Dragonframe was initially developed by brothers Jamie56 and Dyami Caliri while they were creating a commercial for United Airlines7 called "The Dragon".8 It was later developed into a commercial product, marketed by DZED Systems.
In 2014 Dragonframe won an Ub Iwerks award at the annual Annie Awards.9
To create basic stop motion animations, the software controls a digital camera.10 Additional hardware add-ons can be connected for controlling lighting and camera movement. The software allows the user to manipulate the camera and the scene, and then to combine the frames into a sequence of animated frames.111213 Animators can view several individual frames overlaid for comparison,14 and they can preview sequences of frames overlaid on a moving background.15
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Ko Maruyama. "United Airlines' 'Dragon':Jamie Caliri's artistry flies to top spot". After Effects. http://aftereffects.digitalmedianet.com/article/United-Airlines-Dragon-37651 ↩
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"Oscar-nominated stop-motion director premieres new film shot with Nikon D810 DSLR". Digital Trends, By Les Shu — December 10, 2014 http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/oscar-nominated-stop-motion-director-premieres-new-film-shot-nikon-d810-dslr/ ↩
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Sarah Herman (18 November 2014). Brick Flicks: A Comprehensive Guide to Making Your Own Stop-Motion LEGO Movies. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 88–. ISBN 978-1-62914-888-5. 978-1-62914-888-5 ↩
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