Trying Stop Motion for the First Time
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I wanted to see if I had what it takes to create stop motion, so I challenged myself with three levels of difficulty. Let me know which level was your favorite in the comments!
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*The tools I used for this project:*
• "Helping Hands" from Harbor Freight which I made into a rig
• Stop Motion Studio Pro
• After Effects (for painting out the rig)
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If you are far in an animation and you accidentally bump the camera, just change the angle. Unless the cut to the angle is awkward, then just redo the animation. That way it doesn't make your animation choppy and you don't have to remake it. I bump my camera a lot and this helps me save some time.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great tip that I’ll definitely keep in mind for any future stop motion projects!
@explosivestudios3920
Жыл бұрын
You’re right. Thanks a lot
@ClaydoughVR
Жыл бұрын
Your the first feature on stop motion studio
@y3llowgrap371
Жыл бұрын
Wish i knew that before i scrapped a ton of my animations 😂
@benddy1050
Жыл бұрын
I do that to😂
I love that he had the mandalorian kicking his feet while he was talking 😂
@hfamilyhegar6998
Жыл бұрын
ya I saw dat
@CamoEye
Жыл бұрын
Fr
@thedarkjw6219
Жыл бұрын
7:19 I’m subscribing cause of that!
@ababoononyoutube9921
Жыл бұрын
@@thedarkjw6219 He did it before too
@Zilla-op9yw
Ай бұрын
Dude that scene was so cute😂😂 7:19
Wow! First time making a stop motion!? It’s a masterpiece!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, glad you liked it!!
@HalloGaming
Жыл бұрын
@@sam-beige Your one of those people who will do something for the first time and have already perfected it
@Imanidiot500
Жыл бұрын
@@HalloGaming ong
@OfficialTransformers
Жыл бұрын
I know right!!!! WAAAAAAY better than my 1st 4th and 8th 😅😅😬🤣🤣🎬🎬
@legand169
Жыл бұрын
Yeah my editing is really bad!😅
I’ve been animating for a while now, and considering this was your first time doing stop motion animation, I gotta say this was incredible! You learned everything so fast. The only thing I think you missed was light flicker. But other than that, it was awesome! Plus I loved the fact that Mando was still moving in the background!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Yeah the first couple frames I shot were really bad cause I was just using a regular light bulb, but I switched to an led light I had laying around, but definitely could have used a better solution for that. Glad you enjoyed!
I use 12 fps for my stop motions. And the dancing looks incredible! I love how you used almost all of Mando's moving joints.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Yeah it was fun having so many joints to work with. I imagine Lego would be a whole other type of challenge since the joints are more limited
@Upside-downfilms
Жыл бұрын
@@sam-beige lego is pretty easy there just some parts that are challenging
@mrminifig7765
Жыл бұрын
Actually I find it easier, I make stop motion on my channel btw… you are way better than me when I first started! Good job!
@cactusanimals7358
Жыл бұрын
I use 10 fps
@incidentalreelz
Жыл бұрын
i use 24 fps
Dude you progressed so quickly! I really love the dancing animation, its great! 🤌
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I still can’t believe that one actually turned out haha 😅
@mbi.studio
Жыл бұрын
hello there
@joshualarios1089
Жыл бұрын
@@mbi.studio general kenobi. I've been waiting for you.
The fact you mastered 8, 12, and 24 frames so easily, is like, honestly impressive. I adored the creativity you had for the scenes you made. That was the most interesting detail for me at least. And also, I appreciated those timelapses. Plus the sped up clock is always a treat to look at. Awesome vid and animation!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Haha yeah I knew I had to get a clock for those timelapses
@brightmoon2486
Жыл бұрын
Yes very, but as an adult you have more money (better equipment), more brainz and more patience. I didn't have that cuz i was like 9-10 when starting.
@TheJumiFilm
Жыл бұрын
yo
@Freska99Heh
2 ай бұрын
@@sam-beigeHow much did it cost?
