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» Site title: The Stop Motion Magic Network  - Community for animators to promote their works and related skills. Free membership with features to post their profiles, portfolios, resumes, videos, photos, and also, communicating and networking with other animators.
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| » Site title: StopMotionAnimation.Com - Message Board, informational, resources, library, and how-to instructionals.
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| » Site title: Animate Stop Motion » Site description: Free video hosting site for stop motion animations allowing participants to upload their videos for viewing and then receiving comments and feedback. |
| » Site title: Animation Toolworks » Site description: The LunchBox Sync is a dedicated frame/image capturing device that provides instant feedback for animators. Uses include syncing for pencil tests or stop motion, also for demo reels, previews, animatics, reference tests, student projects, festival entries, and web animation. |
| » Site title: Animation und Puppenbau - Juergen Kling » Site description: Studio in Germany offering stop motion animation production services, ball-socket armatures, puppetmaking, sets, props, and modelmaking. There is also English version of this site. |
| » Site title: The Art of Stop Motion Animation Website » Site description: Overview about stop motion animation and general how-to aspects. Covers films and television shows using stop motion. Also, behind the scene photos of professional animator's work. |
| » Site title: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation » Site description: A sample chapter of an in depth how-to book covering the basics of stop motion animation production. Appendix includes list of internet resources, books, schools, animation equipment, tools, and supplies. Published by Thomson Course Technology (www.course.com) [PDF] |
| » Site title: Brickfilms » Site description: A large site and community for stop-motion animation using lego bricks. Includes a film database with 1000+ films, a forum and an encyclopedia. |
| » Site title: Building Ball-Socket Armatures » Site description: Description and photos showing the construction of stop motion animation puppet armature joints using common tools and basic metalworking methods. |
| » Site title: Clay and Stop Motion Animation How-To Page » Site description: News updates and tutorials about clay and stop motion animation. Includes message boards, image galleries and resources for stop motion/puppet film makers. |
| » Site title: Clay Animation & Sculpture » Site description: Stop motion animation movies and pictures created with clay. [Some pages from this site not viewable with some browsers] |
| » Site title: The Clay Animation Home Page » Site description: Resources, discussion group, materials and supplies links, and other information for those wanting to learn about stop motion clay animation. |
| » Site title: Clay Animation Made Easy » Site description: Example of clay and stop motion animation used in an elementary school curriculum. Educators using this tactile animation medium to help encourage language, mathematical, logical, spatial, collaborative and creativity skills. |
| » Site title: The Clay Animation Station » Site description: For beginners/students, general information about getting started in clay animation. Includes tips, tricks, and resources. |
| » Site title: Darkstrider: Explorations in the Art of Stop Motion Animation » Site description: Information about the European style of puppet animation in the more purer form where characters are stylized, surreal (as puppets), and are not represented as photo realistic. Site also includes ongoing diary of experimentations with stop motion methods. |
| » Site title: Do it Yourself Foam Latex Puppet Making 101 » Site description: This video or DVD tutorial is available for purchase which shows the general basics of constructing a stop motion animation puppet using the clay sculpting and molding method, foam rubber latex casting, seaming, and final painting of the puppet. |
| » Site title: Dragon Stop Motion » Site description: Stop motion software for Mac OS X which interfaces with digital still cameras and Hi-def camcorders (with HDMI output) for single frame capturing of high resolution animations. Also compatible for standard definition capture using DV camcorders. |
| » Site title: Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen » Site description: The life and career of the special effects, stop-motion animator. |
| » Site title: FrameThief » Site description: This is an inexpensive shareware stop motion animation program for the Apple/Macintosh platform, that enables the users, from novices to professionals, to capture and create animation. |
| » Site title: From Art to Finished Puppet » Site description: An Interview with head of the puppet department on Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride". Provides general overview descriptions and some photos about the creation of the animation puppets used in this 2005 Academy Award nominated stop motion feature film. |
| » Site title: I Can Animate » Site description: Designed for all ages, a software product especially designed for stop animation on the Mac OS X. Includes a variety of features for the creation of animation. The program has earned various recognition awards. |
