Familiarity with the concept of production and making stop motion

What is stop motion? This question may come to the minds of those who have just encountered the word. Stop motions are mostly used in the film industry and the animation sector. Of course, in making some clips, they also use stop motion, but it can be said that animation is the best effect of stop motion.

What happens in Stop Motion is the fact that a number of photos are played quickly and in a row, so that the viewer does not notice that these images are separated from each other.

In fact, in the process of making stop motion, puppet characters are used, which are often made of dough, pottery or latex. These characters are usually made to move the joints. Each scene is photographed, and in the end, animation is created by playing these images back and forth with advanced software.

What is the process of making a stop motion?

You need a series of equipment to make a stop motion. One of the most important of these equipments is the camera. Usually at least 10 frames per second of animation is required.

Your camera must be completely still to take photos. Any change or shaking of the camera in the video is identified and visible to the viewer. So you need a camera stand for the photography stage.

You should also be aware of ambient light. It is better not to trust the sunlight. Making a stop motion is time consuming and usually does not happen during a particular day or hour. As a result, sunlight changes, which can disrupt the continuity of the animation. It is recommended to use projector light when shooting.

We mentioned earlier that the characters in such animations are puppets. So one of the most important steps is to make these characters.

In short, after making the characters, modeling the desired space, preparing the light and the camera, making the stop motion begins. To take a photo, first move the character a little and then take a photo and repeat this until the desired sequence is completed. The more frames, the smoother the characters’ movement and the more consistent the animation.

Suitable software for preparing stop motion

In addition to high physical equipment, professional software is needed to make stop motion. The task of these softwares is to edit photos, voice them and play them one after the other.

In the process of producing stop motion in a computer or laptop system, you can use the following software:

Adobe Premiere Pro
Stop Motion Pro Eclipse
Dragon Frame
IKITMovie
Stop Motion Studio
AnimatorHD

Also, if you use smartphones, you can use Stop Motion Studio, Stop Motion Builder by MEGA Brands, Lapse It, I Can Animate, Zing StikBot Studio, iMotion, etc.

The last word

Making a stop motion may be hard work and time consuming, but seeing the results can be a lot of fun. If you do not have enough knowledge to build it, just leave it to professionals.

The experienced team of Hazelnut Studio will accompany you from the beginning to the end of a project, having all the equipment needed to produce a stop motion.