Knowledge: stop-motion
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- arts → people → l → lord, peter
- arts → performing arts → puppetry
- business → arts and entertainment → media production → animation
Links
- Clay Animation How-To Page
http://www.animateclay.com/ - A brief tutorial on how to make clay puppets and animate/film them. Many links to stop motion/puppet animation related web sites.
- Clay Animation & Sculpture
http://members.tripod.com/~dragomir.n/ - Stop motion animation movies and pictures created with clay. [Some pages from this site not viewable with some browsers]
- Stop Motion Pro
http://www.stopmotionpro.com/ - For Windows PCs, a mid-priced frame capturing program for professional level stop motion animation, clay animation, pixillation, and cut out animation techniques.
- The Puppetry Home Page
http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/definitions/index.html - Lists information and resources; covering traditional puppetry, animatronics, and stop motion puppet animation.
- StopMotionAnimation.Com
http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/ - Message Board, informational, resources, library, and how-to instructionals.
- FrameThief
http://www.framethief.com - This is an inexpensive shareware stop motion animation program for the Apple/Macintosh platform, that enables the users, from novices to professionals, to capture and create animation.
- The Art of Stop Motion Animation Website
http://pharosproductions.com/aosma/smhome.html - Overview about stop motion animation and general how-to aspects. Covers films and television shows using stop motion. Also, behind the scene photos of professional animator's work.
- The Clay Animation Home Page
http://clay.s5.com - Site that includes, resources, discussion group, materials & supplies links, and other information for those wanting to learn about stop motion clay animation.
- The Clay Animation Station
http://library.thinkquest.org/22316/home.html - For beginners/students, general information about getting started in clay animation. Includes tips, tricks, and resources.
- Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen
http://lavender.fortunecity.com/judidench/584/ - The life and career of the special effects, stop-motion animator.
- Stop Motion E-mail Forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stopmotion/ - Community for discussing the craft with other hobbyists and professionals.
- John Wright Modelmaking
http://www.jwmm.co.uk/frame.htm - A special effects shop in England that designs and fabricates miniature models for use in puppet animation, offers ball and socket joint parts for do-it-yourself armature fabrication, and they also engineer custom stop motion animation armatures.
- At Last, Foam Puppet Fabrication Explained!
http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.11/2.11pages/2.11briertonani.html - Article from Animation World Magazine. An overview of the general methods used in stop motion puppet fabrication starting from design, then machining jointed armature, sculpting, molding, and foam latex rubber casting.
- Building Ball-Socket Armatures
http://www.montereymotiongraphics.com/armatures/ - Description and photos showing the construction of stop motion animation puppet armature joints using common tools and basic metalworking methods.
- MovieStuff Transfers
http://moviestuff.tv/ - For those shooting stop motion using Super 8 film format, this company offers low cost film-to-digital transfers of your Super 8 animation. Film is transferred to miniDV tape format and ready for downloading to your computer.
- Frames
http://www.tech4learning.com/videoblender/index.html - Animation software for stop motion and clay animation techniques. Designed with emphasis for creativity exploration in educational curriculum. Online documentation and training manuals.
- Do it Yourself Foam Latex Puppet Making 101
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/zungstudio/ - This video or dvd tutorial is available for purchase which shows the general basics of constructing a stop motion animation puppet using the clay sculpting & molding method, foam rubber latex casting, seaming, and final painting of the puppet.
- Stop Motion Film
http://www.stopmotionfilm.de - A resource and informational website from Germany about stop motion animation. Also, there is an English version of this site.
- Stop Motion Works
http://www.stopmotionworks.com - Provides information and how-to technical tips on animated puppetry, with FAQ, gallery of work, and news items from the industry.
- iStopMotion
http://www.istopmotion.com - Easy to use Stop Motion animation software for Mac OS X. Allows you to use your computer and DV camcorder or USB webcams to capture single frames for stop motion or time lapse applications.
- Michael Davy Film & TV
http://www.michaeldavy.com/ - Distributor-supplier of a more user friendly 3 part foam latex system. M.D. Foam Latex can be used for casting stop motion animation puppets. Listed under "products" then go to "latex products".
- Clay Animation Made Easy
http://education.wichita.edu/claymation - Example of clay and stop motion animation used in an elementary school curriculum. Educators using this tactile animation medium to help encourage language, mathematical, logical, spatial, collaborative and creativity skills.
- The Seventh Voyage.Com
http://www.theseventhvoyage.com - Site which is dedicated to the films and creations of stop motion animator Ray Harryhausen. Updated regularly.
