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Stop Motion Production
Frame-by-frame animation for your French production.
Stop-motion animation builds the illusion of movement one frame at a time. The team photographs physical objects or puppets, then makes a small change before each new shot. This careful craft gives a distinctive look that feature films, commercials, music videos, and artistic shorts all prize.
We connect you with stop-motion animation pros and the studio space this demanding art form needs. Our team lines up stage room, special gear, and skilled animators, so your project is covered from the first puppet build through the final frame.
Capabilities
Stop Motion Services
Complete stop motion animation from concept to final delivery.
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Animation Types
- Puppet animation
- Claymation
- Object animation
- Cut-out animation
- Mixed media
All Techniques
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Production
- Set construction
- Puppet fabrication
- Rigging systems
- Motion control
- Capture software
Full Service
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Technical
- Dragonframe capture
- Consistent lighting
- Focus control
- Camera motion
- Miniature effects
Expert Setup
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Creative
- Character design
- Set design
- Storyboarding
- Animation direction
- Post-production
End-to-End
Handcrafted Animation
Capabilities
Our Process
Pre-Production
We storyboard, design characters, and map the technical plan for your animation.
Fabrication
Our crews build the puppets, sets, and props with the care stop motion needs.
Animation
Pro animators capture the shoot frame by frame and bring your characters to life.
Post-Production
We handle compositing, rig removal, grading, and sound design for the final piece.
On Location
Frame-by-frame puppet animation across France
France carries a deep stop-motion lineage. It runs from the schools and studios that trained Folimage in Valence to the puppet rigs at Foliascope, Vivement Lundi, and the Parisian boutique houses behind features screened at Annecy. We tap into that ecosystem for armatured puppet builds, silicone replacement-face systems, miniature sets made in Lyon and Bourg-lès-Valence, and motion-control camera moves rigged for Dragonframe capture on Canon R5 C and Sony A7R V bodies.
We set up the full chain for commercials shot at Aurélian Studios in Paris, music videos staged at La Fabrique in Valence, or feature inserts fed into Mac Guff and Mikros pipelines. That chain covers pre-production storyboarding and animatic, puppet builds with skilled French sculpteurs and patiniers, and soundstage time with proper blackout. We schedule animators at the realistic 2–5 seconds per day the craft demands. Post then handles rig removal, frame interpolation, and the colour-grade pass that locks the handcrafted look. The result reads like nothing a 3D renderer can fake.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What stop motion techniques do you offer?
We offer every major stop motion technique. This covers puppet animation with armature-based characters, claymation, object animation, and mixed media that blends stop motion with other methods.
Can you build puppets and sets?
Yes. We work with skilled fabricators who build pro stop motion puppets with metal armatures, silicone or foam bodies, and replacement faces or mouths. Each set is built to scale with the right level of detail.
What resolution can you capture?
We capture at 4K and above with high-resolution still cameras, such as Canon or Sony mirrorless bodies, paired with Dragonframe software. This gives sharp detail for any delivery format.
How long does stop motion production take?
Stop motion takes time. A day yields about 1-5 seconds of finished animation, depending on how complex the shot is. A 30-second commercial can need several weeks of animation, plus pre-production and post.
Can you do motion control for stop motion?
Yes. We can add motion control rigs for camera movement, which gives smooth dollies, pans, and crane moves while we keep the frame-by-frame animation. The result is dynamic shots that a static camera cannot match.
What about post-production for stop motion?
Post covers rig removal, where we erase any support armatures seen in frame. It also covers compositing many elements, grading, and any VFX boost the piece needs.
Related Services
Productions in France that need this often pair it with Underwater Lighting, Live Streaming, and Helicopter Filming for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Time-lapse & Hyperlapse and Gaffer & Lighting Services.
On Set
Planning Stop Motion?
Tell us about your animation project and we'll bring your vision to life frame by frame.