Stop motion videos can add great flare to your documentary project. It’s one of the coolest filmmaking techniques in use today.
Stop motion (or stop action) refers to a filmmaking technique where an object is photographed one frame at a time as it is placed in a different spot. When all the photographs are shown together very fast, it appears as though the object is moving on it’s own.
The effect creates a very unique and surreal moving picture. The filmmakers of the hit documentary King Korn brilliantly used this effect using individual kernals of corn.
It's a painstakingly slow process and requires tons of patience. But if you stick with it, you can end up with stunning and fascinating results.