Credited As: Stop Motion Animator

Daniel Alderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls), takes viewers behind the scenes to show what he does as a stop motion animator.

[@AchHadda]

as a 3D animator I can tell you stop motion animators are wizards 😂 😂

[@breadgaming1339]

Ach Hadda ur just a normal animator so shut up

[@AchHadda]

rawrdontkillmme 1234 what do you mean ? -_-

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Ach Hadda Lol, as a 2D animator: you're both Wizards! Haha.

[@AchHadda]

Vegetarian Soylent-Green hahahaahha there's always someone who's gonna inspire us in sure a stop motion animator gonna be like OMG you are a 2d animator you are a wizard 😂

[@johnsanimations1952]

As a stop motion animator, I gotta say, stop motion is pretty incredible, but I have tried to doing 3D animation with blender, I even took a class on it, I am amazed you are able to animate in 3D. All in all, every form of animation is super cool, even the dullest types of animations have complex peaces.

[@mitcheroar]

these men and women don't get enough credit.

[@ashleymariellegarcia1546]

That's right and ppl should move on frim Disney's overrated cliche movies and check out other non disney movies too. (I'm not hating on Disney. I'm just saying the right thing)

[@comicart1st]

I agree. Knowing that Kubo animated movie to me was a great well done in many aspects. A Very very smart one.

[@RoiiVlogss]

considering they have to do all those things the most intricate way and seeing them do it with so much effort, passion and dedication to their craft makes me adore and respect them even more just to give us such one of a kind films/movies with incredibly amazing creativity and story that takes you to a different side of the world and leave you in awe (e.g. BoxTrolls, Paranorman and Coraline). with all of them doing such stuff, they should be given more than enough of what they deserve.

[@pizzabot2023]

Not. 2018

[@Belle-de-nuit]

@@RoiiVlogss my daughter and I loved watching caroline together.unforgettable moment.how time flies

[@pogg8494]

Imagine the frustration and patience these guys have

[@pogg8494]

Leah James My friend told me to use it

[@lastxp]

Painstaking

[@TheLegodude102]

Henlo Yu Stinkey no, when we animate we imagine. it's fun!

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Henlo Yu Stinkey Imagine if someone got more frustrated than patient and broke one of the expensive puppets mid-shot...

[@ekswayzeezebra9594]

Pogg i agree!

[@BigGeekEmpire]

Characters move so realistically in Kubo you'd swear it was all cgi and motion captured. This is unbelievable.

[@renisetravers9545]

BigGeekEmpire 🙏🏽🙌🏽💅🏽🥊☕️

[@rex-tv3hq]

At first I thought it was cgi that looks like puppets

[@charunoni3023]

@@rex-tv3hq exactly me too

[@DraconiaDrawing]

I mean mocap doesn’t look very good

[@Methikus]

@@rex-tv3hq same 😂

[@darKILLusionnn]

I wish so badly that this movie was commercially successful.

[@KSh14]

Kubo and the Two Strings and Sausage Party released around the same time. Kubo has a PG rating, it's budget was $60 million and has managed to make $50 million so far. Sausage Party with a R rating and a budget of $19 million has already crossed the $100 million mark. This speaks a lot on what appeals to the general audience. I sincerely hope this movie gets the recognition it deserves.

[@TheHalcyonTwilight]

Why make something clever when HAHA HOTDOGS ARE LIKE DICKS.

[@carlosnoriega2608]

+K a lot of great movies don't make much money because of these mediocre movies. Pitch Perfect 2 beat Mad Max: Fury Road this year, and I'm pretty sure Star Wars: a Rogue one story is going to beat Scorsese "Silence" with Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, and Adam Driver. Sad to think of it, but Hollywood wants money first, then art.

[@TheHalcyonTwilight]

Hollywood just wants money, Carlos. The art rarely comes from Hollywood anymore.

[@znavot0]

Honestly speaking, the movie was a disappointment. The animation was amazing, I didn't even believe it was real "stop motion" until now. But the story was boring and predictable..

[@PONYBOYonline]

Making stop motion seems super intimidating.

[@SkillHornskillz]

It takes determination.

[@chaosregiment6341]

it totally does. I'd know.

[@GAGENOW]

I love it, super rewarding in the end

[@CloroxBleach-jz6fl]

Ryan Trieu no

[@mawangshallhang]

Sean Tubo it's not fairly easy at all.

[@victormunhozzz]

*so much FUCKIN PATIENCE*

[@rupertbutreally]

Colorless ikr

[@anjalikabadri2429]

Colorless patience is the key to joy...

