Editing Go motion (section)

===Go motion===
The most sophisticated technique was originally developed for the film ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' and used for some shots of the [[tauntaun]]s and was later used on films like ''[[Dragonslayer (1981 film)|Dragonslayer]]'' and is quite different from traditional [[stop motion]]. The model is essentially a [[puppet|rod puppet]]. The rods are attached to motors which are linked to a computer that can record the movements as the model is traditionally animated. When enough movements have been made, the model is reset to its original position, the camera rolls and the model is moved across the table. Because the model is moving during shots, motion blur is created.{{sfn|Smith|1986|pages=91–95}}

A variation of go motion was used in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' to partially animate the children on their bicycles.{{sfn|Smith|1986|page=96}}