Learn how to do the basics of lip sync for animation The free program which works on PC's and Macs is JLipSync that you can find here: http://jlipsync.sourceforge.net/ The program JLipSync requires that you have JAVA installed on your computer. Download the proper JAVA package for free here: http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

You can get this wire at: http://www.animateclay.com/shop/ Learn how to use 16" gage aluminum wire to make stop motion puppet armatures. It's real easy to do, and wire works great for anyone just starting out. You can also see how to make tie basic feet using tie downs. Download this video for your PSP here: http://www.animateclay.co m/videos/psp/armatures.zip

If you surf around the internet enough, you can find many sites that talk about stop motion. On some of those sites there are people who are extremely good stop motion animators and over time have theorized about what makes a stop motion film good. Some are saying that Neil Gaimans Coraline which is due out in February looks too sanitized, and that the cleanliness of the puppets removes the life from them. Now these aren't my words, but I do agree to a point about this kind of argument. ...