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Build your own mini studio

ministudio_thumb.jpg This easy to build mini studio will improve the lighting in your animation. It will help control natural light fluctuations and makes the most of a single light source - such as a desklamp.  Great for schools - all you need is a cardboard box, scissors and some transparent baking paper.  The cost is virtually nothing and the improvements dramatic, anyone can make it.

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What is "stop motion"

What is stop motion animation anyway?

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Have you ever drawn pictures in the corners of old books? Drawing pictures slightly differently from one page to the next then flipping through them with your thumb makes the images animate.

This is the key concept of animation - incremental changes to drawings or objects, creating movement or "life". 

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Top 9 outdoor stop motion tips

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Top tips for filming your stop motion outside...

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Origami title sequence

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Novel title sequence concept - using some of the cutting edge tools in SMP

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Animation in a school environment

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Whip action

Follow through actions will improve your animation 
"Follow through" and give your animation a pro touch.

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Introducing students to animation

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Mark Griffin has an innovative approach to teaching animation

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Stop motion explosion

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Create an explosion and learn some nifty in-camera special effects!

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