Can we all take a moment to appreciate the Wilhelm Scream in the second version? Well played!
Wow! I wish I could be that fast at learning. True dedication. Also, I love how Mando moves on the book at 6:20 and at the end.
As a small stop motion animator, it's truly difficult yet rewarding. Personally, I like making lower FPS animations because I like how it looks, plus its easier. However, you CAN boost an animation with certain FPS boosters if you want an easier time. A personal issue for me is the lighting. It's hard to be consist with clouds or unreliable lightbulbs.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that would be interesting to try boosting the fps! And yes, the lighting is so tricky!! I found an LED that didn't have too much flicker, but I also did a de-flicker effect in post-processing to help a bit more
@somekid7612
6 ай бұрын
I go in my room with no extra lighting from the outside so i pull down the blinds and i use my lamp it works great
@nickpark4181
4 ай бұрын
I do playmobil aminations so 24 fps seems useless, 8 or 12 is cool
one thing i knew was gonna be annoying was the arm to keep the rig still so i did the easy thing by spray painting and taping the helping hands so i can chroma key the entire arm out. did that way before i even started my first stop motion so i wouldnt have to go through the tedious process of after effects and could worry about the rough touch ups to feel confident in my several dozen work and become more detailed in after effects before i worked on streamlining my blending in after effects
If you are shooting with the same background all the time, I would recommend wrapping the prosthetic that holds the model in green and basically create a mask for it in your software to replace it (green screen). Great job!
How the hell did your dance turn out so well. What a stopmotion prodigy 🙏
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Haha idk about prodigy! I referenced a dance to help because I can't dance like that lol but I was happy when it finally turned out.
Dang this is really good for your first animation!!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! I have a little knowledge of general animation which was helpful, but first time trying stop motion 😊
Dude your simple sound design for the movements sounds amazing! Really great work that sells the scenes, especially the choppiness
I’ve been making stop motion videos since 5th grade and this is so cool. I’m always glad to see new animators
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Wow that’s awesome, and yeah I’m really glad I tried it out! I think trying new things in general is just a great way to learn new skills and better appreciate things you didn’t know as much about. Will definitely have to do more at some point 👍
This is really incredible! I love the meta story of learning stop motion being told through the animations themselves.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it 😄
Being someone who previously has done stop motion, I really enjoyed this. You don’t just have the stop motion correct, you also have the story correct.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, yeah the story was a lot of fun to come up with!
Gosh, can't tell you how much I love this video! To me, those 3 attempts turned out absolutely amazing. All the time, the time and effort you put into it make this video so incredibly entertaining and fun to watch, and of course, informative
We all start from somewhere! I’m glad you finally have decided to do stop motion! I’ve been doing stop motion for a while, so I’m really glad that I see someone who is just beginning!!! Best of luck to you
that last one was awesome lmao. the dance looked great but i especially liked the way his head flops back after, he really looked tired
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks so much! Yeah it was getting late and that’s exactly how I felt by the end of that day lol
As an animator, I can say you did a great job! I personally animate with Mega (formerly Mega Blox/Mega Construx) Halo figures.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Yeah if I do more stop motion in the future I think it would be interesting to use some figures like that with less joints cause I’m sure it’s a different kind of challenge!
This is beyond impressive to see your process with 3 solid animations. I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll continue to create in the future!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
You are right this stop motion is a labor of love, but when the whole thing is done it is so worth it. Great video. 👍
I do stop motions and this looks freaking amazingg. Especially for a first time.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! Just checked out yours which looks awesome as well, and I like how you use Mando in a lot of yours!
As a member of the stop motion community, I can confirm that this is really good 👍
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed!!
