You can visit our Academy in the app or on desktop for more in-depth tutorials on creating stop motion videos with your phone. You’re now on your way to creating compelling stop motions just with your phone.
ANIMATING WITH STOP MOTION PRO PRO
Our app allows you to add filters, music, change the brightness, saturation, contrast and warmth, and more! Upload to Life Lapse Pro for even more editing features. Step 6: Once complete, increase the speed to see your animation! Can you see the difference that made? Now add any enhancements. Step 5: Repeat the same steps from the basics of stop motion above. Natural light typically does not work well with stop motion because you cannot control it which can cause a flicker when you play your video if the light changes while you are filming. Step 4: Use controlled lighting like a household lamp or a photography light for stop motion. This will prevent the camera from auto-exposing each image so you don’t get the flicker when you play it back quickly. You will know you have locked the settings when they look like a closed lock . Step 3: Now that your phone is stable, tap the “EXP” to lock the exposure and the “AWB” to lock the white balance. The only thing moving in your frame should be the object you are animating. It’s important that your phone is still while you are filming so the background is the same between shots. See how it’s done here with our guide to creating DIY tripods with household items. Step 2: If you have a tripod, use it! If you don’t, you can place your phone against an object or inside the mug to stabilize it.
Step 1: Click on the “+” button on the bottom center to create a new project.
ANIMATING WITH STOP MOTION PRO HOW TO
Let’s move on to the steps on how to stabilize and light your stop motion video so you can create like a pro. Did you notice that your video is shaky or it looks like there’s a flickering light? Now let’s see how you can get your video to go from this… This is the basics of stop motion: clips or images stitched together to create an animation. Moving the speed towards the turtle will slow down the video or move the speed to the rabbit to speed it up.
Step 5: Push the “Play” button on the top right corner to play your video in the Timeline Editor. Rinse and repeat until the object is completely out of frame. Move the object again to the left again and take another photo. The ghosted image over from the previous image is our Ghost feature that provides a guideline for you to see how far you’ve moved the object. Then, move the hat in slightly to the left and take your next picture. First start with the frame completely empty so the hat isn't in it. In this example, we are using a hat and have it move across the screen on its own. Step 4: Grab an object that you want to animate. Don’t worry about any settings in-camera just yet, we are going to learn the basics of movement first.
Our app is defaulted for you to capture photos within the app but you can choose mini video clips at the top center. This opens up your camera to start capturing pictures or video. Step 2: Click on the “+” button on the bottom center to start creating your first stop motion. This will make sure your phone doesn’t lock while shooting. Step 1: First go into your phone settings > Display and brightness > and change auto-lock to never. Steps to Making a Stop Motion on Your Phone