Color Sampling and Stop-Motion

The color sampling for camcorders and video cameras refers to the 4:2:2 or 4:1:1. You can find out more about color space at DVX User. This site explains it all. 

 I have some really cool books on Stop Motion Animation and Animation in general. I thought you might be interested in them. They are:

• The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
• The Animation Book
• Stop Motion Craft Skills for Model Animation

Here is also a link for stop motion techniques. StopMotionAnimation.com.

There is also a book about Flash that has helped me with animation.

• How To Cheat In Flash
  

This book talks about using Flash as an animation tool. And it is really cool. 

Storyboards and Script Writing

A really good storyboard is an art form. But stick figures will also work- just so long as it gets your ideas across. There are many good books out there. 

One website that really shows this in an entertaining form would be Angry Alien Productions. They break down the movies to their basic story and then they play it in 30 seconds.

Celtx has a script writing software that is free. This is compatible for both Mac and PC. And they also have a video walk-through tour on their website.