Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Watch Onua vs. Lewa here! youtu.be/WFG-jonwKTc
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Time codes and (hopefully!) useful links:

00:00 Intro
00:34 1. How to make a simple forest
02:49 2. Lighting
03:28 3. Animation
05:49 4. Camera movement
07:00 5. Setbacks and next steps

00:56 Some inspirations for stopmo set building:
Brotherhood studios: youtu.be/rKQoyA7gE2o?t=89
Little Brotherhood studios: youtu.be/yEI4NIdcVOs
Speak Broccoli: youtu.be/-efD6f7C3Ng

02:24 Hobby miniatures and forest building techniques:
youtu.be/RI38ljHyihQ
youtu.be/bgsST5_h5A0

03:48 Tutorials for making stop motion:
Kevin Parry - super easy way to get started: youtu.be/JOeMZFKGxOA
Justin Rasch - more advanced techniques: youtu.be/uqjvuxztnL8
Seriously, watch every one of both of these channels videos!!!

04:44 Helping hands:
Just search “helping hands” or “soldering stands” on ebay, amazon, etc. They should be around $10 or $20. You can also get professional stop motion rigging from places like kineticarmatures.com!

05:20 Amazing stop motion of everyday objects by Kevin Parry:
Can I animate a pencil? youtu.be/fBQUFbdAqg8
Can I animate a clock? youtu.be/U2IEMufAHz0

06:01 Camera movement tutorials:
Moving Cameras by insidemani: youtu.be/oBW07vGWxvw
Fantastic tutorial from Brotherhood studios: youtu.be/Zu0eFis1pqc