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, […]
Hidden treasure: stop motion short film “Birdhouse” (1996) Looking inside the hidden treasures box from the past, we found a fascinating stop motion short film: “Birdhouse” (1996) by Richard C. Zimmerman. This seven minute stop motion film tells the story of Pablo, on the day a mysterious package shows up at his door. It was written, animated and directed by […]
The Little Prince animated movie trailer released The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is a book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) first published in 1943. This novella is the most translated in the French language, not only that, this fantastic story is one of the best-selling books of all time with around 140 million copies sold worldwide. […]
Online stop motion store now open! We finally made it! Our stop motion online store is now open! Woohoo! It’s been a long journey from all the different ideas, concepts and prototypes since we started this venture back in the summer of 2013. We’ve tried to see which ones would work best in stop motion […]