Stopmotion Explosion Blog

A while back, Dadomani sent us a cool reproduction of the Game of Thrones intro done in paper. Here's a new & interesting semi-monologue done using traditional claymation animation technique. It's a great example of dialogue and music creating a dramatic moment.

It’s been a good year for big-screen LEGO movie releases! Starting with the LEGO Batman movie in February, this coming Friday (September 22d) the LEGO Ninjago movie is coming to theaters! Many familiar characters will appear, though voiced by different actors than those in the animated series that has been produced to-date. Since the Ninjago action is moving into the LEGO city universe inhabited by Emmet and friends, the plot is expected to deviate from that followed by the TV series. While this may disappoint some fans, we can expect the same humor and hijinks we’ve experienced from the writers...

We could wish for more animation videos from Tony Nguyen, who shares his artistic take on stop motion with a single short he punnily titled: Wood and Evil Tony (below, left) is an art director and designer based in Austin, TX. He undertook this project in collaboration with Jesse Kudron (right). They spent four months in pre-production: researching stop motion, developing characters, writing story, storyboarding, and creating an animatic. Filming was in January-March of 2012 and post-production was completed in May. The film's music was scored by Greg Florence. The heavy use of dramatic lighting helps develop each character in the narrative. A spotlight sets...

Alan Traver's first attempt at stop motion animation was inspired by his girlfriend Dee, who quipped that she'd made her famous chocolate biscuit cake so many times that the ingredients could probably make it themselves! (for our American readers, biscuit = cookie in this recipe) Dee used the custom-made commercial when she entered Chef Factor, an Irish cooking competition. Biscuit Cake The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy supplies a highly appropriate musical backdrop for the sweet and whimsical ingredients swirled in this cake. And have you ever met such cheerfully heroic eggs?  Alan shares that "it took a full week (2,485...

Stop motion animation, like any art form, is a chance to add our voice to a constant cultural exchange of ideas and values. How we each think about ourselves, others, life, and its meaning will often leak out of our creative endeavors without intentionally inserting our views. Other times, it is a self-awareness of our own bias that flows into the story, and that becomes a social commentary in itself. So it is with this college project short by one-time animator Lindsay Kumpf.  Model Mayhem Working with others isn't always easy. Ever gotten frustrated with someone who seems determined to ignore your needs and thwart...