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This company offers the LunchBox Sync which is a dedicated frame/image capturing device to provide instant feedback for animators. Many uses include syncing for pencil tests or stop motion, also for demo reels, previews, animatics, reference tests, studen
http://www.animationtoolworks.com |
'Bride' Stripped Bare
'Corpse Bride' is a major stop motion film which extensively used digital SLR still cameras to capture each animated image. In the past, stop motion was single frame shot using motion picture film camera. This article describes the general workflow of usi
http://www.editorsguild.com/newsletter/JulAug05/julaug05_bride.html |
Darkstrider: Explorations in the Art of Stop Motion Animation
Information about the European style of puppet animation in the more purer form where characters are stylized, surreal (as puppets), and are not represented as photo realistic. Site also includes ongoing diary of experimentations with stop motion methods.
http://www.darkstrider.net/main.html |
Magpie
A shareware program that helps in the analysis of a recorded voice for lip-sync. Applicable to a variety of animation methods including stop motion. It provides a set of tools for the precise timing of the character's mouth movements and suggests how it s
http://www.thirdwishsoftware.com/magpie.html |
Menagerie Productions
Fantasy and paleo sculpture, one-of-a-kind commissions, character design and maquette creation for special projects. Also experienced in stop motion model fabrication, covering the entire process from design through armature construction, molding, foam ca
http://www.menagerieproductions.com |
Miles and Jules Studio
Independent studio in Australia utilizing stop motion animation techniques. Included are many behind the scenes photos and general overview description of methods used in producing their stop motion projects which is outlined in their online journal.
http://www.wombokforest.com.au |
From Art to Finished Puppet
An Interview with head of the puppet department on Tim Burton's 'Corpse Bride'. Provides general overview descriptions and some photos about the creation of the animation puppets used in this 2005 Academy Award nominated stop motion feature film.
http://www.animationartconservation.com/corpse_bride.html |
John Wright Modelmaking
A special effects shop in England that designs and fabricates miniature models for use in puppet animation, offers ball and socket joint parts for do-it-yourself armature fabrication, and they also engineer custom stop motion animation armatures.
http://www.jwmm.co.uk/frame.htm |
Do it Yourself Foam Latex Puppet Making 101
This video or dvd tutorial is available for purchase which shows the general basics of constructing a stop motion animation puppet using the clay sculpting & molding method, foam rubber latex casting, seaming, and final painting of the puppet.
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/zungstudio/ |
Bricks In Motion
This site is about the specialty area of using the Lego building brick components of this modular build-it-yourself toy system and bringing them to animated life using stop motion animation methods. Includes how-to information and tutorials.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tomfoote3/BIM/index.htm |
Clay Animation Made Easy
Example of clay and stop motion animation used in an elementary school curriculum. Educators using this tactile animation medium to help encourage language, mathematical, logical, spatial, collaborative and creativity skills.
http://education.wichita.edu/claymation |
MovieStuff Transfers
For those shooting stop motion using Super 8 film format, this company offers low cost film-to-digital transfers of your Super 8 animation. Film is transferred to miniDV tape format and ready for downloading to your computer.
http://moviestuff.tv/ |
VideoBlender
This is an animation software for the use in stop motion and clay animation. Offered by Tech4Learning which has extensive online documentation and training manuals about VideoBlender. It can be used on the PC or Mac platform.
http://www.tech4learning.com/videoblender/index.html |
At Last, Foam Puppet Fabrication Explained!
Article from Animation World Magazine. An overview of the general methods used in stop motion puppet fabrication starting from design, then machining jointed armature, sculpting, molding, and foam latex rubber casting.
http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.11/2.11pages/2.11briertonani.html |
MonkeyJam
A freeware digital pencil test animation program for Windows. It also has additional features that can be used for stop motion animation, clay animation, cut-out animation and the creation of traditional puppet films.
http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.com/monkeyjam/index.html |
Nick Hilligoss
Animator from Australia who has done many creative stop motion shorts which have won awards. His photo album site shows you some behind-the-scenes and fabrication methods overview in the creation of animation puppets.
http://www.picturetrail.com/hilligossnic |
La Pate à Modeler Animée
A clay animation site using digital still camera to record the animation and includes basic, finished animations. Includes some tutorials showing how it was done. The site is in French and has English translation.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vallin/animation/clayanimation/ |
Sanyo iDshot Digital Disk Cam
One of the very few consumer digital camcorders that can shoot single frames and can be used for stop motion work. When the iDshot is used for animation, it does not need to be connected to computer.
http://www.sanyo.com/entertainment/digitalcameras/index.cfm?productID=225 |
Burman Industries, Inc.
This company offers materials, supplies, how-to videos and books for prosthetic/animatronic special effects, which use many similar fabrication techniques to create stop motion animation puppets.
http://www.burmanfoam.com |
Michael Davy Film & TV
Distributor-supplier of a more user friendly 3 part foam latex system. M.D. Foam Latex can be used for casting stop motion animation puppets. Listed under 'products' then go to 'latex products'.
http://www.michaeldavy.com/ |
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