Video & Content Creation

Stop Motion Animation

Bring objects to life one frame at a time

12 lessons4 modules10h 5m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

Stop motion is animation built one photograph at a time. This course takes you from your first bouncing-ball test to a finished, sound-designed short, covering the twelve principles applied to physical puppets, wire and ball-and-socket armatures, miniature set and lighting design, manual exposure and intervalometer capture, and a clean Dragonframe-to-edit pipeline. Every lesson uses real tools and real numbers so a complete beginner can shoot professional-looking frames and deliver them to an audience or a paying client.

Curriculum

Module 1: How Stop Motion Actually Works3 lessons

Persistence of Motion: Frames, Frame Rate, and Shooting on TwosPreview45m
The Beginner Kit That Actually Works🔒50m
Your First Exercise: The Bouncing Ball🔒45m

Module 2: Puppets, Armatures, and Tie-Downs3 lessons

Armatures: The Skeleton That Holds the Pose🔒55m
Skinning the Puppet: Clay, Foam, Silicone, and Fabric🔒50m
Tie-Downs: Keeping the Puppet Dead Still🔒45m

Module 3: Sets, Lighting, and Camera Craft3 lessons

Building a Miniature Set That Reads on Camera🔒50m
Lighting for Consistency and Mood🔒50m
Locking the Camera: Full Manual and Capture🔒55m

Module 4: Performance, Post, and Delivery3 lessons

The Twelve Principles Applied to Real Objects🔒55m
Walk Cycles and Lip Sync🔒55m
Editing, Sound Design, and Delivering the Final Short🔒50m