How to Do Lego Animation

by MattySmith in Craft > Photography

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How to Do Lego Animation

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it works for everything movable but lego is a good example.
it is easy once you get into the hang of it.

Plan

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make a storyboard if you are doing a long story. Also you might want to plan what sound effects you want

2.make Some Props and Charicters

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The Animation

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all you do is move, take picture, move, take picture, move, take picture, and so on

Effects

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using cotton thread you can do a flying effect by tying the cotton thread over the prop or minifigure and hold the other end up. simple as that!

using paint or another photo editing software you can add bullets, plasma and much more

Making Pictures Into Animation

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what I use is windows movie maker so I am going to tell you how to do it with windows movie maker.

first open your photos (can have effects on).
second highlight all your photos and go on tools, options, advanced, picture duration, 0.125 or 0.250 and press ok.
third put them in (in order).
fourth add sound (if needbe).
fifth your done!.
I have done 2 test movies.