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How to make a ball and socket joint for stop motion armature

A really great example of using online blogs and media to support complex workshop work from Steve wood and his brilliant blog

Basics of i Stop Motion

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Fig.1 - Set up your camera onto a tripod with the camera looking down onto your object as in the image below and place what you want to animate onto the screen.

English plus Film Day 2 Week 1

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English plus Film Day 2 Week 1 - In small groups of four/five create an animation using sculpting clay, capture the movement and development of your idea by sculpting the clay in different ways to