Characters: Supplies Needed to Make Stop Motion Animation

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Blake Whitaker for Expert Village. We are learning about stop motion animation. When doing stop motion animation, you need to consider what character you are going to animate. Today we are going to use action figures. If you use action figures I suggest finding a figure that has as many joints and is flexible because that will leave you with a lot more options. Besides using action figures, you can get ambitious and create your own armature model. If you decide to build your own puppet using armature wire and plastic sing, you could both of these supplies at your local art store. Today we are going to use action figures because I am assuming that most people will have those laying around the house or could find them at a yard sale. "