[@brandonmeharg4325]

Colorless seriously man, I once filmed for 2 hours then when I was done I had 5 minutes of actual animation. You have to have such patience, otherwise you'll be flipping a table after while. It can get extremely frustrating, but it's usually worth it

[@cuppops8695]

2 hours, 5 minutes? Are you a magician?! I once did it for four hours and only got 4 seconds ;-; and it wasn't even good.

[@thedoodovaryondeer3003]

That's what we Stop-Motion Makers have.

[@princepeterwolf]

Hand drawn and stop motion animation are just special and I mean no offense to what CGI animation can do, but it's just not as human and magical and special

[@hotsauceanimations8906]

princepeterwolf check out my Channel I just uploaded a hand drawn stop motion

[@katecolvin7531]

princepeterwolf you forgot non cgi 2d animation done in flash

[@princessthyemis]

YES!

[@SlayPlenty]

cg can be just as special. but that medium gives so much freedom and instead of creating essence, it helps create quantity.

[@nvmd860]

cgi can be special, it's just not appreciated as much because is it used so much, it is not a rare sight, so people are less inclined to think about the work

[@SercanPy]

I didn't and still can't believe that KUBO and the two strings is stop-motion animation. That's how well they've done their job.

[@XellosMetallium]

animation has evolved plenty; 2d with 3d backgrounds, 2d and 3d, stop motion and vfx. Laika has done amazing stop-motion animations but very under appriciated.

[@marktabud4031]

Yep, also Coraline hehe

[@jasona7029]

the movie itself was fantastic.

[@ailurochan]

Jason Auw absolutely georgeous *-*

[@desos1039]

Jason Auw wich movie is it??

[@Brenda-nl3bk]

+Desos Kubo and the Two Strings

[@juswasantiago3915]

Box trolls?

[@TheLegodude102]

Jeoghanne Santiago box trolls ugly

[@frederickp.8410]

never pirate movies like this. they deserve all the support.

[@apolonioromero4951]

Frederick P. No kidding, it is a capital crime for how underappreciated these movies are.

[@thevinicamargo]

Never pirate any movie for that matter. :-) They all take work.

[@TheBlueStarGal2]

@@thevinicamargo eh, I'd say you're pretty much legally allowed to pirate the Emoji Movie....

[@catmole]

@@TheBlueStarGal2 but why would you?

[@TheBlueStarGal2]

@@catmole morbid curiosity

[@animateangus]

Stop motion needs to come back and I'm glad that Laika, Aardman and now even the latest Star Wars has started using it again.

[@mooshroomman9323]

It really does I make stop motion too but I'm an amateur

[@ktutubechild]

Stopmotion is here to stay bro, we have to keep the storyline fresh and interesting!

[@Dollcultist666]

I make alot of stop motion

[@OseFilmWork]

+Living Dead Dollies killjoy look at mine, mines dope

[@adamkimmV]

The one problem I see with stop motion now, is the lack of personal touch. Look at wallace and gromit, they didn't care about the fingerprints. The where fine with you knowing that the harectars where made of clay. Whereas with something like this, it might as well be made using 3d animation, because you wouldn't see a difference.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

The amount of attention to detail, both physical and emotional and technical... It's stunning .

[@dinosg555]

i would lose my sanity on that job

[@ViperChipz]

dinosg555 when you see that pay check you'll regain consciousness!!

[@Stonerkittyy]

I've seen Kubo and the two strings, and it's freaking amazing. When I was watching it in theaters. I kept thinking to myself, "wow.. these guys must really devote their lives to this stuff. I would never be able to have enough patience for this!"

[@CronosXIIII]

How on earth do they get the movement to look so smooth and fluid like that? It seems like it would be so difficult to make the minute adjustments to his posture each frame, while at the same time making sure that the animation looks right/remembering where his weight is/how he's moving ect. Seems like it would be a million times more effort than CGI.

[@AllieHutchins]

that's why it's such an art, the movie is beautiful. They've mastered it. You should go see it if you haven't seen it yet!

[@adamkimmV]

A stratedgy Aardman used to use, was to film someone doing the motion, then draw out each frame, then making sure everything is set up for the frame, before taking it. They would usually only do a few frames per day.

[@antsgaming]

It's a software they use I wondered that myself in the past but now I know what software they use

[@adamkimmV]

Static Flickable No stop motion can look perfectly smooth without any special software. It just requires loads of tiny movements, at least 30 per second, and it wil look just as smooth as video footage of a person.

