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Give me a hand with this trash! 🤪 #creative #polystyrene #trashart #stopmotionanimation

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Stop Motion Challenge 😜 Make a creative stopmo video with trash or garbage! This challenge is for Instagram! Find the post on Instagram for details. #stopmotion #artchallenge #stopmochallenge #craftchallenge #creativeart #trashart

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It’s a very short game! 😂 #8bit #creative #classicgames #nostalgic #trashart #createsomething

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A mouse comes to life! 🐭🧀
 I taught an online class/workshop for Colossal (Art Website) two months ago. It was two hour class which is a short time to create a stop motion animation. It was aimed at beginners so I used Stop Motion Studio app on a phone, and used common household objects for the class. 
I decided to animate this cute little story in the class, while I talked about Animation principles and tips and tricks for making stopmo. It was my first live teaching session, so I was relieved that it went well.

Sorry for the lack of posts. I have been really busy for the last few months being a new dad, and working on an intensive job. Looking forward to showing you what I’ve been working on in 2 weeks time. #mouse #cutestory #cheese #animation #framebyframe #funnyending

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Animating a Seagull with stop motion animation. Squawk! 🐦 I made this intro/logo for Adam Butterfield for his new film production company - Seagull Lane. #behindthescenes #makingof #finalresult #seagull #animation #patienceiskey

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“We have a greed, with which we have agreed. You think you have to want more than you need.” From the song Society by Eddie Vedder (Into the Wild Soundtrack) This is how I made a dolphin animation from garbage. It was part of my stop motion trash challenge from a few months ago. It was a reminder of much society over-consume, over-package, and over-make. I cut out two identical dolphins from a polystyrene plate, and then animated one dolphin diving into the water (animated forwards) and one dolphin coming out of water (animated backwards). I made the cut when the dolphin is moving fast, so that it is not noticeable. The water is made from hair gel. The fast erratic water movement also helps hide the cut. The dolphin was held in place with a winder rig. The wire is masked out when editing. I think this took about 3 to 4 days to setup, animate and edit. Edited with Dragonframe & Final Cut Pro. #minimalism #makingof #behindthescene #animation #trashart #dolphin #sealife

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Behind the scenes of cosy stop motion for @Burberry This was a very intensive project, because there were many sets & objects to make and wool felting takes a long time! It took weeks to make everything, do testing, make changes, animate and edit it. The objects were made by felting wool, and the sets were made with felt sheeting. I used velcro on the felt sheeting to give it extra fluffiness. There is wire in the felt objects in order hold their shape. My wife also worked hard! She had to hold her hand in the shot for hours while I animated steam & fire. In the first 2 scenes, the left hand and right hand were animated separately, because the tripod was in the way. We also did multiple takes on each scene to get the best version. Luckily the “steam strands” were so light that they stood up by themselves or against the wall, so I didn’t need to use a rig to hold it. I used little LED bulbs to light up the gas flame, fire and lamp. The rigs were masked out afterwards. #burberry #makingof #behindthescenes #miniature #wool #finalresult #creativeart

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A cosy felt animation for @Burberry I had the pleasure of making another stop motion animation for Burberry. They wanted a warm snug homey fuzzy animation, so I created this little world from wool and felt sheeting. It features some of the check patterns and products from their new collection. A big thank to my wife for “lending a hand”( for hours & hours!) Her fingers are much prettier than my dry cracked fingers, and it allowed me to focus on animating all the elements. Behind the scenes coming soon. #burberry #felting #wool #asmr #miniature #cosy #snug #cute

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Recycle trash into animation! ♻️🐬 Polystyrene can be recycled if countries have a right machinery, but it is made of 95% air, so when it is melted down then you only get a very small amount of usable material. This means that it not profitable to be collected and processed and therefore it is rarely recycled in most countries. 😔

And because it is so light and airy, the wind often blows it from landfills and a lot of it ends up in the sea! 😢 Companies have to start using more eco-friendly materials! Consumers have to start choosing more eco-friendly packaging. Alternative packaging will be more expensive, but we have to do it to save our planet! 🌍 #dolphin #savetheplanet #recycle #savetheoceans #perfectloop #styrofoam #polystyrene

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Making Affordable Stop Motion Animation. 💸

Stop Motion can be very cheap or very expensive depending on what tools you use. Having lots of high tech equipment (SLR camera, rigs, armatures, dragonframe, tripods, sliders, lighting…) can give you more control and make your stop motion more professional, but if you are creative then you can make some amazing videos without spending much money. Tips to make Stop Motion on a budget: - Look around your house for materials/objects/toys and think of ideas that you can make with those things (Eg. old books, matches, food, trash, cutlery, foil, toys, clothing…). - Camera: Use your smartphone with an app - Stop Motion phone apps often have a free version or the paid version is $10. - Hold your camera still with: books / A mug / stick tack / a shelf (top down shot)/ make a phone holder with wood / a tripod (if you already have one). - Block out natural light from windows with big cardboard boxes. - Make a rig (to hold items in air) with a weight (tinned food, coins) and aluminium wire. - Use a white board to reflect light, and brighten up your scene. - Make puppets with an aluminium wire skeleton, so they can hold their pose. There is one thing that you will have to spend a lot on! TIME. Good stop motion takes time to make a good plan, time to test or practice, and time to animate each movement for a smooth animation! What tips and tricks do you do to make affordable stop motion? #usewhatyouhave #3dpainting #makingof #behindthescenes #banana #stopmotionvideo