I’m fascinated with stop motion videos and have found a selection of inspiration, provocation, and how-to videos on YouTube (using a Creative Commons search) that I would provide to staff if they were interested in trying it for themselves or with students.

Inspiration #1:

DISTORTION. A Stop motion Animation by Guldies. “2500 still pictures played at 24 frames per second. Shot with a Canon EOS 600D and animated in Dragonframe. The clay I used is called PLASTILINA. Everything edited in Photoshop CC and Sony Vegas Pro. Sound effects recorded with a Blue Yeti and also taken from freesound.org.”

Overview and How-To:

How to Make Stop Motion Videos from Science Filmmaking Tips

Inspiration #2:

LEGO Wild Western 2 (Stop Motion) by BrickBrosProductions

Brick Filming (LEGO stop-motion) How-To:

Guide to Lego Stop Motion from BrickBrosProductions

History, Context & Pop Culture:

The Eternal Appeal of Stop Motion Animation from Fandor

The makers of the videos posted here have also created additional inspiration, provocations, and how-to’s that I would encourage you to explore in your own time! Have fun falling down the rabbit hole 🙂