vortex42studios : SMA Archive

THE SMA ARCHIVE

FORUM ARCHIVE
All SMA content from 1999 to 2012.

HANDBOOK ARCHIVE
A selection of informative tutorials.

CAMERA AND STAGE

STOP MOTION SOFTWARE
written by Lionel Ivan Orozco

PUPPETMAKING

PUPPET-MAKING TECHNIQUES
written by Mike Brent

WIRE ARMATURE
written by Marc Spess

LOW-TECH PUPPET MAKING
written by Mary Murphy

PRESS MOULDS FOR PUPPET HEADS
written by Mike Brent & Jason Adams

BUILDING UP A CLASSIC MONSTER
written by Richard Svensson

SET BUILDING

BUILDING SETS
written by Mike Brent

ANIMATION

THE 12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
written by Mike Brent

THE ANIMATION TOOLKIT
written by Anthony Scott

A SIMPLE FLYING RIG
written by Anthony Scott

LIP-SYNCH TUTORIAL
written by Don Carlson

POST PRODUCTION

MOTION BLUR TECHNIQUE
written by Peter Montgomery

THE SMA HANDBOOK ARCHIVE