Stop motion: Rigs now available at UPuno store In this post we want to announce the launch on our store of a couple of new products: our stop motion rigs. These rigs are a big help when animating your character. With them you can achieve postures otherwise impossible. A rig will aid you to animate […]
Stop motion video: Loon Trailer Here’s the official trailer of “Loon” by MTMaloney. This short film has been shot entirely on location in Hong Kong. Mixing Time-Lapse with Stop Motion animation which in itself is quite amazing. You’ll need headphones to appreciate the low-end sounds as this creation is about image and music together to create a unique experience. We […]
Stop motion video: Snappy Dragon Ball fight Jordan Tseng, a taiwanese animator decided to make this stop motion video where his hand fights with the toys. He came up with this idea when making the review of S.H.F Broly, which is also a stop motion video. In this video, Goku and Broly fight each other […]
Stop motion video: T-Shirt war! – Rhett & Link Looking around on the web we found this fantastic stop motion video. This animation is about two t-shirts interacting with each other in a peculiar way. They used over 200 t-shirts printed by rushtshirts.com for this video and it took 2 days to shoot. “Rhett & Link, best friends […]
Stop Motion Armatures: 12″ & 11″ Armatures on Sale Now We are pleased to announce the lunch of a new standard Stop Motion Armature range now on sale at our Stop Motion Store. These new stop motion armatures are 12″ & 11″ tall and are called Milo L and Lisa L (L for large). These two […]
Stop motion video: Head over heels by Timothy Reckart (2012) This British stop motion animated short film, Head over heels, written and directed by Timothy Reckart was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for the 85th Academy Awards After many years of marriage, husband and wife Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and […]
Stop Motion Video: Ball of dough by Emanuel Strixner (2012) A ball of dough transforms into different creatures before being cooked. This impressive video made in stop motion shows the great skills of Emanuel Strixner, making a ball of dough morph into terrific animals. Each ball of dough has the potential to convert into something you can […]
Stop motion video: La Lupe i en Bruno (2005) Here’s another great find of a stop motion video from 2005. This one has been made by I+G Stop Motion, an independent production company specialised in stop motion animation and puppet animation based in the catalan region of Spain. We think this little short is quite quirky and sweet. […]
Stop Motion armatures: Hinge vs Ball & Socket Joint We’d like to talk about the hinge joint used in stop motion armatures and compare them with the ball and socket joint type for armature knees. Hinged knees Hinged joints are moulded to each other in such a manner as to permit motion only in one plane. Think […]
In love with a Snowman, Stop Motion Video Hello everyone, This week we’ve found a new captivating video executed tastefully with different creative techniques. Written, directed and performed by Maya Saxell & Kim Oxlund, the video is a stop motion winter wonderland inspired by shadow puppetry and it’s made of laser cut construction paper, fabric, flour, […]