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January 2019

Online Premiere - The Fox and the Chickadee Hi all, I've finally posted my first short film "The Fox and the Chickadee" online, and wanted to share it with everyone here. This board has been a valuable resource for the over the years, and is s… Discussion Online Premiere - The Fox and the Chickadee 6 Likes My Invention - A Replacement Animaton Machine I can't post any photos or video just yet, because my machine has no animation models in it now in order to show what it does... but, it's like a 'zoetrope' only better. It requires no strobe light a… Discussion My Invention - A Replacement Animaton Machine 4 Likes

December 2018

Morshella - Tornado ballet of the fire mushr…

video Morshella - Tornado ballet of the fire mushr… 3 Likes

July 2016

Monster w/ Live Action (Blob-Rat Finished) So after about four months of production (15 hours of that being the actual animation of the creature) my film is finished. Here is the VFX breakdown for the monster scene: <a href="https://vimeo.com/17456627">https://vimeo.com/17456627</a>… Discussion Monster w/ Live Action (Blob-Rat Finished) 4 Likes

June 2016

Technical Hitch Hello, I made a film a little while ago that I thought people might like to see. I think most of us can relate to the guy's experience. Technical Hitch Constructive criticism most welcome. Happy an… Discussion Technical Hitch 9 Likes

May 2016

From Beyond Here's a link to my stop motion animated short based on the story by H P Lovecraft. It showed at two Lovecraft film festivals in San Pedro CA and Portlan Oregon. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXlZ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXlZ</a>… Discussion From Beyond 1 Like

April 2016

SMA ARCHIVE! The SMA Archive is now LIVE! In 2012, StopMotionAnimation.com was a website that was sinking fast. It was limping along with old message board software that was purchased from an eventually abandoned… Discussion SMA ARCHIVE! 9 Likes

October 2015

The Essential Principles of STOP MOTION in…

video The Essential Principles of STOP MOTION in… 6 Likes

August 2015

"Will O' The Wisp" Production Bumper + Short… Hello Everyone :) I've been posting some random W.I.P. photos and little test videos over the past year or so, but I recently discovered there's a "your project" section here in the forum. So this… Discussion "Will O' The Wisp" Production Bumper + Short… 9 Likes

April 2015

Anyone else excited about the mirrorless cam… So browsing the Dragonframe forums, it looks like the GH4 and A7s are among some of the new cameras that will be supported in Dragonframe 4. I have no idea what other cameras they are planning to add… Discussion Anyone else excited about the mirrorless cam… 1 Like

December 2014

DARK EARTH This is a must-fund project for a must-see movie.[url]<a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dark-earth-period-set-science-fantasy-adventure">https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dark-earth-period-set-science-fantasy-adventure</a>[/url] Discussion DARK EARTH 5 Likes

October 2013

"Mr Geister's Goblin", teaser clip

video "Mr Geister's Goblin", teaser clip 15 Likes MONGREL Hi everyone! It's not my work but a member of my forum posted his work ... may be you will be interested to see it!follow this linkhttp://fr.ulule.com/courtmetrage-mongrel/RegardsYaganForum des Fous… Discussion MONGREL 2 Likes

August 2013

New pictures about Mascaruca´s tree! <a href="http://www.mascaruca.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/arbol-vol2.html">http://www.mascaruca.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/arbol-vol2.html</a> Discussion New pictures about Mascaruca´s tree! 4 Likes

July 2013

LANTERN

video LANTERN 4 Likes "Hubert vs. Nils" Student Film Hello everyone! I want to show you my stop motion film that I finished last year. We were two students working on this film and it was our first serious attempt in making an animated short film. We h… Discussion "Hubert vs. Nils" Student Film 1 Like

June 2013

Nausicaa Claymation hi my new clip in claymation,tribute a studio ghibli. thanks for watching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H9cMfcjpD5o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H9cMfcjpD5o</a> ippo Discussion Nausicaa Claymation 1 Like Will MILCs be the camera of choice in the fu… I have just heard about a new type of camera that has been in the works for a few years, the Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera (MILC). They look a bit like a DSLR but the optical viewfinder and… Discussion Will MILCs be the camera of choice in the fu… 1 Like

May 2013

Ray Harryhausen TV show download not on DVD Working With Dinosaurs, The Stop-Motion World of Ray Harryhausen was a half-hour programme about Ray's work broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 in 1999. Ray actually animated one of his skeletons in the… Discussion Ray Harryhausen TV show download not on DVD 5 Likes

March 2013

The Extraordinary Evolution of Firebird

video The Extraordinary Evolution of Firebird 3 Likes

February 2013

Henry Selick revives 'Shadow King' From Variety February 4, 2013 Henry Selick has revived stop-motion project "The Shadow King," bringing on "Beasts of the Southern Wild" producer Josh Penn and taking the project to the European Film… Discussion Henry Selick revives 'Shadow King' 2 Likes

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