Dustin Woodard presents on the history and techniques of stop motion animation. He discusses how stop motion works by stringing together a series of pictures to create the illusion of movement. Some notable early stop motion films include Humpty Dumpty's Circus from 1898 and The Trip to the Moon from 1902. Modern classics like Star Wars and Nightmare Before Christmas used stop motion techniques. Upcoming films like The LEGO Movie will also feature stop motion. Woodard demonstrates some of his stop motion setups and encourages learning the techniques to create your own videos.

1. LEGO Stop Motion
Animation
Presented by:
Dustin Woodard

2. My First Movie

3. Gearing Up To Make A Doc

4. Documentary Now
In Post-production

5. Lego Product Lines I’ve Created
Videos or Commercials For

6. My First Stop Motion Video

7. What is Stop Motion Animation?

8. Series of Pictures

9. String the Pictures Together

10. Stop Motion History
First Films
1898 First Stop Motion – Humpty Dumpty’s Circus
1930 Tale of the Fox1902 Trip to the Moon 1954 Hansel & Gretel:
An Opera Fantasy

11. Stop Motion History
Modern Films
1977 Star WarsGumby 1955-2002 1993 Nightmare
Before Christmas

12. Stop Motion History
Recent Films
2009 CarolineWallace & Gromit
1989-present
2012 Paranorman

13. Stop Motion History
Upcoming Movie
2014 LEGO Movie

14. Stop Motion Resurgence

15. Stop Motion Resurgence

16. Stop Motion Resurgence

17. Techniques to Creating Your Own
Recent LEGO Stop Motion Video I created:

18. What You Need: Camera

19. What You Need: Software
There are many programs. I will have reviews on Stop-Motion.com soon

20. Your Enemies:
LIGHT MOVEMENT

21. Your Friends:
TAPE
Lights

22. Do the Math
Example: 1 minute video
Frames per second # of pictures
24 1,440
15 900
12 720
10 600
8 480
6 360

23. A few examples of my set ups

24. A few examples of my set ups

25. A few examples of my set ups

27. A few examples of my set ups

28. A few examples of my set ups

29. Thanks & Keep in Touch:
Twitter: @webconnoisseur
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/woodard
Google+
Soon: stop-motion.com