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Stop Motion Animation for Beginners: Make a Fun & Easy iPhone Video

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Discover the fascinating art of stop motion animation in this easy-to-understand course. You don't need any experience or fancy equipment! This is for total beginners.

All you need to take this course is:

  • Your phone
  • A free app

In the course, we'll make together many different projects to explore many aspects of stop motion animation.

Even if you've dabbled in stop motion before, maybe even got frustrated with it, I think you'll find inspiration and new ideas on how to approach creating simple and appealing animation by following a few simple principles and techniques.

Syllabus

  • Course Intro
  • What Is Stop Motion?
  • Getting Started
  • Our First Animation
  • The Camera
  • Tripod Setups
  • Lighting
  • Composition
  • Timing & Spacing
  • Framerates
  • Arcs
  • Anticipation
  • Claymation
  • Pixilation
  • Next Steps

Taught by

Lucas Ridley

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