Stop-Motion Cameras for Brick Animation - Brick Film School Episode 3

[@legomailman]

:D Magic Portal. Fond childhood memories.

[@FilmsByDan]

I loved what you said at the start of the video. This Monday I'm beginning a history of films class, and from what you said, I think it will be very helpful.

[@WarnerBrikProduction]

yaaay 3rd ep. these tutorials are really helpful, please keep making them!

[@HunterMann]

Hey Doug, Thanks for the great video, really inspiring! My background is movie & TV production: mostly 35mm , some 16mm and very little video, so I come from old school, both motion picture & stop-motion projects. I appreciate that you included some talk about super 8 and the 16mm Bolex. I think far too many people these days are jumping right into digital videomaking and they do not understand the craft or art of filmmaking. I'm still not sold on video, it just isn't as good as film.

[@Geoshi]

This is awesome, thank you so much for uploading this. You've given plenty of advice on what to buy and what to use for brickfilm.

[@ColonelDusty08]

oh thanks so much for touching on dslrs. just bought myself a t2i/550D. can't wait to see how you recommend I apply it to stop motion!

[@Stratoblazer]

Very well done sir. I don't understand why someone might push the thumbs down button for your video unless they are some kind of douche.

[@JamesColeSCREENCLASSICSCANADA]

Awesome. Thanks for the rundown :)

[@birdman5589]

Another great video. I really loved the bit about the 16mm camera. As for the Digital SLR camera, are you hinting at a HD stop motion project? ;)

[@robertlochner]

I LOVE THE MAGIC PORTAL

[@MapleLegoProductionz]

oh wow ima first comment... your vids are somewhat of an inspiration to me since im wanting to be a stop motion filmmaker usually with star wars lego and sometimes eventually city lego.Keep making those videos there great. =)

[@tinkerbots7632]

You the man Doug~ Inspiring presentation... Thank bro!

[@ThunderTijo]

Dangit, I haven't brickfilmed in forever, and I want to use my dad's DSLR. I will eagerly await your next tutorial!

[@actionfiguremovies]

Great tutorial. I look forward to your next one.

[@blumenkopf]

Haha thanks your brickfilm school got me into film and collecting film cameras...thanks lol !

[@vivorproductions]

@MrRagingAaron I had exactly your problem. If that is the case, then you can probably use the flash to light the scene before you take a picture. You press left on the arrow pad until the last option, and then you click. That was for my Olympus camera, though.

[@Painkiller_Productions]

you can manually move it, some cameras you can tranfer the pictures with usb or take the memory card out itself onto a cheap adapter

[@alexsnowskate]

This is awesome!

[@tobias_roos]

Really great video, you should do a episode 4, witch will go more in on the software

[@Newvidseverywensday]

*Which

[@jimrichardson8903]

The new laptops don't have Firewire.What would you recommend if you still have a Sony digital 8,, but can't use the firewire?

[@xxxracecarxxxx]

Wow. I never thought about cameras that way. I love making stop motion too. You are right that it is a fading hobby. It's very sad but everyone gave up o it and went to gaming and x box stuff. It's kind of sad. This generation of stop motion is almost gone. Sadly. Only people with enough patience and mind still do it. Man, what a shame. I do like this video because you pointed out some stuff I never even thought about a certain way

[@krisondi]

i just found my new favorite youtube channel

[@DougVandegrift]

Sorry it's a little slow on uploads. I'm working to get it up and running again

[@krisondi]

Doug Vandegrift thats fine! I just discovered your channel and I'm just suprised you replied to my comment!

[@tinkerbots7632]

Bravo!

[@MrAudi0artist]

dragon frame is awesome.

[@beeniestudios]

These are really helpful, thanks for putting them up :)

[@TeamMastaPr2]

FINALLY!

[@sharkaithegreat]

loving these brick school things so far. What is a firewire by the way? I don't believe I have one but I've got okay so far.

[@jason1carnley]

Very good.

[@jjzel69]

very helpful and informative video. did you ever make one on how to use a DSLR for stop-motion?

