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LEGO Stop
Motion Animation
A Project by Noah Stobbe
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Stop Motion
Animation
Stop motion animation is animating with individual
photos as frames. To make stop motion, one would
take a picture with one’s camera, move an object in
front of the camera, and take another picture. This
process is repeated over and over to make a video.
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3-D Stop Motion
Three-dimensional stop motion is mostly
done with inanimate objects. These
objects are often small metal armatures
coated in clay, or plastic LEGO
minifigures.
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Basic Laws of
Stop Motion
Keep a consistent lighting. Always try to
use a higher frame rate than 7 frames
per second. Never, ever bump the
camera or set!
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Why Use LEGO?
Lego is made with a very high-quality plastic. It’s
pretty durable. Unlike clay structures, minifigures
are not likely to break at the slightest touch. The
average four-stud square LEGO brick can hold up
to 950 pounds before it is crushed!
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Varying
Preferences
Some LEGO animators shoot their characters
standing on the traditional LEGO studded
platforms because they hold characters and
props still; others like to have a flat surface
instead because there are more options for
movement.
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Clay Animating
Surface
The Brotherhood Workshop animators like to animate on a
clay surface because it holds the characters down while
still giving a full range of allowance for motion. This option
can damage your LEGO collection, but not all animators
care as much as I do about the sanitation of their LEGO.
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Good Enough
The idea for stop motion is to make a sequence ‘good
enough’ to satisfy yourself and move on to another
sequence. Too much or too little perfectionism can be a
drawback. You don’t have to animate a sequence over and
over until it’s perfect, but you should still fix your larger
mistakes if you need to.