From the course: Learning Stop Motion Animation
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Essential animation techniques for beginners
From the course: Learning Stop Motion Animation
Essential animation techniques for beginners
Let's add a little bit more animation here. In that last movie, we just moved the two characters together. But there wasn't a lot of motion. Now, these particular creatures are built out of building blocks. So there's not a lot of movement. But looking closely at my subject, I see I can do things like reposition the tail or bend the ears. And by adding a little bit of variety side to side, we can have some fun. I've gotta few extra bricks here. So I can adjust the tilt or canting the characters just slightly in between. So they feel like they're not quite so static. Also in that last scene, every time I touch the screen, we're getting a little bit of vibration. And that's just something you want to cut down on. You probably have a pair of headphones that came with your device. And if you could pick up one of the typical Apple ones that has the built-in mic, or the Play/Pause button, this can actually work as a remote trigger. Just plug it in to your device. Now, I've adjusted the shot…
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