The Origins And Evolution Of Stop Motion Animation Are Explored In This Cool Video

While stop motion animation has come a long way in recent years, its roots go back to the times of Thomas Edison! I guess it seems obvious given the technical simplicity of making stop motion work, but man is it a challenge to make it look nearly as good as people continue to make it today! Georg Rockall Schmidt shares a brief history of the medium and goes into some depth about how stop-motion animation first started, and how we got to where we are today in the video below.