When I was a teen back in the late 1970's, I was doing stop motion animation with a super-8 film camera which did not have a single frame shutter! Talk about being rough animation, but I had so much fun. I was inspired by Ray Harryhausen, a stop motion animator famous for the Sinbad movies as well as quite a few monster movies. He told a story about animating the hydra for a movie, how keeping track of seven heads was difficult. Then he got a phone call and when he returned, he couldn't remember where he was, so he had to start all over. I caught the Mandalorian moving behind you before you turned to look at it. Which reminds me; I meant to comment how well you did in erasing your rig from the sequences. Your compositing is good too.
@EricaGamet
4 ай бұрын
I did some stop motion in film class in high school in the mid-80s.... at least our super-8 had a trigger for advancing by frame. We had the Rancor for Jedi moving billiard balls around and wreaking havoc. I'm looking at getting back into it soon.
Awesome job! Each were great. The Fade Out was HILARIOUS!
You deserve alot more subscribers, the editing is amazing
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
You're too nice, thank you so much!
This is really really good for your first time!! Most people take too many frames, or not enough frames, or they just completely get everything wrong, but you did fantastic! The first time I made a stopmotion was taking like 8 frames of lego "running" on the carpet 💀 I was 9 tho But damn you really did improve on each level! Fantastic job and great storytelling. I liked the end where Mando was waving and he stopped when you looked 😂 You're pretty underrated! You've got great videos, great thumbnails, and great titles as well! 👏
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! Yeah I definitely felt like 24 frames was a lot to handle and 12 was more manageable. But definitely read a lot of things ahead of time from people saying "more frames does not equal smoother animations" which I totally get now, I just had to try it out for the challenge haha. Glad you enjoyed :D
Oh this was so awesome to watch! Loved seeing the progress and more importantly, your excitement and interest. Great work!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yeah I had a lot of fun making it 😄
I’m really diggin the little Mando on the Xbox dancing in the background. Nice touch!
Keep on the good work bro, love the detail btw 6:20
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!
It amazes me that you put this much effort for less than 1000 people. You seriously need more subscribers man. You didn’t even expect to get this much views. You just wanted your audience to be happy with your product. Great youtuber. 457th sub
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah I'm so appreciative that so many people have seen this video, and I definitely always want to try to make the best videos I can for whoever is watching :) Appreciate the sub!!
I love the clock sweeping in the back ground of 3 , really good stuff
Never thought of using helping hands in stop motion but seems like that's what you do! So cool!
Who notice mando moving when he was talking
ANIMIST is someone whom I personally love watching and I've been watching i him from the start and seriously he just nails it... Man you are also doing a greattt job and you also made a great video on how these animations work. Thanks btw 🤝😁
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
👍🏻 It's easy to see how much effort this hobby takes to achieve its goal. Great, well explained and: also told with humor. Thx!
I like that when you commentate during the editing process you show you face. It uses more of the what would be empty screen and to me brings more joy to the video
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! That’s great feedback! Definitely wanted to show certain things on camera while also showing the time-lapse, so glad to hear that that was a positive :)
I remember making Stop Motion from a Beginner - Pro since 2017, And you seemed to be a great animator when it comes to stop motion stuff, So yeah, great job on that, so keep up the good work.
So cute too..the little animation of Mando behind you. Fun!
Nice! Really enjoyed this video. Nice making Mando dance in the background 👍 while speaking before that ending part
You have the PFP, the lighting, and audio HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 168 SUBS! You deserve way more also nice job 😮
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! Yeah the recent growth has been awesome and just really appreciative of everyone’s support ☺️
Dude if you are new to this the. The results,are even that much more impressive!!! Truly talented and dedicated to your art, sir, this is remarkable and an absolute joy to watch!!! Extremely well made and produced, awesome!!! :-) :-) :-}
I have been doing stop motion for almost 3 years and I really enjoy it as a hobby 👍👍great video bro
Thank you for posting this. Im a beginner too and you always have to start with basics
hi SAM i really enjoy this video. but last part is amazing your reaction and animation in the last part is unexpected its really amazimg
That ending was priceless … 😂 so much work went into this! Insane.
Wow nice work! I've just started with stop motion. The dancing is awesome!
