Question

while researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• stop motion animation (sma) is a filmmaking technique that involves manipulating characters (puppets, clay figures, etc.) by hand in minute increments.
• each change in position is meticulously captured in a series of images that, when played back, give the illusion of motion.
• producer travis knight: \its a process that dates back to the dawn of cinema, with a charm and a warmth and a beauty that other forms of animation...do not have. and because you effectively get one opportunity to get it right, every shot is a high - wire act.\
• knight: sma is

aw and its imperfect. its also undeniably human.\
the student wants to emphasize the aesthetic qualities of sma by quoting knight. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
a \the handmade, \imperfect\ look of stop motion animation, says knight, lends this \undeniably human\ technique a \charm and a warmth and a beauty.\
b as knight says, \you effectively get one opportunity to get it right\ when meticulously capturing the series of images that, when played back, give it the illusion of motion.
c with its puppets and clay figures, stop motion animation, knight says, \dates back to the dawn of cinema.\
d stop motion animation is imperfect, making every shot \a high - wire act,\ knight says.

Explanation:

The question asks for a quote that emphasizes the aesthetic qualities of SMA. Option A mentions "charm and a warmth and a beauty" which are aesthetic - related. Option B focuses on the process of capturing images, Option C on the origin, and Option D on the difficulty of each shot.

Answer:

A. "The handmade, 'imperfect' look of stop motion animation, says Knight, lends this 'undeniably human' technique a 'charm and a warmth and a beauty.'"