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This article is about the animation technique. For the graphics effect induced by enlarging a bitmap, see pixelation. In Computer graphics, pixellation (or pixelation in American English is an effect caused by displaying a bitmap or a section of a Bitmap at such a large For the image-editing technique of displaying part of an image at low resolution, see pixelization. Pixelization is a video- and image-editing technique where an image or part of it is blurred by displaying part or all of it at a markedly lower resolution

Pixilation (from pixilated) is a stop motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames A film frame, or just frame, is one of the many single photographic images in a motion picture. The actor becomes a kind of living stop motion puppet. A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a Puppeteer. This technique is often used as a way to blend live actors with animated ones in a film, such as in The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb by the Bolex Brothers, which used the technique to compelling and eerie effect. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1993 Stop-motion animated Film made by Bolexbrothers, and funded by the bolexbrothers (alternatively Bolex Brothers) is an independent British Animation studio based in Bristol.

The first work known to use the pixilation technique was Emile Courtet's 1911 film Jobard ne peut pas voir les femmes travailler (Jobard cannot see the women working). Émile Cohl ( January 4, 1857 – January 20, 1938) born Émile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet, was a French Caricaturist

Short Films

Music videos

"Road to Nowhere" by Talking Heads
"The Hardest Button to Button" by The White Stripes
"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel
"Point of No Return" by Nu Shooz
"Heard 'Em Say" by Kanye West
"Hello Again" by The Cars
"Shopping Trolley" by Beth Orton
"The Box" by Orbital
"The End of the World" by The Cure
"Paralyzed" by The Used
"Vermillion" by Slipknot
"Time Won't Let Me Go" by The Bravery

Michel Gondry uses pixilation in many of his videos. " Road to Nowhere " is a song by Talking Heads, from the 1985 album ''Little Creatures''. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 " The Hardest Button to Button " is a single by The White Stripes. The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. " Sledgehammer " is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. "Point of No Return" is the title of the second single taken from the Nu Shooz album ''Poolside''. Nu Shooz is a 1980s Electronic dance music group fronted by Husband -and- Wife duo John Smith and Valerie Day, based in " Heard 'Em Say" is a song written and produced by American hip hop musician Kanye West for his second album Late Registration Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. "Hello Again" is a song performed by the rock band The Cars, released in 1984 as the fourth single from the album Heartbeat City. The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s " Shopping Trolley " was a 2006 single by English songwriter Beth Orton. Elizabeth Caroline Orton, commonly known as Beth Orton, (born December 14, 1970) is a BRIT Award –winning English Singer-songwriter " The Box " is a single by the British Electronica duo Orbital. Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004 " The End of the World " is a song by British Alternative rock band The Cure. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Paralysed redirects here For other uses see xx Paralysed (disambiguation Paralysis is the complete loss of Muscle function The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock " Vermilion " is the second single released by metal band Slipknot from their third album Vol Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid " Time Won't Let Me Go " is a song by New York -based Rock band The Bravery and is featured on their second Album The Sun The Bravery is an American rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway Anthony Burulcich Michael Zakarin Michel Gondry, born May 8 1963 is a French Academy Award -winning Screenwriter, Film, commercial and Music video director

The pixilation technique was also used for the opening of Claymation, Will Vinton's 1978, 17-minute documentary about his animation studio's production techniques, the first time the famous trademarked Claymation term was used, now a term synonymous with all clay animation. Clay animation is one of many forms of Stop motion animation Each animated piece either character or background is "deformable"&mdashmade of a malleable substance Will Vinton (born 1948 is an American director and producer of animated films

The Czech animator Jan Švankmajer also uses pixilation in most of his work; most notably Food. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist Jídlo (- Czech, meaning the food in English) is a 1992 animated short Film that uses Claymation and live action directed Jan Kounen's Gisele Kerozene (1989), a short film that shows witches riding around a city on broomsticks, is another influential example of this technique. Jan Kounen (born May 2 1964 Utrecht Netherlands) is a Dutch-born French Film director and producer. A recent example of the technique is the Stephen Malkmus' video clip "Baby C'mon" [1]. Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966, Santa Monica California) is an Indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement

Pixilation is also used in Andrew Huang's short video, Fluxis. Andrew "bunnie" Huang is an American hacker, who has a Ph

An effect similar to Pixilation can be achieved by dropping occasional frames from a conventionally-recorded film. While obviously easier than the stop-frame technique, this doesn't achieve the same quality.

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