Simply inspiring. Thank you.
Great work. You make a lot of great moves. I hope you keep up with the media. We're a dying breed.
i do stop motion myself, and i do agree it's very tricky, but so much fun to see it come together as you're animating and watching the playback. you did well for your first time doing it. i still haven't understood the timing for 24fps yet, but i'm getting there. hopefully releasing a new animation soon
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! Yeah I felt the same about 24 fps, maybe it’s that each frame is just so small of a movement. I think 12 fps was my favorite to work with, which is probably what I’ll use the next time I do a challenge with stop motion
I enjoyed that at 6:22 you made him dance in the background whilst you talked. A very nice edit.
Amazing! Congrats on trying this. I enjoyed every second of the video.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, that means a lot!!
YOU ARE A LIFESAVER, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH TIME YOU JUST SAVED ME. THANK YOU!
This was such a great video! Mabye people take stop motion media for granted but you showed how much more to it there is
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Yeah totally agree that it's taken for granted, and it was just a lot of fun to learn more about what actually goes into making a scene. Really makes me appreciate the amount of work that goes into making everything from a 5 second clip to a feature film!
Wow. This video is great! Really surprising to see such a talanted person with 558 subscribers, but as the time goes on i am more than sure your channel will get bigger! Your video really inspired me to try and make a stop-motion animation too.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I saw that you made a stop motion video, that's awesome!!
looks good, I knew an animator who did an hour long film, took him 14 years, using a Bolex and figures with adjustable skeletons. Turned out spectacular.
I watched this video when it came out, and it felt like it was a couple of weeks ago, but it’s says a year. Crazy
Awesome Project ! Looks like a lot of work but a lot of fun. Inspiring. Thanks for the time you put into this 💯💯
@sam-beige
11 ай бұрын
Appreciate it!! Definitely a lot of work but the result was worth it!
All three of those stop motions are incredible
Extremely well done, congrats!
That's really cool. I really liked the dancing one and the Rubik's cube part, but I think all of them looked really cool. The whole video is awesome.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed it and appreciate your comments 😄
It's nearly the holidays and I will soon start doing stop motion again. I'm still a beginner, learning the basics but I'm surprised on how quickly you learnt to animate. That's quality work and I hope you will make more videos. Keep up the good work 👍.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I’m a beginner too, but had a lot of fun making this. I do plan on doing some more stop motion at some point! You’ll have to let me know if you post some of your work on KZread!
i love this video! keep it up! its amazing to see people growing overtime and i believe you can do it bro.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, that means a lot!!
This is amazing 🤩 love it I use that stop motion app too that mando figure is epic
I'd love to hear more about your setup of the figure and especially the little rig you built to hold him.
You did a great job for a first-timer! Amazing I hope you do more
This is so good! I hope you continue your stopmotion journey
Very cool, I think the second stop motion animation was my fav. I liked the effects and the use of props.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! That was my fav too, and probably the most fun to make!
This is stunning!! Level 1 was already super impressive
I'm also taking simple stop motion shots and this is a great help!
Nice touch with Mando sat on the book on the back ground wiggling away
You can always use a physical mask either luma or chroma to mask out your rig and make keying out things easier. Also you can shoot in a format that records depth of field info and othe metadata that can make it easier too.
Love that detail at the end of the video
I've been watching KZread all day and this is the coolest thing I've seen today
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, that’s the nicest thing I’ve heard all day!!!
i love stop motion and my first stop motion was really bad but thats your first ever stop motion thats amazing!
I've been in love with stop motion ever since I saw the Box Trolls when it came out... I focus primarily on Lego stop motion, but your video has gotten my itching to try something similar with a very articulate spiderman figure I have...
@sam-beige
4 ай бұрын
That's awesome, I hope you give it a go with an action figure! That's exactly how I felt when I saw Box Trolls! I grew up watching some claymation stuff like Chicken Run, but the movement and art direction in that movie was like nothing I had ever seen before in stop motion (or at least made note of)
Animation is animation, and honestly I liked the first (8fps) one the best. You really got the acting down, which basically communicated how clumsy he was at first, and then how he got his footing.