- Menagerie Productions
http://www.menagerieproductions.com - Fantasy and paleo sculpture, one-of-a-kind commissions, character design and maquette creation for special projects. Also experienced in stop motion model fabrication, covering the entire process from design through armature construction, molding, foam casting and finishing.
- Bricks In Motion
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tomfoote3/BIM/index.htm - This site is about the specialty area of using the Lego building brick components of this modular build-it-yourself toy system and bringing them to animated life using stop motion animation methods. Includes how-to information and tutorials.
- Darkstrider: Explorations in the Art of Stop Motion Animation
http://www.darkstrider.net/main.html - Information about the European style of puppet animation in the more purer form where characters are stylized, surreal (as puppets), and are not represented as photo realistic. Site also includes ongoing diary of experimentations with stop motion methods.
- Nick Hilligoss
http://www.picturetrail.com/hilligossnic - Animator from Australia who has done many creative stop motion shorts which have won awards. His photo album site shows you some behind-the-scenes and fabrication methods overview in the creation of animation puppets.
- MonkeyJam
http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.com/monkeyjam/index.html - A freeware digital pencil test animation program for Windows. It also has additional features that can be used for stop motion animation, clay animation, cut-out animation and the creation of traditional puppet films.
- Miles and Jules Studio
http://www.wombokforest.com.au - Independent studio in Australia utilizing stop motion animation techniques. Included are many behind the scenes photos and general overview description of methods used in producing their stop motion projects which is outlined in their online journal.
- RonDexter.com
http://www.rondexter.com - A source for beginners, seasoned professional and people in between who want to upgrade their skills and knowledge in film and video and includes tips and tricks about stop motion production.
- Mind Over Pixels
http://mindoverpixels.com - Animator Jason Gottlieb's online blog containing clips in stop motion, CGI, and traditional animation and provides useful tips and tutorials for aspiring animators.
- StopMoShorts Festival
http://www.stopmoshorts.com/ - A showcase-venue for beginning to advanced animators to display their stop motion works, tests, demo reel. Also, online stop motion tutorials.
- From Art to Finished Puppet
http://www.animationartconservation.com/corpse_bride.html - An Interview with head of the puppet department on Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride". Provides general overview descriptions and some photos about the creation of the animation puppets used in this 2005 Academy Award nominated stop motion feature film.
- I Can Animate
http://www.kudlian.net/products/icananimate/ - Designed for all ages, a software product especially designed for stop animation on the Mac OS X. Includes a variety of features for the creation of animation. The program has earned various recognition awards.
- Def Animations
http://www.defanim.8m.com - Showcasing animated movies by amateur clay animator who lives in Eygpt. Also includes brief behind the scenes of animation methods.
- La Pate à Modeler Animée
http://perso.orange.fr/vallin/animation/clayanimation/ - A clay animation site using digital still camera to record the animation and includes basic, finished animations. Includes some tutorials showing how it was done. The site is in French and has English translation.
- Ray Harryhausen.com
http://www.rayharryhausen.com - The official website of the pioneering stop motion animator. Before computer animation, he gave life to puppet animated creatures, aliens, and monsters. All the latest news on his current projects.
- Brickfilms
http://www.brickfilms.com/ - A large site and community for stop-motion animation using lego bricks. Includes a film database with 1000+ films, a forum and an encyclopedia.
- STIKFAS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stikfas - This is brand name of jointed model assembly figures/toys. One can pose them in a variety of positions. With minor modification, they are usable for stop motion animation methods.
- The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
http://www.courseptr.com/downloads/chapterpreview/32442CH7.pdf - A sample chapter of an in depth how-to book covering the basics of stop motion animation production. Appendix includes list of internet resources, books, schools, animation equipment, tools, and supplies. Published by Thomson Course Technology (www.course.com)
- Animation und Puppenbau - Juergen Kling
http://www.weirdoughmation.de/jkde/ - Studio in Germany offering stop motion animation production services, ball-socket armatures, puppetmaking, sets, props, and modelmaking. There is also English version of this site.
- Fussball Comedy
http://www.d11b.tv/index.php?id=23 - This is a German language website. Includes behind the scenes photos and sample clips of a stop motion comedy TV series from Germany.
- ModularHose.com: Armatures
http://modularhose.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=M&Category_Code=DA - A modular, poseable hose system that can be adapted and modified for use as stop motion puppet armatures, and can be used in "built-up" puppet constructions.
- The Lone Animator
http://www.loneanimator.com - An animator amd puppet fabricator with gallery of photos showing how different puppets are created, primarily using latex and foam rubber.
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