DIY Stop-motion animation I did for fun last week using 2 Modibot figures, green masking tape, and 2 vegetable cutting boards.

(Hi-res version here)

I’ve been wanting to try this for a long time now.  Aside from filming toy action figures, this was the first time trying to do actual stop-motion animation.  It was super hard animating straight ahead without being able to go back to redo poses, but the challenge very addicting!

Even though the Modibot figure I animated isn’t a pro kinetic stop-motion armature, I was surprised how well the plastic figure could hold a pose.   

The stock Modibot was only $10 on Amazon!  At that price I definitely recommend it as a super inexpensive way to try out stop-motion. I did however buy some additional 3D printed parts from Shapeways to modify it to have clavicles and an extra spine joint for better posing.

Below is the first test I did earlier last week.  I used the masking tape as a sticky surface for the feet to tie-down to, and a green Modibot for the rig arm.

I animated the run next.  Here’s the green screen version:

Shot using a 1080p Logitech webcam with TV Paint, and composited in After Effects:

I’ll go into more detail on the figure setup, animation, and compositing process in a future post if anyone is interested. :)