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How to Make Stop Motion Animation

Presented by Blake Whitaker

Learn how to make stop motion animation, including tips on setting up video equipment, using Adobe Premiere and Stop Motion Pro software, and more in this series of free video clips.

Series Summary

Stop-motion has been used as a method of film making since the dawn of the celluloid age. 1898’s The Humpty Dumpty Circus used the technique to bring to life a toy circus of performers and animals. Audiences were captivated by these magical moving images, and as stop-motion animation became more popular filmmakers began using clay modeling and puppets to tell their stories. The technique was also very popular in the avant-garde art circles of the 20s and 30s, which produced surrealist film like Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí’s Un chien andalou. Now in the age of CGI and digital animation, stop-motion techniques are still widely used, and films like Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas and the Wallace & Gromit series continue to delight moviegoers with their dazzling effects. In this series of free video clips you’ll learn the basics of stop-motion animation. Expert animation artist Blake Whitaker shows you what supplies you’ll need to get started, offers tips on creating characters and backgrounds, and demonstrates how to properly connect the video equipment and use Stop Motion Pro and Adobe Premiere software to bring your animation to life.

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Basics of Stop Motion Animation

Learn how to make stop-motion animation cartoons using digital equipment and Adobe design computer software in this free video clip.

Post Production: Stop Motion Animation

Learn about the post production process of stop-motion animation cartoons, including connecting digital equipment and Adobe design computer software in this free video clip.

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