Halo Stop Motion - Executioner (Mega Bloks / Construx Animation)

Halo Mega Bloks Stop Motion Animation "Executioner". No sounds, sorry!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: What software do you use to make your videos?
A: I use Windows Live Movie Maker to create my animations.
Q: What camera do you use?
A: The camera I use is a Canon EOS Rebel T3i.
Q: What software do you use to edit your videos?
A: All effects are done manually without the use of editing. I occasionally use Photoshop to do minor things such as color correcting certain frames.
Q: How many Frames Per Second do you use?
A: Most of my stop motions run at 0.09 - 0.06 seconds per frame.
Q: What music is in the video?
A: Music: Halo "" by Martin O'Donnell
Q: Where do you get your sound effects?
A: Here's a link to Sergeant Major Avery Johnson's Channel. He takes sound effects directly from the Halo games, so all the sounds are authentic! / channel
Q: How do you get figures to walk?
A: I frequently use an adhesive material called "sticky tack" whenever I am positioning a figure to walk or when I'm having trouble balancing it.
Q: How did you get so good? How do I improve?
A: The ONLY way to improve your stop motions is to continue practicing. I've been doing stop motions (off and on, mostly off) for about 3 years to get to my current capabilities.
Here (below) are a few key beginner mistakes and fixes.
1a. Light flicker - individual images' lighting doesn't match perfectly, therefore, when the pictures are played quickly together, it appears as though the stop motion is flickering.
2a. How to fix the issue:
- Close off all sources of light (especially natural light from the sun).
- Position a lamp pointing onto your stop motion set.
- Added benefit -- Lighting is a principle element of composing intriguing stop motions.
1b. Unnecessary or unwanted camera movements that cause the stop motion to appear as if it is violently shaking.
2b. How to fix the issue:
- Use a tripod to hold your capture device. A tripod also enables you to position your camera from (almost) any angle.
- If not a tripod, then tape your camera into place
- If not tape, then use a form of sticky tack or similar substance.(tape/sticky tack may damage or leave residue on certain surfaces, use your personal discretion to decide if it is necessary).
1c. Not implementing properties of physics - To make a stop motion appear real, you'll have to apply the concepts of real life to it.
2c. How to fix the issue:
- You don't need a Master's Degree in physics.
- Understand that objects accelerate and decelerate (in stop motion, this is occasionally referred to as "easy-in and easy-out)".
- An object moving slow requires MORE images and as it moves faster (hence accelerates) it needs LESS pictures. When the entity comes to a stop, slowly take more and more images until it is no longer moving.
- This is unrelated to acceleration and deceleration, but figures shouldn't perform an action that requires force without some sort of
prior action to prepare for it. For instance, if a figure jumps it shouldn't simply propel forward. First, it must bend its knees and then swing its arms backwards in order to prepare to thrust itself into the air.
If you have any other questions and things of that nature, please leave a comment below! :D
-Dawson

[@AxiologyStudios]

I found this on my laptop. Sorry I can't add sound effects! :(

[@SPEEDYNOOB]

Still in love with the lighting for the energy sword.

[@Cam4kstudios]

Love the lighting and atmosphere that you have created with your videos awesome custom, very smooth also glad your getting back to halo stuff 😄

[@majorRedelitE]

oh boy another halo stop motion from my favorite mega blok/lego animator

[@stud1oo]

The way Truth just stares blankly at the Executioner perfectly depicts how much of a tyrant he is.

[@rushingriverfilms]

Cinematic. Excellent.

[@tenoate.6871]

Hello

[@symbiote6526]

That elite looks amazing..

[@animationcatalyst8123]

Holy shit that looks good

[@Cam4kstudios]

I'm not the only one who loves film in feet 😂😂😂

[@shackledstudios2992]

I love the exicoutiner guy btw nice stopmotion

[@JoeFilms5420]

Beautifully shot, and very smooth. Well done!

[@LocoMotion99]

Love it Axiology!

[@KurayamiAnimation]

"you are a disgrace for the great journey,execute him!!!"-Prophet of Truth to The Executioner

[@FloodMakerProductions]

the master has returned!

