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A little how-to on the basics of stop-motion animation by Blunty3000 (Nate Burr), the director of the Circle Circle Dot Dot music video (see details below). The demonstration uses LEGO, also known as Brick Films“.

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In The Danish Poet, Kove asks whether our lives are just coincidence – or do little things really matter? The National Film Board of Canada received its 12th Academy Award, a world record, on the 25th February, 2007 with the award of Best Animated Short Film going to The Danish Poet.
The 15-minute film follows a […]

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It’s still a little rough around the edges but I’ve completed my first edition of the How-To section of the site with the Digital SLR Stop Motion Filming Setup.
There’s details on the products used, including hardware and software complete with details on the custom construction of a mound for the live video feed […]

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So what’s with sex dolls on a stop motion animation site?!? The point of interest is the construction methods used to make these dolls have a lot in common with animation puppets. They share many of the same techniques that are involved in creating high-end stop motion animation puppets - armatures, flexible coating to […]

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It appears that it’s not just Aardman that is active in producing stop motion animation in Queen’s country (United Kingdom). The BBC is also very active in supporting people like Neil Jack with the creation of Show Ponies.
Very, very cute with great animation and writing - enjoy Show Ponies.

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Does anyone want to come over and play on a white board with me? I dare say that we’ll have a hard time keeping up with kristoferstrom who made this little wonder for the band Minilogue.

The magic of being able to draw…

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I have to count my lucky stars for living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and having access to events like the recent local SIGGRAPH presentation of stop-motion animators.
The talk was inspired by the recent release of local authour Ken Priebe’s book, The Art of Stop-Motion Animation. A fantastic publication that enthusiasts like myself are lucky […]

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Foam Latex Puppet Making 101 with Kathi Zung is proof that high production values is not always key to a great product. This DVD is done on the cheap but is by far one of my best stop-motion animation resources on a topic that continues to mystify me. I suspect that this single reference will […]

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I recently picked up a copy of Ken Priebe’s book The Art of Stop-Motion Animation. It’s impressive in it’s size and range complete with a few pictures of myself, Junko and other classmates that we’re in his class at VanArts (Vancouver Institute of Media Arts).
The type is dense (the whole body text is in bold… […]

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I think I’ll do the grout work on the floor times tonight. Ya, that’s a manly thing to do… never mind the fact that most of the work could fit in my lap.

Mouth shapes for dialogue On a personal note, I think the whole process of stop motion animation seem to contain many of the […]

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