10 Tips on How to Make a Stop Motion Animation

by Sam and Rokko, Sep 4, 2007

Ever wanted to test your skills on making a short animation?

Find a nice background, maybe a wall or a picture
Use a good quality camera
Use a lamp facing your stop motion scene for good lighting
Use an easy thing to move for your actors such as plastacine or Lego
In between your pictures don't move your actors to much
Add music or sound effects to keep your audience interested
Plan an interesting story line; don't make it up as you go along
Try being creative, move your props not just your actors
When your finished get it out there! Upload it to video hosting websites like Kleep orYoutube.
Have fun!