

In fact, recent feature films have used DSLRs (normally Nikon or Canon): for example, Paranorman was shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mark ii. If you are looking to capture a high quality top of the range animation, the camera of choice would be a high quality DSLR. Your animations will be captured with ease and the data will be recorded straight to your PC. Although the picture quality will not be the best available, these are great for beginners as you can see the live feed through your webcam lens on your pc/mac monitor.

Webcams can be bought at a cheap price these days. If you don’t own a phone with a camera, you could think about using a webcam. I would recommend buying one if you are going to be shooting a lot of footage and don’t want to clog your phone up with hundreds of images.

Most phones have an insert for a Mini SD slot. Before you begin, think about how many images you might be taking and if you have enough memory on your phone to capture all of your animation. Mobile phone cameras are getting better and better every year and this will be ideal for any beginner. If you own a phone with a camera, then you can use this to begin capturing your animation. CamerasĬapturing your animation is an important process of creating a stop-motion animation, so to begin, let me cover a few camera options. This week we continue with part 3 and will talk about equipment and software. In part 2 of our introduction into stop-motion animation, we covered pre-production.
