Stop Motion Animation

InstructorMd. Abu Oalid SiddiqueStop Motion Animation

About This Course

Learn the art of Stop Motion Animation through hands-on studio training. From puppet making to camera and lighting setup to character animation and acting to post-production, this 10-week course covers the complete animation process of creating beautiful hand-crafted stop-motion animation.

Create your own portfolio-ready stop motion and gain practical skills for pursuing opportunities in the animation industry. Receive industry feedback, career guidance, and a certificate of completion. Top-performing students may also be considered for opportunities at Ogopogo Studios. By the end of the course you should be able to make puppets and animate stop-motion films. Whether it’s for your portfolio to show studios or to enhance your own content creation, stop motion is a great skill to get into as people are moving away from AI slop back to appreciating the craft of hand-made animation.

Modules Covered:

Introduction to Stop Motion Art
Storytelling & Understanding Movement
Principles of Animation (Part 1)
Principles of Animation (Part 2)
Character Blocking & Basic Movement
Character Movement
Post-production & Editing
Final Project - From Concept to Screen

Instructor

Md. Abu Oalid Siddique

Stop Motion Animator and Director

Md. Abu Oalid Siddique is a stop-motion animator and filmmaker currently working at Ogopogo Studios. With academic training in Film & Media Studies and hands-on studio experience, he specializes in story development, storyboarding, lighting, and animation production. As an instructor, he focuses on practical, hands-on learning. He guides students through the complete stop-motion production process from concept to final output.

Curriculum

10 Classes

10 weeks · Friday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Class 1: Introduction to Stop MotionUnderstand the stop-motion pipeline.

Introduction to stop-motion workflow
Frame-by-frame animation
Types of Stop Motion: Object, Clay, Puppet, Cut-out
Preparing a simple puppet for animation

Class 2: Understanding MovementLearn how to control movement, timing, and spacing.

Relationship between frame, FPS, and movement
Fast vs. slow movement
Even and uneven spacing
Basics of keyframe and breakdown
Movement planning
Practical: Bouncing ball

Class 3: The 12 Principles of Animation (Part 1)Apply animation principles to make movement more believable and expressive.

Applying timing and spacing
Anticipation and follow-through
Squash and stretch in physical form
Arcs and staging
Overlapping action
Practical: Bouncing object, cloth, and tail overlapping movement

Class 4: The 12 Principles of Animation (Part 2)Apply animation principles to make movement more believable and expressive.

Slow In & Slow Out
Arcs
Secondary action
Exaggeration
Basic rigging support for movement
Practical: Claymation

Class 5: Character Blocking & Basic MovementPlanning and animating a character’s action through key poses.

What is character blocking?
Pose readability
Balance and body weight
How to move body parts of a character
Action breakdown
Basic rigging
Practical: Character sits down, stands up, or looks at something

Class 6: Character MovementCommunicate emotion and character through body language and performance.

Gesture and body language
Emotional communication through movement
Performance beats in stop motion
Subtle acting choices
Building personality through motion

Class 7: Character PerformanceBring characters to life with facial performance, timing, and dialogue animation.

Designing expressive facial changes
Blink timing and eye performance
Mouth shapes for dialogue
Basic lip-sync workflow
Combining facial and body acting

Class 8: Lighting, Composition & Final Scene CreationUse lighting and composition to create visually engaging and cinematic scenes.

Lighting basics for miniature sets
Composition and framing
Creating mood and depth
Preparing scenes for final shooting
Capturing the final performance sequence

Class 9: Post-production, Editing & Final OutputFinish the stop-motion project with editing, sound, and export for showcase.

Importing frame sequences
Editing shots into a final film
Basic cleanup and color correction
Adding sound and music
Export settings for presentation and portfolio use

Class 10: Practical SessionFinish the stop-motion project with editing, sound, and export for showcase.

Students complete their own animation

Students and artists making puppets together inside the studio

Why Choose Ogopogo?

We provide comprehensive animation education with industry-leading instructors and cutting-edge techniques used in major studios worldwide.

Certificate of completion for all courses
Industry-standard software and techniques
Build a professional animation portfolio
Lifetime access to course materials and updates
Active community and networking opportunities
Career support and studio connections