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Stop Motion Help

Post by Sithassassin on Thu May 28, 2009 11:40 am

Over the Summer I plan on making a short stop motion video that will be 2-3 minutes long but I don't even know where to start. I need your help! I know I need to do various tests and stuff like that but what do I do?

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Thunder-blade on Thu May 28, 2009 11:49 am

First of all, download Monkeyjam. It's a great stopmotion program. Second of all, look here for some great tutorials. Then get on your way!

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Sithassassin on Thu May 28, 2009 12:27 pm

I downloaded it and then took about 40 pics for a test but I can't get the pics to show up on Monkeyjam, what do I do?

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Thunder-blade on Thu May 28, 2009 12:34 pm

File>Import>Images.

Then put the images you want in the left side. Then press Add Files>Import Images.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by commander fel on Thu May 28, 2009 12:40 pm

I prefer to take the pictures, import them into paint to add effects, then change the length of them in movie maker. It is really easy, but I've never used monkeyjam so I guess my method could take longer. Hola Wow!

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Sithassassin on Thu May 28, 2009 12:41 pm

Thunder-blade wrote:File>Import>Images.

Then put the images you want in the left side. Then press Add Files>Import Images.


Done, now what do I do to get it to "play"?

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Thunder-blade on Thu May 28, 2009 12:50 pm

Click F7.

Then it should render a preview and stuff..

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Garet6 on Thu May 28, 2009 1:20 pm

If you plan to make it with a decent plot, try and storyboard the film before you start. Smile

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by mazz on Thu May 28, 2009 1:56 pm

Tack lots of photos LOTS. Every time you move some thing a small bit tack a photo.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Gerrard on Thu May 28, 2009 3:15 pm

Make sure you use a tripod or steady your cam by building sort of a lego structure that holds it to the baseplate. Then thae the pictures, and remember that nothing ever goes exactly right. Wink

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by foxrex101 on Thu May 28, 2009 5:17 pm

Definately like Gerrad said to use a tripod and I would suggest to have proper lighting and a decent background. Not one like your room or something Wink .

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Thunder-blade on Thu May 28, 2009 5:18 pm

Filming in your room is fine, just as long as you have extra lamps and stuff.

Try to keep your room as dark as possible (with the exception of the desk lamps you use to light your set of course) that way there are no light flickers.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by foxrex101 on Thu May 28, 2009 5:19 pm

Thunder-blade wrote:Filming in your room is fine, just as long as you have extra lamps and stuff.

Try to keep your room as dark as possible (with the exception of the desk lamps you use to light your set of course) that way there are no light flickers.


I mean if you film on the floor and the whole background is your room.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by PhiMa on Thu May 28, 2009 5:19 pm

Watch your lighting. Use desk lamps, not the camera flash. Use tape on the bottom of the Baseplate to secure it to the table. I'd think about writing a script.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by pdragon27 on Thu May 28, 2009 5:19 pm

Try and use "white" lights. Not the conventional "yellow" ones...

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by CT44 on Thu May 28, 2009 5:20 pm

Well, I use Corel VideoStudio X2 for editing and Particle Illusion SE for Special Effects. BOth wonderful programs. Smile

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Thunder-blade on Thu May 28, 2009 5:25 pm

Pdragon27 wrote:Try and use "white" lights. Not the conventional "yellow" ones...


And if you don't have white lights, just put white paper over it.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Sithassassin on Fri May 29, 2009 3:35 pm

I got two done but not on Moneyjam, the preview thing wouldn't work. So I actually made them in Mircosoft Powerpoint. There pretty good but I can figure out how to get them here.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Thunder-blade on Fri May 29, 2009 3:38 pm

Powerpoint?? That's not gonna work...

I'd use *ugh* WMM if you can't get MonkeyJam to work.

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Re: Stop Motion Help

Post by Commander Halen on Fri May 29, 2009 3:53 pm

Powerpoint is only good for a frame every 5 seconds if i recall correctly. Standard stop motion is 24 frames a second.

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