So what's the difference between Time Lapse Photography and Stop Motion Photography. Well, simply put, where the goal of time lapse photography was to speed up time to show the progression of something in a few minutes that actually took much longer, the objective of stop motion photography is to tell a complete story using objects such as clay, paper, legos, or other inanimate objects. The goal is to give them life in your video. The most popular example of stop motion photography is South Park, the Comedy Central cartoon show. Other examples include Mr. Bill, claymation, Gumby, Wallace and Gromit, and even old movies such as King Kong. The first example of stop motion video to be used in movies was done in 1897. This makes stop motion photography one of the oldest forms of animation in video.
A Stop Motion Video About Stop Motion
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
What really makes this video worth watching is the great use of sound effects. Notice how each effect is timed to coincide exactly with the correct place in the video.
Gurve Meh Teh Carndy!
Imaginative and clever video using Star Wars Lego characters.
Address Is Approximate
A Wolf Loves Pork
Great video using snapshots.
Deadline - Post-It Stop Motion
Against the Grain
There's an App for That
iMotion HD - Intuitive and powerful time-lapse and stop-motion app. Take pictures, edit your movie and export HD 720p to your device or YouTube.
Stop Motion Studio - Another powerful Stop Motion App.
Our Class Assignments
Instructions for Making a Stop Motion Video - Download these instructions for making your stop motion video. You will also need to download a copy of the rubric to see how your project will be graded.