Stop Motion: Frame by Frame Animation

Together, Goya award-winning musician, composer, and animator Coke Riobóo and Lourdes Villagómez, animation director and producer who has worked for Fundación Telefónica and the Reina Sofía Museum, teach you different stop motion techniques so you can make your own films at home, with homemade materials and without the need for a large budget.

Begin by learning more about the work and influences of Coke and Lourdes and get a brief introduction to the history of stop motion and its different techniques.

Discover some basic animation concepts like how to create movement through variations in size, color, shape, and position, what frame rate, continuous movement, acceleration, and deceleration are, as well as the materials and tools necessary to make your first animated piece and the essential software.

Now it’s time to get to work! Start by defining the concept and putting together a storyboard. Then learn to make basic animations with different mediums: objects, cutouts, sand, and modeling clay on a light table, and how to use them to bring your stories to life.

To wrap up the course, your teachers give some final tips on how to apply for grants and the process for participating in festivals.