How to Stop Motion

by GlueyMcGee in Circuits > Cameras

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How to Stop Motion

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Ever Wondered how stop motion animations are made or have you ever wanted to make one? I'll show you in this instructable

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Get a Webcam

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You need a webcam or any camera that will connect directly on you computer and that can be used as a webcam. You can get a cheap webcam that will work fine online.

Get the Proper Software

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You need the proper software to make a stop motion animation. I use Stop Motion pro 4 whis costs money, but before i used that i used Stop Motion Animator which work very well and doesnt cost anything. You can find this at http://www.clayanimator.com/english/stop_motion_animator.htmlhttp://www.clayanimator.com/english/stop_motion_animator.html.

Get You're Imagination Going

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The most important part about making a stop motion animation is imagination you need an idea and that will make you a good stop motion.

Take Your Pictures

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A stop motion is a lot of pictures put together, you draw, sculpt, make or arrange something, then you take your hand out of the picture and take a picture, you repeat this until the animation is complete..

You are done!

If you have any Questions or need specifications, comment and i'll be happy to answer..I do look at all the comments.


(Sorry for crappy video quality, for better quality videos and for all of my stop motions go to stop motion animations