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Written and Selected by Julie Fishman.
Requiring loads of time and major patience, stop motion animation uses individual photos sequenced together to simulate movement. Having blown up a few years back, the technique has spawned thousands of viral videos. No need to dig through them yourself: we’ve combed the web to bring you what we think are the 25 most awesome examples of stop motion film making.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
Check out the 25 Coolest Stop Motion Videos on the Web.
Lego Black Ops
Gory, bloody, violent Call of Duty action carried out by Lego people.
Monogrenade: Ce Soir
A Montreal band’s cool and creepy music video.
The Whiteboard
An underviewed student film that uses a white board to animate classmates.
Combo
Two artists teamed up to create this awesome piece of urban animation.
Game Over
Popular video games recreated with everyday objects.
Parkour
Experimental flip-book style tribute to urban acrobatics.
Do Bem
A cafeteria tray with food and kitchen items becomes a unique turntable.
OK Go, Last Leaf
215 loaves of bread went into this music video for OK Go's "Last Leaf.”
Power of Love
A seriously large-scale post-it project shot in Brazil.
Work in Progress
A man gets a tattoo sleeve in the first part of a three video series.
Trim
Watch as a man transforms from Mr. Clean to Paul Bundy in mere seconds.
Tape Generations
Scotch tape pulls and pops into interesting patterns.
Ninja
Action figures come to life in a classic Ninja duel.
The Sandpit
A New York day played out in miniature stop-motion.
Coinstar Commercial
Pocket change gravitates and transforms into a tangible object.
Her Morning Elegance
A Grammy-nominated music video from an Israeli performer.
T-Shirt War!!
Two men battle one another with graphic t-shirts that come to life.
Deadline
Office boredom at its best in this crazy post-it film.
Graphic Equalizer
A variety of objects display the frequency bars of an upbeat song.
Human Skateboard
A skater uses his human board to perform tricks.
Guinness Evolution
A reverse trip through time pays homage to the power of beer.
Chess Clay Stop Motion
Chess pieces come to life and fight till death.
Human Tetris
People are the puzzle pieces of the classic video game.
Western Spaghetti
Everyday items become delicious ingredients in a bowl of pasta.
MUTO
Public walls are the canvas for some creepy animation.
