It's the 30th Anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas! So naturally, Halloween Meets Christmas is the theme for STOPMO JAM 5! Elves Trick or Treating. Werewolves baking Christmas Cookies. Vampires pumpkin caroling. But it's not Tim Burton's vision...It's your take on what would happen if Halloween collided with Christmas.
So what is a STOPMO JAM?
It is a series of short animated ideas that all relate to the theme. We've done Spring, Run, Halloween and Sci-Fi thus far.
Puppets can be made of clay, paper, foam, wire, sand, whichever materials you can utilize to create your design but it must be stop motion animated. Sorry no LEGOs, action figures, toys, or store bought items are allowed UNLESS it is modified (painted, covered with paper or clay, etc). The goal is to make a hand-made experimental film. Stop motion puppets, 2d cutouts, sand, painting, all hand-made animation techniques allowed. No transitions this time, I will take care of it.
Once you are completely finished with your Jam, upload it to online storage such as Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer and send the link to my INBOX.
If you have any questions, post them below.
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Important Technical Requirements!
For your Jam to look its best, please adhere to these guidelines.
Shot Length: up to 20 seconds maximum
Frame Rate: 24 fps (not 23.96, 30 or 29.97)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 @ 1920 x 1080
Finished Animation: export to Quicktime (H264 is good)
Add your own Sound FX and/or music. Make sure you have the rights to it. Better yet, record your own!
DEADLINE is October 15, 2023. This may seem like a long ways away but for stop motion people, it's just around the corner. Remember, you have to build and animate everything yourself. You could easily spend months just building a puppet. Start thinking of your idea first, once you have nailed it down, get to work. Grab a calendar and plan out a schedule. Give yourself several deadlines to stay on track.
If you have any questions, send me a message thru SMA.com or better yet, reply to this thread. Content must be ok for kids to watch. I reserve the right not to include your animation if it doesn't fit into these guidelines. Go animate!
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Merry X-mas from the Ghouls!
By: Wayne and Emily
Music and Special effects from Apple Loops
Zombie Christmas
Set, Props, Puppets and Sound FX by Herb Fabits
Music: Jingle Bells (Public Domain)
Piano: Samuel L. Fabits
Junk Drawer
Set, story and puppets by Mathew Lott
Animation and Sound by Yonus Ford
Royalty free music from Epicmicsound.com
Main Pumpkin
Thomas Piotrowski
Pumpkin Boy
Kirsten Meinert
Sounds from Freesound and Creative Commons
Merry Krampus
Puppets and Animation - Nick Hilligoss
Music - Kevin Macleod
“Thatched Villagers” Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Christmas Stalking
Don Carlson
A Krampus Carol
Vanessa Lussier aka Modern Medusa
Frank n Santa
Malleus Clay
Halloween Hollow James Krysa
Additional Animation (bird/signpost) by Nick Hilligoss
Voice of Munchkin: Jemma Krysa
Sounds: Freesound and FCP
Between Seasons
Idea and Animation by Phoenix Rose
Puppets by KnottieTawnie
Voice Acting by William Seo and Morgan Versluys
Music: Good Morning Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip (Public Domain 1918) by Eugene Buckley and Peerless Quartet
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