TOOLS AND ANIMATION
Some useful tools for stop motion. Polymer clay. Silicone putty for moulds Sculpting tools. Oven for polymer clay. Aluminium foil is a hundred times cheaper than clay so use it as a filler. It is still much stronger than plastic mould injection. I have hit this piece with a hammer many times. Random number generators. Get 2D slices with a laser level and measure distance to camera with laser range finder. STOP MOTION Learn from the masters Ray Harryhausen and Phil Tippett. Youtube has a plethora of stop motion videos. I am going to mention five videos that inspire me. Transformers:RotF Forest Battle by CredFilms. ( Has an incredible dynamic camera.) Action Man stop motion movie by FcoJavierFerra. ( Realistic human movement.) Stop motion tanjiro giyu vs akaza by KokezoTV. ( WOW! Just WOW! ) Stop motion chainsaw man vs bat by KokezoTV. (This is their best one.) Stop motion A series of moving Dragon Ball figures by Animist. (Best stop motion I have seen. ) ANIMATION F