[@whatshouldinamemyself481]

Adam Kimm What makes an animation smooth is the arc, not the frame rate. If they don't use any softwares they'd have to adjust the position every single frame they shoot to make sure they follow the arcs. Just imagine how much time that'll take. So I think they use softwares

[@NathanShehadeh]

In a way they become the characters when recording their live action bits. My love for animation started with Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run! :D

[@myrosekuan7778]

Me too Add Shaun the sheep

[@l.l.5948]

Oh, Wallace and Gromit are part of my childhood.

[@nadine-sais]

do not forget about Coraline! that's one of the best stop motion movies of all time

[@dontknowhowtotalk6401]

Nathan Shehadeh when I was younger my family would play those and gumby

[@killenem2403]

what about James and the giant peach lol

[@BenjaminCerbai]

It's fantastic to see how awesome people works together to get those wonderful films to life. You are all a great inspiration ! :D

[@2422VINAY]

Benjamin Cerbai kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6O8fpp6otyJl7s

[@lexyshannon9428]

I died when they were shoving eachother over in boxes (man I love these guys)😂

[@shockwave544]

you did? then how are you still here? seriously, people have to learn to watch their language!!!!!!!!!

[@shockwave544]

but that part was pretty funny, I agree😆

[@isapositiva2661]

it absolutely tears my heart apart when someone says stop motion films like Coraline are lame. The film is practically passion, hard work and dedication. all of which is a recipe for great things where possibilities are endless!!! pure magic before their eyes and they say it isn't worth their time.... whyyy. ;-;

[@wb3123]

This is just fantastic. I love stop motion animated films. Coraline and Kubo the two strings are my favorite from this genre. It requires a lot of patience, vision and hard work to make these films.

[@ninamachi9097]

Waseem B312 mine is cropse bride and night before christmast

[@datsaltyperson2541]

mine are the little prince (the flashbacks) and coraline

[@rainbowlapisgal1824]

At least Kubo has an eyepatch so thats one less thing to animate

[@thesoundsmith]

Gotta shade it. And it's not flat.

[@cinnamonbane5892]

Dang

[@gursidhu3967]

Ok So what about the scenes to show how he lost his eye That scens also took time

[@ssffe529]

People who do stop motion are amazing! I never really do anything that's 3D or anything related to that but omg people who do it are so talented! You can see every bit of detail was handmade and you could tell they put slot of effort into each movement. It's amazing what animators can do and I hope I'll become a 2D animator someday. I love 2D animation.

[@magatsu82]

this is a different kind of genius

[@tabanaojamesbryanb.-bsn-2d611]

I cant believe that guy with eyeglass is my neighbor😱

[@craftycupcake0340]

ItsMeJames surrendered he is

[@nekokitkatlongassname]

what?

[@angellemanlangitfajardo4685]

NANI?!

[@drewhile6791]

I CANT BELIEVE YOUR LYING

[@6lepes]

One of the most interesting video I seen in a while. Fascinating. You can tell he loves his job so much, it's very inspirational.

[@Dindonmasker]

i have no word on how beautifull it is to see the effort put into this piece of art

[@dainah105]

It's mind blowing how much patience and effort went into this! Such an amazing pay off

[@777Mikos]

Finally stop motion done right. Smooth movements, great emotions and fair bit of Compositing so you don't spend decades creating a film.

[@MadCircle01]

Just saw it. Amazing movie.

[@aewsdghjlookifjhdtgs]

did you watch in 3d?

[@bobBob-oz5zc]

+aewsdghjlookifjhdtgs 3D was amazing for this movie. Too bad I couldn't watch it in dbox

[@MadCircle01]

+aewsdghjlookifjhdtgs no. But it was still awesome non the less.

[@flappyboyfilms3790]

Yeah your right

[@desalex4683]

I watched it in 3D but I forgot my contacts so it still looks like 2D 😂

[@dimitriymirovsky]

they must be the most PATIENT people on earth... day in day out meticulously filming these kind of animation... not all people can be patient like this... without feeling bored or stressed out!

[@nuezen5586]

Speechless

[@evanlee3594]

I nominate this guy for best VFX artist!!

[@AchHadda]

Evan Lee he is a stop motion animator vfx is totally a different thing ;)

[@BanditLeader]

Ach Hadda someone didn't get the joke

[@AchHadda]

Bandit Leader you mean you ? 😂

[@BanditLeader]

Ach Hadda Yes i do mean you

[@AchHadda]

Bandit Leader wtf why -_- he said best vfx but it's not a visual effects but a stop motion ;)

[@rioforce]

Woah, that was some awesome final product. It's so interesting to see a professional animator's workflow and the whole team behind it.