[@vivorproductions]

These are really good

[@bcbloomer]

Hi cannedgravy, I loved the video and was greatly inspired by you to make brickfilms. I am now very interested and am wondering what the name was of that old bolex 16mm film camera in the Beginning of the tutorial. Can't wait for your next brickfilm! :)

[@sumkid101]

because I love canned gravy haha

[@LegoManB]

I really like your vids

[@toybrickbuilders7251]

great info and insights! thanks for making it;]

[@OrionCinemas]

Whenever I think of stop-motion, I think of King Kong's rampage on the top of the Empire State building

[@SnowmenStudios]

Thanks, I'll look into it :)

[@JAStudiosDankestManLiv]

YOU HELPED ME OUT SO MUCH THANK YOU!

[@WebzForevz]

I swear i have that same tripod at 6:40

[@brickfilms6849]

What is that webcam your using?

[@SebisRandomTech]

A lot of schools years ago had actual filmmaking as part of the curriculum. Now of course it's way different. :(

[@RyanJohnsonD]

My kids are really getting into this. Did you cover the SLR camera in another vid?

[@CrunchyWaluigi]

Sucks how my HD camera (like the one you were holding in the end) cant be plugged into any stop motion program because it doesn't have "livecam" or something... :/ I just have to take the pictures, then import them and speed up the footage a little to get what i want.

[@oacpicturesofficialchannel3285]

yep i have a heck of a time with digital i have a tun of film cameras

[@DougVandegrift]

You cannot plug a firewire into a DSLR. you use a USB however you will need software like DragonFrame or StopMotionPro

[@legospeedguy2484]

nice job

[@lastdollarfilms]

As far as a camera goes you do not need anything special. I use a Legitech pro 9000 which are fairly cheap. IT also has manual focus via the software and takes a photo at a press of the mouse button so I rarely need to touch my camera at all. Webcams are getting better and better and have the features I would want for stop motion. Just make sure things like follow face and auto focus are turned off.

[@sumkid101]

yes

[@lastdollarfilms]

Microsoft computers have windows movie maker and I think macs have imovie. Both are free and work for stop motion work you just need to learn to use them.

[@sumkid101]

which dslr is that? any good recommendations?

[@tearsplug]

cool

[@legostothemax]

@all4c4rnage First was on setting up, Second was on lighting, 3rd one was on walk minifigure walking, fourth is camera

[@Painkiller_Productions]

what camera would you reccomend in general, like any camera

[@BobTheSkateboard01]

I'm pretty sure I have the exact same type of super 8 camera you use in this video. Is it a Nizo s560?

[@XenotHedgehog]

For my videos, I used Honestech Claymation Studio 3.0, and the accompanying camera. My computer was dying at the time, so the quality of the videos leaves a bit to be desired, but how does this program compare to others that you have used.

[@creepyfreak88]

your awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@caaron.j]

the first webcam you showed that you hotglued a brick to, is that a Logitech QuickCam?

[@FrameStudiosFilms]

Do you think that the Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 is good for animating?

[@lastdollarfilms]

If the camera blurs with the flash off try adding more light and defusing it with a sheet of paper.

[@FIORELLOINVENTIONS]

The digital SLR CAMERA,, can you tell us if it has a r/c or can it take a wireless r/c to take photos .I need a good stop motion camera with r/c shutter.. any recommendations will be greatly apreciated

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Used a Bolex in college!

[@vivorproductions]

Now I use my iPod to brickfilm. I have this awesome app called Stopmotionstudio.

[@Chillw00]

If you use a regular camcorder with flash memory, do you just use a USB input?

[@SnowmenStudios]

How much is the HD camera in stores? Well, how much is the best cheap HD camera in stores now, I am using right now a 5 or 6 year old camera and need a new one seen because the mic is breaking and the focus is slowly not wanting to focus (Using the Canon PowerShot SD 700 IS Digital ELPH)

[@animateangus]

Do Fire Wire cables not now come with usb's at the end?

[@samnic1998]

my first brickfilms were made with a built in laptop webcam

[@SebisRandomTech]

What's the model number of the Digital8 camcorder?

[@findmestudios]

I'm trying to find another camera in my house that work's with my stop-motion software. Because my quality's not the best. What would you recommend for a Mac? Btw I have the same tripod! (I want a new one though).

[@Genzarata]

MonkeyJam is awesome.

[@DougVandegrift]

@kingofdarkness227 yeah but I swear the camera makes them look like that.

