Animation Attic

Excellent How-To blog post with lots of photos on how to build an armature for your stop motion character, by Matt Christenson.

This YouTube user has posted some live action reference clips for walks, runs, jumps, and other human motions.

Some of their examples can be found below: 

Check out the promo for the video series.

Example of Walt Disney’s 1957 promotional film for Disney’s MultiPlane camera can be found below. 

The Multiplane Downshooter (Non-Traditional Animation Techniques) Part 1 and The Multiplane Downshooter (Non-Traditional Animation Techniques) Part 2 are two excellent in-depth articles on what-when-how some creative ways to create your own multiplane downshooter, from simple to advanced.