Congratulations to Nikolas Radulovich! His stop motion short LEGO JEWEL HEIST won top prize at our 3rd annual Stop Motion Film Festival. An honourable mention to Umar Rahman, who submitted his short film The Average Night in Gotham. Both filmmakers participated in the Makerspace’s “Stop Motion Film Experience” program, which involved attending 3 sessions: “Story […]
2023 Stop Motion Film Festival
Have a story to tell? Consider creating a stop motion short film. You could win $100! The UTSC Library Makerspace is hosting its 3rd Annual Stop Motion Film Festival. You are invited to enter your short film. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the first place film. Entry deadline is March 5, 11:59 […]
The Stop Motion Film Experience
Want to learn how to make a stop motion film? Want a chance to win $100? Stop Motion is an animation technique that uses a sequence of still photos to make it look like objects are moving. Think Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run. At the bottom of this post are some stop motion short […]
Stop Motion fun
Ever wanted to direct a stop motion masterpiece? Start pondering your dream project and keep an eye out for our upcoming stop motion animation workshop series in the new year!
Stop Motion kit
The Makerspace has a stop motion kit available to borrow. The Hue Animation Studio kit comes with a goose-neck camera with a solid base, great for creating stop motion film. You can use it in the space, utilizing the easy-to-use software to complete your film project. You can also borrow a kit for a few […]
Stop Motion film winner
Congratulations to Katrina Best! Her stop motion entry won the top prize of $150 gift card. Watch the full version of her short film “Brodie’s Rescue” – a Lego delight! Katrina is a third year statistics specialist with co-op and psychology major who is currently pursuing her computer science passion. She is a first year […]
Chance to win a $150 prize
Interested in making a short film? Familiar with stop motion? Submissions are now being accepted for the UTSC Library Makerspace 2022 Stop Motion Film Festival. The submission deadline is March 2, 2022. The film festival will take place virtually on March 9, 2022 @ 2pm. A $150 gift certificate will be awarded to the best […]
Stop Motion and Creative Science
On June 16, 2021, the Makerspace presented two Stop Motion sessions at the Creative Science Communications workshop. The workshop was held for volunteer grad students of Let’s Talk Science, a national charitable organization committed to building youth interest and engagement in science, engineering and technology. Volunteers studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) do hands-on/minds-on […]