I use Stop Motion Studio Pro, too - It's a great and inexpensive program! Your animations were awesome! Loved the end scene with Mando waving behind your back.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Yeah it's really amazing compared to all the other options out there!
I love animist too! The animations are so good!
thank you dude for knowledge.. i love stop motion animation
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Of course! Yeah it’s an amazing art form, hoping to do some more again soon!
I like that mando had a little animate over your shoulder , nice easter egg
Very interesting to see! As an animator myself I can see you’ve really got talent, not many people learn how to do stop motion so fast. Not only the first attempt was great, but you also really improved by the next ones! I’m animating with Lego for like 2 years now and it’s really fun to do, unfortunately it does take months if you want to animate a longer film. But I think it’s really worth it! I usually make my animations at 15 fps or higher. It’s not necessary to animate at 24 fps for good results. The dancing scene you made at the end was very realistic and fun to see, especially since I animated a dancing Lego figure a few days ago. I’m interested to hear your opinion about it!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yeah it was a lot to learn but I had fun making it Got a chance to watch some of your videos and they’re awesome! I love that you use Lego for everything in your videos (rather than using non-Lego pieces) and that dance looks great! Im planning on using Lego in my next stop motion attempt but I can imagine it’s really hard to get that kinda movement!
@m-bricksstudio
Жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome! Thanks for checking out some of my videos! Yeah, it’s really fun to use Lego to create your own world, and you can make it exactly how you want it to be (if you have the correct pieces). You could make a river go through the landscape or make a train go through a city, you can decide if you want a green baseplate for grass, a brown baseplate for mud, a grey baseplate for a road, etc! I use stop motion studio too, and it’s really useful for the basics, for example, you can see how far you move the figure per frame, and choose the fps, and more editing stuff. However, I do most of the editing in iMovie, because you can add green screen effects and you can change the volume of sound effects, stop motion studio can’t make sound effects louder. I’m really interested to see your stop motion attempt with Lego! I subscribed so I won’t miss anything :)
Dancing is amazingly well done! Great job!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much :D
Such a fun challenge! Great work and it gave me so much more respect for stop animation!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's how I felt too, I've watched a couple stop motion movies since and I just marvel at each scene!
Very nice video!! I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers the video was entertaining and very well edited! Level 2’s animation was definitely my favourite! Great job! 👍
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Level 2 was my favorite too 😄
I love how the Mandalorian is moving in the background when you talk.
This is awesome! Not only that but the video is super high quality, your channel is going to be big!
First Time ? Thats awesome .. I think it's because of the fun you have with this film technique. Great things come about when you have fun with what you like to do. Keep it up !! With greetings from good old Germany
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I did have a lot of fun!! That’s very true, and I think that’s why I really enjoy trying new things because I always have fun doing them. That’s so cool that you’re from Germany! I hope I get to travel there someday (I think I was in the Munich airport once on a layover but never got to stay there)
Very funny ending xD. Great work man!!
Nicely done! Great job in the level animation stories!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
Yoooo that’s awesome. That’s rly good for first animating. You have lots of potential. I also really like how in the end Mando still moves in real time with you. Idk how you even did that lol
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Haha yeah that was kinda tricky to do (especially at my experience level), probably could have made an entire video about just that learning process lol
@tnstudios3
Жыл бұрын
@@sam-beige you did great
Not bad! Really good job painting out the rig
honestly this is reeeeeeeally good! You got some serious potential, you have my support, keep it up!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
tHIS IS INCREDIBLE, GOOD WORK!
6:21 I see the little man dancing in the back and I love it so much
Amazing work! Loved the dance.
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
VERY cool video! Well done. It was amazing, and very interesting to watch!!
@sam-beige
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it 😄