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Puppet Clothing Tutorial

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Lighting Drama

The handmade art of designing miniature sets and photographing illustration dioramas come to life through the magic of stage lighting.

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Handmade Music Video

Go behind the scenes to see how Amy DeCaussin created the stop-motion animated music video "On the Road Again." Djangophonique debuted their single in July 2022. See details of how the puppets and props were created and secured to the set.

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Bringing Music to Life

ASU Stop-Motion Summer Camp

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Full Circle in a Century

Full Circle in a Century: Why cinema's first novelty is storytelling for our new age

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Tutorial: Upcycled Puppet

Stop Motion Puppet Tutorial: Step 3: Upcycled Puppet Head

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Tutorial: Upcycled Puppet

Upcycled Stop Motion Puppet Tutorial

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Learn to Sew

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Production Planning for Animation

I created a restaurant-style menu of components that go into creating a stop motion animation from pre to post-production. This menu can help provide clarity, making it easier to choose the right processes and build a realistic timeline for animation.

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Behind the Scenes: Stop Motion

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Storyboarding

How to Create a Storyboard for Stop Motion Animation

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Build a Puppet Dog

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Stop Motion Animation

Exploring Six Different Types of Stop-Motion

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Rockin’ the Shadowbox

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Pilot in Progress

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Sam Koji Hale Scholarship Award

The Sam Koji Hale Scholarship Award recognizes up-and-coming filmmakers with an interest in pursuing stop-motion animation. Through the Creative Talent Network (CTN) Recipients work with Emmy-Nominated Sam Koji Hale to produce their animated shorts.