Animation news for September sees Clare Kitson awarded, the student academy awards being announced, as well as lots of other festivals awards. Both Bill Plympton and Huw Parkinson are making waves with satire, and even Winnie the Pooh has become… Continue Reading
Is frame based animation a tedious, painstaking process, made by nerds who clearly have nothing better to do? First some clarity. By frame based animation I mean it’s made frame by frame, like stop motion or some drawn animation. Other… Continue Reading
Animation is an optical illusion This optical illusion is called Persistence of Vision. The simplest explanation is that it is: “A series of created images, viewed as a sequence, at a speed that creates the illusion of movement.” But live… Continue Reading
Not so long ago, people like myself were DIYing our own iPad holders and clamping them to tripods, to take advantage of the stop motion apps, for kids workshops and such… but now this gap in the market has been… Continue Reading
People often use the term ‘Stop Motion’ to describe a form of animation, but they are probably only referring to one specific type of stop motion. So what are these different types? …and how and why do we define them?… Continue Reading
So you want to give stop motion a try (you may have seen my beginners guide). You have a smart phone or tablet with a stop motion app on it, you have a tripod and holder, lights, set or stage,… Continue Reading
If you are looking for creative ideas for kids gifts these stop motion animation kits are just the thing. There are three options for this. First the complete kits, everything you need in a box – except the computer, you… Continue Reading
Have you ever wandered if it would be possible to do your own bit of stop motion animation? Well this easy guide and video will get you started on a journey of a life time. There is so much that… Continue Reading
Not so many years ago there were no apps for this at all. In fact you had to ‘animate blind’, or use some expensive kit to help you monitor what you were doing. But now if you search on Google… Continue Reading
Who thought stick figure animation was dead? With all the capability and software out there, guess what, stick figure animation is really cool. Especially with 10 year old boys! It’s really popular with boys, and it’s all about stick men… Continue Reading