How was Isle of Dogs made? – Behind the scenes of the new Stop-Motion marvel from Wes Anderson One of our favourite film directors has recently released a new stop-motion movie, and here at UPuno we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a closer look at it. On this occasion, Wes Anderson (The Grand […]
Akira 101 Blank head is now on sale! Our Akira 101 range is now available for purchase! Akira 101 Blank head comes with replacement face (single piece or split at eye level), independent movement of eyes and eyelids, ear replacement and hidden magnets to support mouth, eyebrows and hair pieces. You can also purchase extra faces […]
4 Ingenious Action Figure Stop Motion Animators We all love action figures, especially when playing with them and saving the day by punishing the enemy. But have you ever wondered how can a story look like when told from an action figure’s perspective? Or maybe if it was possible to recreate a movie in a […]
Roommate Wanted – Dead or Alive: Stop Motion or CG? The Story We can all relate to the story of having a roommate from hell. Whether it was a situation from back in the day – or a present one – roommates are either too messy or too tidy. The fact that you have to […]
Trailer: Early Man From Aardman Animations The Aardman Animations team has always been unique in terms of their film production. By this point, we know them for the great releases such as Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep or our favourite: Pirates! Band of Misfits (2010). What is certain is that the world will get […]
How to make an action figure for stop motion animation Many people have asked us how to make an action figure for stop motion animation so we thought we would share here the highlights of the process we follow. Of course there are many other ways of creating your very own action figure; but this […]
6 Great Music Videos that Use Stop Motion Animation Stop motion seems to be steadily on the rise according to Google Trends. This unique animation method used by many stop motion artists has been the favourite to many people around the globe, including us. Its use is popular in many industries. One of them is the music […]
5 Stop Motion Picks from Vimeo Nowadays there are many different platforms where you could upload your stop motion videos to share with the world your artistic side but also where anyone can enjoy the fantastic work of the many stop motion animators out there, such as the many stop motion videos on instagram or […]
How to remove thread-locking glue Many of you purchase armature kits or buy stand-alone stop-motion joints to build your very own stop-motion armature that fits your character. Stop motion armature kits out there, including ours, come with a high strength Thread-locking glue such as Loctite 270. This type of glue is used to prevent loosening of the […]
Stop Motion bespoke puppet: The Rabbit With the client’s permission, we wanted to share with you some fabrication details of a stop motion bespoke puppet: The Rabbit. She will come to life under the wonderful hands of the stop motion animator. It all started with an email with a few sketches the client had in mind. […]