too dark for the festive season. 

I think it is effective because it shows a good comparison and contrast between stop motion where live actors and puppets share the same frame.  It works because they seem to blend in with each other to make this type of animation effective.