A discussion group about the uses, techniques, complications, brands and anything else concerning silicone rubber. Silicone rubber for puppet making has been around for quite a few years now and yet it's still new and intimidating to many stop motion puppet makers. There are beliefs about it being very expensive, difficult to use, sensitive to other materials and so on - and these are myths that need to be BUSTED! :) The truth about silicone is that it is a very friendly to use material and the cost is very comparable to most other casting rubbers such as foam latex and urethane rubbers. There are many advantages to using silicone and a lot to tips and tricks to using it. Please post your comments, questions, examples of your works, reviews of brands and anything else related to silicone rubber puppet and prop making here!

I'll be placing updates here on the progress of the creation of the new Sinbad film which will be featuring some stop motion creature sequences by Yours' Truly. :) As this film is currently in production, I'm limited as to what I can say about the film's contents but, whenever I can bring you any news about the film's progress, I will be happy to bring it to you here! Look us up on Facebook too!

answer and ask qustions about stop motion .

This group for people that don't have a big budget, in this group we will pass along tips and tricks on how to make a good animation with little $$$$$$$$$$.

chat about the pro's and con's of claytoon.

Everyone who makes stop motion animations needs to set up a camera and lights. From simple webcam and light use to high grade DSLR and studio light set ups. Here you can discuss the technical aspect of camera use and ideal ways to set up your lighting. Tips, tricks, ideas, best/favorite camera's, best lens angles, how to's. Also feel free to show your behind the scenes pictures and videos to inspire others

A group for stop-motion animators whose work includes pixilation or timelapse techniques to discuss practice and practitioners. Pixilated [pix·il·at·ed] 1.Crazy; confused, "affected by the pixies" (1848, from pixy-led: bewitched) 2. A stop motion technique where actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film.

Amature Animators who started out in the Mamshmam Community.

For budding animators 18 and under.

Stop-mo, 2D, CG, whatever. Recommend and discuss your favourite animated films It's all relevant to Stop motion, you might see some design, motion or art that could inspire your own creative outgoings

http://www.spiralstopmotion.com/ Spiral-stopmotion Production is a stop motion founded in 2010 by Andrew Salfinger Spiral-stopmotion Production aim's to make high quality stop motion films. Spiral-stopmotion Production have made so far Spiral episode 1,2 and 3 with a spiral movie in the works to a new sires called Shuffle the Generator of Happiness or Disaster episode 1 is in the works right now. -Andrew Salfinger contact us by email at: ceo@spiralstopmotion.com contact@spiralstopmotion.com

Since SMS went out, there hasn't been a site where you can step through a video frame by frame. I am a software developer, and saw that there is definitely an advantage to being able to step through the frames, and so I decided to make a video player that was able to do that, plus a few extra features. I just recently finished the player, and am ready to start uploading videos to it. I want to know if anybody would like to volunteer their film to be indexed by this player.

Are you a puppet maker or do you need a puppet made? This is now an open group to everyone. Do business at your own risk, Animate Clay! will not be responsible for any transactions between visitors.

Add your favorite Animated Shorts and discuss the ones posted I love animated shorts just as much as full lengths

for all things stop motion.

A discussion group for those who make monster movies, want to make monster movies, or just plain like monster movies, where we can dissect the processes of the classic films, and devise new tricks for future films, from puppet or model making, set making, animating, compositing, as well as general film making.