Stop-Motion Character Animation

To make this animation, I bought Play-Doh, because it turns out I have absolutely no figurines, stuffed animals, or otherwise posable toys that work for stop-motion animation. First I planned what sort of characters I wanted, and what actions I wanted them to take before molding the dog, cat, and ball out of the Play-Doh. It was tough to time the movements of the dog's legs, and to be sure they were all in the correct place during each photo.

I took the images one at a time, pausing to move the character between each image. I also did my best to keep the camera steady on the tripod, but it did end up wiggling a little anyway. Though I shot the whole thing a couple times, this take came out the best. I put the photos into SAM Animation and adjusted the frames per second there.