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My final short film for the Stop Motion Animation course I took at the Ringling College of Art & Design's 2012 precollege program. It took over 700 pictures shot from start to finish, and was my first official foray into stop motion animation. Enjoy!

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Watch more How to Do Stop Motion Animation videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/514863-How-to-Animate-Water-Stop-Motion How to animate water is a great question, and there are so many different ways to animate water in stop motion animation. One way that I like to do it is with clear hair gel. Now this can get a little bit messy, of course.

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We took photos every day through the 9 months of our pregnancy, this is the result (plus a little song I wrote called "Something New"). Big thanks to Mr. David Spearing for helping put all this together.

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If you were wondering how they create movies such as Wallace and Gromit or those funky LEGO shorts online, your search is over. Although creating stop motion animation is not difficult, it is time-consuming and repetitive. As long as you're patient, this makes a fantastic hobby that may even grow into a career. It is a fun way of learning for everyone.

1. Install stop motion software. You can install this on just about any device, although laptops and mobile devices are the easiest to transport around your film set. Many stop motion programs have a free trial period, so you can try them out before you buy. Read the terms first, as the trial may restrict your options, or cover your images with a watermark. Here are a few suggestion.

For Mac: iStopMotion, Boinx, Dragon Frame

For Windows: I Can Animate 2 (recommended for children), iKITMovie, or Stop Motion Pro. Windows Movie Maker is an option with fewer features, but it may already be on your computer.

For iPhone or iPad: Frameographer, Stopmotion Cafe

For Android devices: Clayframes, Stopmotion Studio

2. Find objects and figures to use in your movie. Some good choices include clay, wire, LEGO or similar building block figures. Be imaginative; you can use almost any object to make your movie.

Start with a small project, such as an orange peeling itself. One second of film can take 18-24 photos, so you'll get plenty of practice from this.

You can draw on a whiteboard or stack of paper instead, changing the drawing slightly with every frame. If you do this, set up a stable stand to hold the drawings, so there's no accidental movement.

3. Set up your camera. Take your camera and device to the location you'll be shooting. Connect your webcam or camera to your device. Open your software and confirm that it "sees" the webcam image. Once you've worked out any kinks, set the camera on a tripod, or tape it down firmly to prevent motion. If the camera shakes as you take photos, the movie will appear chaotic and lack continuity.

4. Finish your film. You can now render the project as a video file and show it to your friends. If you like, you can open the video in video editing software and add music, sound effects, and special effects.

1. Keep your camera steady. You can use any camera, phone, or tablet that takes digital photographs. Place it on a tripod or stand, or tape it down. It must be completely still, or the movie will look jumbled and strange.

2. Import the pictures to your video editor. Open your video editing software and import the folder containing the pictures you took. This option is usually under File in the top menu, or where described below:

iMovie: Make sure you're in Timeline view. To import the images, click the button and choose your photo album.

Virtual Dub: → → Image Sequence . Select the first image in your album, and Virtual Dub will automatically import all other pictures that follow in numerical order (e.g DCM1000, DCM1001, DCM1002).

Windows Movie Maker: Do not import until after you've set picture duration, as described below.

3. Change the picture duration. This determines how long each image will appear on screen. This works a little differently in each program:

iMovie: When you select your photos, you'll be prompted to enter a time value. Try 0:03 (3/100s of a second) for a smooth, fast video, or 0:10 for a jerky but more relaxed pace.

Virtual Dub: → . 25 FPS (frames per second) is very smooth and fast, while 5-10 frames per second moves at a slower, jerky pace.

Windows Movie Maker: → → → Picture Options . Enter a picture duration (try 0.03 or 0.10). You can now load your images to the storyboard.

4. Save your movie. To watch your movie, just open the video file.Enjoy your first stop motion project!

Virtual Dub: → . Your images are now a movie sequence ready for editing in another program, such as Windows Movie maker, Sony Vegas, or Adobe Premiere.

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Things You'll Need

Digital camera

Monopod, tripod, or other way to make the camera stable

Stop motion software or video editing software

Figures and set materials

A lamp or two to ensure good lighting

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Quick summary ↬ Stop motion animation is one of the hottest areas of film-making today. Stop motion is an animation art through which one can spring life in inanimate things and do the unnatural.

It works by shooting a single frame of an object, then moving the object slightly, and then shooting another frame.

When the film runs continuously in a film projector, or other video playback system, the illusion of fluid motion is created and the objects appear to move by themselves. This is similar to the animation of cartoons, but using real objects instead of drawings.

Well, how can you make use of stop motion in web design? Some design agencies integrate stop motion in their showreels, some may use it to present a product or a service. The main advantage of the technique is that it really looks different, unusual and therefore memorable. In technical terms, stop motion consists of many forms according to techniques used to create, animate and film it - pixilation, cutout animation, time-lapse, clay animation and many more. Stop motion animation is time-consuming, repetitive process which requires patience.

Below we present over 50 amazing examples of stop motion videos, a tribute to hard work of animators, artists and creative folks.

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50 Incredible Stop Motion Ideas And Videos - Smashing Magazine

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I now have twitter and tumblr! http://jamesrafter.tumblr.com/ http://twitter.com/James_Rafter Stop motion project using only a whiteboard for my A level coursework.

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T-SHIRT WAR!! (stop-motion) - Rhett & Link

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Now Watch T-SHIRT WAR 2 (a made-for-TV commercial for McD's and Coke): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLoA6BpUWqQ GET this SONG on our 27-song CD (it has vocals): http://rhettandlink.com/music or on iTunes: http://bit.ly/uttp-itunes or on Amazon: http://bit.ly/uttp-amazon Thanks to Rush T-shirts for printing all of the shirts. They came out amazing!

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Fresh Guacamole by PES | Oscar Nominated Short

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