We are redesigning our much loved Stop Motion Central Website.

Why not try our free stop motion software downloads page

On the site we also have a tutorial section for those new to the hobby of stop motion with some basic instructions on how to make animation claymation movies, brickfilms or a lego animation movies. We review stop frame animation software packages to help you to choose the one that is right for you and to help you to make the best possible animated claymation or LEGO brickfilm movies. If you do not find the software you are looking for here them log in to our forum and look at the reviews there or even better contact the other animators and ask their opinions on what they have found and use. They will also help you out with getting started.

Stop Motion Ideas for Beginners

The site is targeting stop motion beginners with ideas on how to start. We detail how to use lighting , cameras and webcams. How to ensure you get the best results with whatever method of image capture you use. Story lines for your animations are vital and we give advise on that topic also.  In our videos section we feature the best example of stop motion in the various types of animation. For example  legomation or brickfilms and claymation. We also refer to other forms of stopmotion with any object you can think of.

Reviews

In the review section we cover some of the popular software available today. We give you links to the downloads of the trial versions for paid software such as iKITMovie but also give you links to the best free stop motion software we can find. Note that we are not affiliated to any providers of the free software we review or refer to but we do communicate with the owners of the software to give feedback from our community of stop motion animators.