| » Site title: iStopMotion » Site description: Easy to use Stop Motion animation software for Mac OS X. Allows you to use your computer and DV camcorder or USB webcams to capture single frames for stop motion or time lapse applications. |
| » Site title: John Wright Modelmaking » Site description: A special effects shop in England that designs and fabricates miniature models for use in puppet animation, offers ball and socket joint parts for do-it-yourself armature fabrication, and they also engineer custom stop motion animation armatures. |
| » Site title: La Pate à Modeler Animée » Site description: A clay animation site using digital still camera to record the animation and includes basic, finished animations. Includes some tutorials showing how it was done. The site is in French and has English translation. |
| » Site title: The Lone Animator » Site description: An animator and puppet fabricator with gallery of photos showing how different puppets are created, primarily using latex and foam rubber. |
| » Site title: Menagerie Productions » Site description: Fantasy and paleo sculpture, one-of-a-kind commissions, character design and maquette creation for special projects. Also experienced in stop motion model fabrication, covering the entire process from design through armature construction, molding, foam casting and finishing. |
| » Site title: Michael Davy Film & TV » Site description: Distributor-supplier of a more user friendly 3 part foam latex system. M.D. Foam Latex can be used for casting stop motion animation puppets. Listed under "products" then go to "latex products". |
| » Site title: Miles and Jules Studio » Site description: Independent studio in Australia utilizing stop motion animation techniques. Included are many behind the scenes photos and general overview description of methods used in producing their stop motion projects which is outlined in their online journal. |
| » Site title: Mind Over Pixels » Site description: Animator Jason Gottlieb's online weblog containing clips in stop motion, CGI, and traditional animation and provides useful tips and tutorials for aspiring animators. |
| » Site title: MonkeyJam » Site description: A freeware digital pencil test animation program for Windows. It also has additional features that can be used for stop motion animation, clay animation, cut-out animation and the creation of traditional puppet films. |
| » Site title: MovieStuff Transfers » Site description: For those shooting stop motion using Super 8 film format, this company offers low cost film-to-digital transfers of your Super 8 animation. Film is transferred to miniDV tape format and ready for downloading to your computer. |
| » Site title: Nick Hilligoss » Site description: Animator from Australia who has done many creative stop motion shorts which have won awards. His photo album site shows you some behind-the-scenes and fabrication methods overview in the creation of animation puppets. |
| » Site title: The Puppetry Home Page » Site description: Lists information and resources; covering traditional puppetry, animatronics, and stop motion puppet animation. |
| » Site title: Ray Harryhausen.com » Site description: The official website of the pioneering stop motion animator. Before computer animation, he gave life to puppet animated creatures, aliens, and monsters. All the latest news on his current projects. |
| » Site title: RonDexter.com » Site description: A source for beginners, seasoned professional and people in between who want to upgrade their skills and knowledge in film and video and includes tips and tricks about stop motion production. |
| » Site title: The Seventh Voyage.Com » Site description: Site which is dedicated to the films and creations of stop motion animator Ray Harryhausen. Updated regularly. |
| » Site title: STIKFAS » Site description: This is brand name of jointed model assembly figures/toys. One can pose them in a variety of positions. With minor modification, they are usable for stop motion animation methods. |
| » Site title: Stop Motion Central » Site description: For stop motion enthusiasts. Includes tutorials, how to, tips and tricks, competitions, and a discussion forum. |
| » Site title: Stop Motion E-mail Forum » Site description: Community for discussing the craft with other hobbyists and professionals. |
| » Site title: Stop Motion Film » Site description: A resource and informational website from Germany about stop motion animation. Also, there is an English version of this site. |
| » Site title: Stop Motion Pro » Site description: For Windows PCs, a mid-priced frame capturing program for professional level stop motion animation, clay animation, pixillation, and cut out animation techniques. |
| » Site title: Stop Motion Works » Site description: Provides information and how-to technical tips on animated puppetry, with FAQ, gallery of work, and news items from the industry. |
| » Site title: Two Left Hands » Site description: Boutique animation studio in France showcasing a variety of stop motion mix media animation methods combining puppets, cut-out photo, computer enhanced, and pixelation. |
| » Site title: At Last, Foam Puppet Fabrication Explained! » Site description: Article from Animation World Magazine. An overview of the general methods used in stop motion puppet fabrication starting from design, then machining jointed armature, sculpting, molding, and foam latex rubber casting. (February 1, 1998) |