Wishing you good times, good cheer and a Happy New Year from Dropbear My final stop motion for the year is a little dropbear Christmas tree for you to share and use as you see fit. You can download the video here. The wooden rings were animated using a winder that allowed me to suspend them above the tree base and lower them precisely. They were painted out frame by frame in Photoshop. Winder attached to a C-Stand It's been a great year full of creative and fun projects. Thanks for your...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
Dropbear's Stop Motion Tips Greetings and welcome to the second broadcast from Dropbear! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ Stop motion animation is just as much as a technical art form as it is creative and there are some really simple things you can do to immensely improve the quality of your animations. Tip #1 Use controlled, constant lighting One of the most common mistakes I see when people are starting out in stop motion, is animating without controlling the light. Any lighting changes from an external source such...
about 3 years ago • 2 min read
Still from the music video Against the Grain How my stop motion went viral Greetings and welcome to the first broadcast from Dropbear! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ What makes a video go viral? It's hard to predict the key ingredients but it happened to me and it kick-started my career as a stop motion animator and director. Back in 2011 I was asked to make an animated music video for indie folk musician Hudson and Troop. I had dabbled in stop motion but hadn't really had a chance to put my skills to the test and...
about 3 years ago • 2 min read