Stop Motion Animation with iPhone

Stop Motion Animation with iPhone

Recently I discovered this iPhone app called Stop Motion Recorder. My initial intention is to create flipbook animation into video and this app turns out to be really easy to use. It has good features to help animators in creating fun and creative stop motion. While I was goofing around during work, I created my first stop motion video with my iPhone. Here is how it looks like: I'm trying out the features of this app and its functionality. In order to create this stop motion animation, all I need is: 1. Put my iPhone on a stand (for stability of recording) 2. Turn on Stop Motion Recorder and have it on standby 3. Have fun placing your toys and plan what I want to do with my toys 4. Click 'Start' on the app. You can choose manual capture using sound command, or you can set it to capture a shot every 3 seconds. I experiment with the my Evangelion swinging his weapon and fly away. This is the outcome: The good part about Stop Motion Recorder is that it allows different Frames Per Second (FPS) settings from 6fps to 12fps, which is handy for animators to churn out a smooth animation video. Few other quality features included are union skin, deleting unwanted frames, rotating video, etc. And of course for $0.99USD, this is definitely a good buy for me. For more details, you can read more at this link. As part of the Bovine Workshop with my student, Tommy, I wanted him to experiment something new in creating animation. Based on what Tommy had learn in my...

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Step By Step Checklist To Realistic Animation (Printable Version)

Use this cheat sheet to help you monitor your animation progress. I've also included check points to help you apply principle of animation which will make your animation looks realistic.

Need help in animation?

Step By Step Checklist To Realistic Animation (Printable Version)

Use this cheat sheet to help you monitor your animation progress. I've also included check points to help you apply principle of animation which will make your animation looks realistic.