Saturday, July 19, 2008

Stop Motion is amazing

Stop-motion used to be a bit of an artsy thing, that you might see here and there - but more as a novelty. Now though, with the advent of things like youtube and other video sharing sites, people are being creative in the stop-motion medium like crazy (the amount of time it would take to make one of these boggles my mind!!). Check out the following for excellent examples.

Here we have some classic video games done in various foods and objects. I especially like the candy for the jet propulsion in Asteroids. So much good stuff here it's tough to choose a single 'best moment'... so simply enjoy.
Classic video games expertly animated with stop-motion


Tony vs. Paul


Here are some FAQ's from the Tony vs. Paul video:
FAQ's

1. The video took two months to film and edit.

2. The music is available here:
http://www.myspace.com/christopherlee...

3. Nothing is fake and no green screens were used. The only computer animated part was the letters falling on the page.

4. Yes, we really did jump all those times.

5. I edited it with Final Cut Pro

6. The camera we used was a Canon GL1 with both digital stills being taken, and footage being shot.

7. It was filmed in Massachusetts in the following towns: Arlington, Medford, Upton, Gloucester

8. There are 4,000+ still shots in the video.