Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops

Overview

“Here you will see how to use the drawing tools of the Dragonframe software to control the curve made by the skate. I'll also show you how to add a little drag effect around the wheels to accentuate the spinning motion.”

In this video lesson Victor Haegelin addresses the topic: Small Visual Effects 3, 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

“small effects You can clearly see that my board has two movements at the same time. At the same time, it follows a curve like a bouncing tennis ball. And at the same time, it rotates. The rotation, I do it continuously. I concentrate on the center of the board, which is going to be the center of rotation of the board, and that's what follows the curve of the tennis ball. If you want, you can use Dragon's drawing tool, by putting small crosses to control the curve. For example, let's say that my first center was there, a cross. And a second cross. There, I have a cross almost in the same pla...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Stop Motion: Create Animated Loops

• Level: Beginner
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• 2689 students
• 5 units
• 23 lessons (5h 1m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation

• Software

  Adobe After Effects, Dragonframe

• Areas

  Animation, Stop Motion, Storyboard