Pirates! Movie Made with Stop Motion Pro … Your Kid Can Do It

Pirates Movie Made with Stop Motion Pro

If your kids are like mine, they love going to the movies and seeing the latest animated release. Well this week-end they will be in for a real treat with the latest stop motion animation feature Pirates! Band of Misfits. The film was created using Stop Motion Pro the same software we teach in our Stop Motion Animation Tech Camps. This film is an Aardman production, the same makers of Wallace and Gromitt - which was also made with Stop Motion Pro. Pirates! Band of Misfits is the most … [Read more...]

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Rotoscoping in Stop-Motion Animation

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When you think of rotoscoping, think of the last cover band that you heard. Maybe it was really bad, or maybe it was amazing.  Either way, it probably sounded something like the original and was fun to listen to. When rotoscoping, a stop motion animator uses pre-existing film footage from an old T.V. show or movie to “cover” a video scene. The first step of rotoscoping is to find a film clip. The sky is the limit here. The clip could be as silly as an old Wendy’s commercial, as funny … [Read more...]

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