Directory: Top/Arts/Animation/Stop-Motion

Stop Motion E-mail Forum
Community for discussing the craft with other hobbyists and professionals.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stopmotion/
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John Wright Modelmaking
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.
http://www.jwmm.co.uk/frame.htm
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At Last, Foam Puppet Fabrication Explained!
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.
http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.11/2.11pages/2.11briertonani.html
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Building Ball-Socket Armatures
Description and photos showing the construction of stop motion animation puppet armature joints using common tools and basic metalworking methods.
http://www.montereymotiongraphics.com/armatures/
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MovieStuff Transfers
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.
http://moviestuff.tv/
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Do it Yourself Foam Latex Puppet Making 101
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 and molding method, foam rubber latex casting, seaming, and final painting of the puppet.
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/zungstudio/
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Stop Motion Film
A resource and informational website from Germany about stop motion animation. Also, there is an English version of this site.
http://www.stopmotionfilm.de
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Stop Motion Works
Provides information and how-to technical tips on animated puppetry, with FAQ, gallery of work, and news items from the industry.
http://www.stopmotionworks.com
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iStopMotion
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.
http://www.istopmotion.com
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Michael Davy Film & TV
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".
http://www.michaeldavy.com/
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