[@EliteiousProductions]

Yeeted That Elite ay

[@AxiologyStudios]

YEET

[@justaguyontheinternet750]

THIs IS AMAZING

[@overkilled1259]

Dude that looks awsome with or without sound

[@eacp9038]

Love it

[@spino008]

I love your smooth animation, keep on the good work

[@jeremyorange3547]

That's pretty good

[@UnfunnyFigs]

Excellent. You are back please don't go again

[@korbsempire6743]

You have to make a movie please you think you would be really good at it

[@noahwales6057]

Still great! Always love your vids

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

Oh my god, I haven't seen a vid in so long(I just watch your ODST vid over and over again) I'm so happy your back!(I just noticed you uploaded a month ago and I didn't notice, and your Captain Price animation was a week ago so I'm feeling dumb now...so off to watch them)

[@elgatomachiminador2917]

Ahhhh i love it

[@j_wal157]

Really cool custom!

[@joyelizabeth9916]

Wow really cool 👌!!!

[@leolied6766]

Pretty good man. Keep up the good work.

[@picklerickstopmotion9703]

Its so cool👍👍😎😎😎

[@chrisanderson6189]

Yayayyy a new video

[@MtionLHalo]

looks good my man

[@adrianvasquez4351]

Elite is very cool. Kind of reminds me of. The Predator.

[@ClicStudio]

This was excellent, I like that you started to do like marty (sharing your old stuff on your channel) also if you have problem with editing videos or adding sound effects I could do it for you till you find a way to do it again, but if you’re just in need of sfx and editing program I can recommend you some and share with you my sfx collection

[@Void_tear3123]

Nice

[@NDKfilms]

Das one big ass helmet for that Elite

[@UnfunnyFigs]

You should make a tutorial on how you do walk cycles for different characters. I love doing stop motion as a hobby and mega construx has some amazing characters and opportunities for landscapes with their custom parts. But since the figs don't have ankle pivots it's hard to make a smooth walk cycle

[@thestopmotionmaster3413]

Hey good animation bro

[@juanjosegarciaguzman4503]

Is it the elite that appears in the halo series duel chapter?

[@YaloChief]

It must be hard on that elite to kill off his own kind. :(

[@kreospree5727]

if only it had subtitles

[@TheCitedAviator]

Absorb the spinal cord

[@DafterThings]

It looks great. The lighting and image quality is fantastic. It took me a while to realise but is it filmed in a strange aspect ratio or resolution?

[@ZeroGuts]

He reminds me of that big ass elite that bAttled the arbiter

[@Stinger11Studios]

Epic! What lights did you use for the energy sword and how did you concentrate it in one position without the light spreading throughout the image?

[@eyeless_kao901]

you should make short but pleasant chapters ...

[@crazedelite671]

how do you make your customs there so cool you should make more stop motions and do tutorials on how make guys like you make them

[@AxiologyStudios]

I've needed to make a tutorial for soooo long, I reeeally need to do it! But for now, here's a quick explanation: I use two part Epoxy sculpt. You mix it together and it hardens on its own. To shape the helmets I cut out a piece of paper then apply the epoxy. Let it sit for a day and it'll be rock hard! You can sculpt all sorts of stuff with it!

[@crazedelite671]

@@AxiologyStudios oh that sounds kinda confusing but I have Apoxie to I use all the time to make custom figures

[@tenoate.6871]

Very good how do you just find random things that you have done and not have posted them

[@soap_yogurt]

awesome job, also, I will be uploading my first mission video, well my first full stop motion of marines and ODSTs, im excited to release it! but that might not be a little while though, so if you would like to see it, just stay tuned for my video, im going live in a little to show new figures i just got, cortana (big version), didact, Dr.Halsley+ Cortana mini, and The Rookie ODST.

[@heehoo2752]

Is that a custom elite?

[@RedHelljumper]

F

[@Mangos1021]

When your video has less likes then the amount of subscribers you have: Insert Joke Here* Edit: And views.