[@Odiekun]

I am just constantly astounded at how well these movies turn out. I just don't know how they do it. Do they really have a couple of key points written down and wing it for the all the in-betweens?

[@LifiaTubeHD]

Amazing great job and its look inspired 🙈✨

[@JongBelegen]

Woah, this is amazing! So much respect for the whole crew and for the patience of everyone!

[@TheDeathNote2]

I never thought stop motion would be this much work.

[@ViperChipz]

TheDeathNote2 especially in 2016!

[@souka...naruhod0881]

wait?? 43 frames per day??? WTF?? thats roughly 2 seconds in the movie per day :/

[@whatshouldinamemyself481]

Gerald Eullaran thats right. this is dedication

[@Bintang_Merah]

😂😂😂

[@bychloechin3714]

He's amazing!!! I tried making a stop motion, took a LOT of patience! Props to him, and LOVE Fantastic Mr. Fox & The Boxtrolls

[@zarastern2238]

Gosh, such a huge amount of work! but it was worth it, Kubo is a masterpiece. Thank u Mr.Alderson and all crew who worked on this, yr level of love and dedication for stop-motion animation seeps trough screen, that`s why it`s so emotive.

[@taylan_franze3129]

I loved the movie when i saw it the cinamas and i throught it was animated but I was wrong thanks for sharing this :) ive learnt alot

[@frokket5640]

Thom, I think they mean traditional/2D

[@Beamoo]

Thomas Brooks they used stop motion too

[@Ritermann]

THIS right here is ART! I still can't figure out how all this work is paying of at the end. And most of all, why people like spending so much time for one thing. Amazing

[@FreshAndre]

Man I'm so glad there was a whole movie with mostly stop motion that was in theaters. It's so cool to see something that you've done yourself done even better. Especially one that was in theaters. What they made in this movie was incredible. It's amazing what people have done with stop motion. I can not believe this was mostly stop motion. It's just so incredible.

[@snackuu4467]

First it was Coraline, then it was The Box Trolls, and now its Kubo. I've watched every single Lakia movie (I think 😂) and I am always amazed with the animations. They'll never do this but, I want a movie with The Box Trolls, Coraline, And Kubo in it. That would be a dream come true ^u^

[@mark_oftedal]

Wow, it's just so amazing what stop motion animators do!

[@luckyhands4995]

I liked how they actually showed it.

[@luckyhands4995]

oh wait,they didn't actually show it. 4

[@HayaMikaChan]

This video is really inspiring... I'm in university for animation right now, and my passion is stop motion... My dream is to someday be a stop motion animator. I personally love the process and final look of stop motion a lot more than any other style of animation out there. Its absolutely amazing and I hope to someday do it myself!

[@shootingstar9707]

good luck😀😀

[@timdaniel6984]

Fantastic insight. I recognize Danie in the puppet shop too. Ha ha, right on. Great work.

[@OdesaFilmStudio]

Love it! Respect from Odessa Animation Studios!..))

[@lifewithkidneydisease]

This is just mind-blowing! Thank you for sharing this!

[@lucreciaflores351]

Wow!!!! You and your crew members are really great! Thanks!

[@yannycandelario7606]

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen:D

[@171QA]

Such an amazing movie. Even if it doesn't win the Oscars (we all know it'll be Zootopia) I'm glad that it's getting the recognition it deserves.

[@MoriAnimations]

Amazing work. Thanks everyone involved for your efforts!

[@avtpro]

These are some of the hardest working animators and technical artist in the business. Thank you for letting us see how this work. Physical rigging has to be crazy not mention replace phenomes for every frame, and speaking of not mentioning, rig removals and clean plates!! The story room was MASSIVE! Amazing Crew! All Hands on Deck!

[@m.k.m3826]

wow these people are very committed and talented

[@Hik4rol]

Glad the academy is taking some time to actually portray all the hard work animation has. I really hope this time they take account effort and quality instead of choosing the best animated feature based on whatever the jury kids liked the most.

[@psycho_maniac1389]

I really really reeallllyyyy appreciate all the hard work and effort they put into their movies! Laika is one of my favorite stop motion movie makers out there!!! I tried stop motion in high school years ago and I went crazy and quit.. it takes a lot of patience, and yet these people give us gold like boxtrolls, coraline, and Kubrick... I really didn't like paranorman, but all the rest were amazing! Great job guys!!! Keep it up!

