Stop motion show??

Question

well i want to make a stop motion shoe kinda like a weekly thing witha new episode

i have legos but i dont really like using them

i have the programs ect ect

please help

Answer 1

Legos are just one way to do stop-motion. Anything that can be moved in front of a camera can be used to do stop motion. Plastecine, old clothes, books, toys, anything. Maybe these examples will get your imagination going.

There's a guy who goes by the name of PES who uses ordinary household objects to do animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFmnGULal...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM5_GVtIr...

You could use paper cutouts to do animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWRwQ4dL...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIvjVc7If...

You can even use fruit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG-0_p_ye...

Sesame street used to do this animated short with characters on glasses:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8j565lLv...

Pretty much anything you can move in front of a camera can be used for stop motion. Even yourself!

http://www.generallyawesome2.com/videos/...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UViocNqzw...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4rj9p_...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAj0NvKt9...

To actually frame-grab and compile the movie, I'd suggest using Monkeyjam if you're on a PC. It's free.

http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.co...

AnimatorDV: Simple+ became freeware.

http://www.animatordv.com/download7

If you're on a Mac, you could try Framethief or FramebyFrame.

http://www.framethief.com/

http://web.mac.com/philipp.brendel/Softw...

For any specific questions, you should check out http://www.stopmotionanimation.com

It's a message board filled with stop motion animators helping eachother out. They even have a handbook section that has basic answers and info on a variety of stop motion topics (armatures, sets, cameras, etc)

http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/handb...

Here are some online resources about the basic principles of animation. These principles can and should be applied to any genre or medium you choose to work in, whether that be drawn, CGI, or stop motion animation.

http://www.idleworm.com/how/index.shtml

http://www.awn.com/tooninstitute/lessonp...

http://www.animationarena.com/principles...

http://www.animationmeat.com/notes/notes...

If you need more help or info, let me know.