Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops
Discovering the Tools and Rigs
A course by Victor Haegelin , Stop Motion Director
About the video: Discovering the Tools and Rigs
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the essential elements to have in order to be able to achieve your stop motion animation.”
In this video lesson Victor Haegelin addresses the topic: Discovering the Tools and Rigs, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops. Learn how to create an animated stop motion sequence from scratch with Dragonframe, from the initial storyboard to the finished film.
Partial transcription of the video
“Discovery of tools and materials In this lesson, I'll show you what's needed for the final project. We are going to make a skateboard ramp in which a skateboard will evolve. To make the ramp, we will need 3 mm foam board which will be used to make the base of the ramp, a sheet of gray paper to make the surface of the ramp. To assemble all these elements, we will need a ruler, a square, a cutting board, a cutter and hot glue. To draw the ramp pattern, we will need thin paper, colored pencils and a plate that will be used to draw the curvature of the ramp. If you don't have a plate, a compass...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Dragonframe -
Areas
Animation, Stop Motion, Storyboard

Victor Haegelin
A course by Victor Haegelin
Victor Haegelin is an animation director specializing in stop motion. He likes to work in short formats and has directed videos for Orelsan, Caravan Palace, Wax Tailor, and Breakbot.
In addition to producing his own films, Captain 3D and Le curieux dîner de Noë, he has worked for a wide variety of clients, including large corporations (McDonald's, Orange, Fiat, YouTube, Disney, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Renault, and Red Bull) and the luxury goods sector (Chanel and Louis Vuitton).
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