[@riki4291]

whole new level of patience and effort, just to think of how many frames is in the movie is... crazy.. it's a masterpiece

[@stargirl7646]

This is fascinating, though it looks like SO much work!

[@fahmimtw3958]

i dont know about you guys but i think it mades me cry, this is so amazing, such a hard work, great talent. Thank you so much. I will watch the movie :) . I have seen boxtrools and i love it :)

[@potatobrick4043]

Man huge props to everyone on this project. This is a tremendous amount of individual work and teamwork.

[@tfolv]

This is so fantastic that my eyes get full of tears, bravo!

[@francissantiago1410]

They are so genius

[@sirsam29th]

WOW!!!! Mad respect for the stop motion animators.... Blown away by the movie... Amazing & awesome job guys...

[@animatedbrickbuilders4276]

Much respect to all of you for providing the medium of stop motion animation to the masses. It’s such a wonderful art form and until you try it for yourself it’s hard to understand the hard work and dedication it takes to make a stop motion video. Yet...it’s one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do when you bring objects to life one frame at a time. Great video! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@pixiesnow]

Oh my god, that's a lot of work!! hats off to this guy and to the other people who do things that needed a lot of patience and hella awesome talent!!! 👌👏

[@Arianna_T.]

woah! I have watched Kubo.. and it's really touchy.. my dad even cried

[@nirojkarmacharya8185]

this is really amazing.... mind blowing

[@Ultrontu]

As a Stop motion Animator myself i know the struggles with the process of filming and having a lot of patience much respect for all animators out there remember a person is getting their hands dirty to make our entertainment

[@ToyShopTV]

Amazing job guys, you rock! Love the film. Thank you

[@kyleflores3976]

Don't rob these guys pls. Give them what they deserve. Oscar pls.

[@VOCALOIDfan119]

I have nothing but respect for these animators.

[@aniesekim8119]

It was so nice to see the hard work behind one of my favorite movies ever!

[@yuransoares5647]

This is a masterpiece, every effort of everyone built into one move, made of tons of frames. Wonderful

[@toonz1676]

you people are AWESOME! I LOVE ANIMATION

[@elizabethpiang3608]

I used to make short stop motion movies with my toys it was a lot of work but to make an actual movie would be exhausting

[@yogiprema8520]

I love this. Thank you❤️🙏

[@TheZeZeMe]

Wow. I have so much respect and appreciation for their work now. Stop motion is so tedious and painstaking. Kudos for these people for having the patience to do this.

[@johnfranco6190]

wow i just watch the movie and its amazing .. so much effort and patience TOTALLY AMAZING !

[@julzsparklez9902]

the guy with glasses /main guy looks like my neighbour lol

[@chocomilk2220]

im the prez

[@beatbeast747]

then go tell him youve found his lost twin.

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Kubo was the first movie that I purchased a hard copy DVD for as an adult a decade afrer I moved out. The only other movie I had ever wanted the hardcopy for in my life was The Wiz. I knew I needed to share this one with my kids for years to come. Thank you for taking the time to make such a masterpiece! 🙏🏾💙

[@gabriellastauffer]

being an artist, i almost teared up when the shot was revealed. there’s just nothing better than the final product being smooth and beautiful.

[@FrederickCristofer24]

bless you all of laika's animator dude. i adore your hard work

[@taylors7107]

kubo was awesome!!!!you guys are appreciated

[@danielloewengrube]

Unbelievable, how much work for just some steps. Really beautiful!

[@dorenpurgatorio1755]

the most difficult amd satisfying job, if this is your passion, when it is done perfectly....good job!

[@deardeerza]

YOU HAVE TO HAVE SO MUCH PATIENCE FOR THIS D:

[@JeffLafferty]

Amazing!

[@edventures9884]

This is crazy! I love how they actually showed the "behind the scenes", this is a proper video.

[@KevinHarrisonArtist]

Amazingly brilliant. Bravo. Big RESPECT!!!

[@aichan5713]

This is so awesome! And hard 😂 I really like the movie Kubo and the 2 strings! 😁

[@GenJotsu]

Awesome. The more you know

[@joshpasaribu]

i really adore this kinda artist. they are really "extra" workharder,detail,time, patience and dedication.

[@ValiantPride]

alot of respect for stop notion animators, very time consuming and understand of how things works. Amazing

[@thwb4661]

Puppetry in another level

[@vesperastraea]

wow thats amazing

[@vidurawinai]

its such harwork ,i truely appreciate it .

[@ajengdwinisa5157]

i never think that stop motion animation would be this complicated! thumbs up dude!