[@VanAlstyneBros]

how do you get those backgrounds? like the sky and clouds and stuff??? please answer

[@AnthonyCurreri]

I have a digital SLR camera and Stop Motion Pro. But I couldnt get the program to recognize the camera. It just kept showing up on my computer as an external drive. Is there a secret to doing it or an internal setting in the cameras? It's a Cannon BTW.

[@DougVandegrift]

@supernalyd3 I don't know about that software, just look at what it can do and google to see what others have to say. The camera I used I don't think works on a mac so I can't help you there.

[@QuePeXFU]

amigo mio! eres un genio... please help me, how i look for de canon camera... the model??? the cameras name??? im form mexico ... i don´t know if im doing the apropied cuestions... i want to do a short film stop motion and im in the investigation process.

[@Evodrvioletta9]

I didn't understand a word you said. but, I study in a english school so. Are you famous???

[@TheLegomandude]

I have a Logitech Quickcam webcam and i use that to shoot my movies.... are they good enough, plz respond

[@thechosenoneme3]

i have the digital SLR camera but the only problem is that my dad does not let me use it. if he ever came up to me and said wat do u want, i would say i wanted his camera.

[@emilyfosselman4900]

I LOVE MONKEYJAM

[@GreenBrickFilms1]

i have that same tripod

[@lastdollarfilms]

You do not need stop motion software to do stop motion. Take the photos with your camera ( I use a logitech pro 9000 I got for $15) and any video editing software. I started with Movie maker that came with windows and I know the mac comes with one. Windows also has paint which I have used to edit but gimp i a free open source program that is basically photoshop. So both programs are free. So build a set, take pics of your figures and edit them in gimp and compile them in WMM.

[@dillontrinh7193]

but, it's hard

[@jeromehadriel7557]

Hello, how are you? You talked about super 8, 16mm ... wouldn't it be possible to do it with a 35mm camera?

[@jeromehadriel7557]

photographic camera

[@all4c4rnage]

@legostothemax yes but the walking wasnt part of this series but you are sot of right lol

[@FUMSUPX1000]

What is the best stopmotion sofrware?

[@goldencamerastudios]

@all4c4rnage Walking WAS part of the series.

[@the_average_canadian]

Is there any software that is free or VERY cheap, because I would love to get back into the stop-motion scene, but don't have $300 for Dragonframe. I CAN use iPhoto, but I want something that will let me take the pictures from my computer to avoid the camera shake from pushing the shutter. Do you know of anything like this? I know it's unlikely, but there's no harm in asking. Thanks.

[@robertlochner]

thank you

[@IceFire209]

seriously what is the BESt 30fps software for stop motion

[@Seallupus]

i use stopmotion studio on ipod anyway i use gimp with it

[@BrickmensionFilms]

when is the new school episode coming out?

[@ByEyeToolandDie]

u seem like a very nice person

[@PrimalHQ]

Yeah hes da boss

[@sigurd2498]

How do you plug a FireWire cable into a camera like the Canon 500d?

[@all4c4rnage]

@goldencamerastudios no it honestly wasnt because he would have put "episode" on it and plus he's building up to animation so why would he put in walking before camera?

[@supernalyd3]

I am buying software for stopmotion called "StopMotion2" if you have any experience with this please tell me about it whether or not it is good or bad, and second thing, the Webcam you used for your pirate movie, can it work on a Macintosh? Please reply! Please!

[@TulaProductions]

What is the best free stopmotion software

[@legostothemax]

@WarnerBrikProduction It was the fourth.

[@festvence9743]

yo whats the best video camera for lego stop motion

[@TheCriton]

yeah most of the nizo camera's look pretty similar.

[@supernalyd3]

Oh. Guess I will be spending a hundred and eighty three dollars.:( I meant to ask you, how do you make your soundtrack and voices sound so pro in your movies? Please reply:)

[@TherealAnd21]

to get hi def but still use a webcam why not get something like a logitech c920?

[@Aloysiusosnare]

I am a student photographer/hobbyist Stop Motion animator, which means, I am poor. Do you know of any good but free stop motion software? The only animation I have posted is a flash animation but I had to use Windows Live Movie Maker which is only good for family slideshows.