Did you ever think about how they create those movies such as Wallace and Gromit or those lego youtube videos that move over time?
They are created with stop motion animation. Stop motion is a time-consuming, repetitive process that takes patience and alot of creativity. Each frame has to be carefully setup and precisely filmed.
If you are creating a 30 second movie, you may need anywhere from 90 - 150 frames for animation. The fewer frames you use the movie will look choppier. So think about using 3-5 frames per second. (1 second of video per frame)
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