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World's Smallest Stop-Motion Animation 'Dot' Stars 3D-Printed Characters

11.18.10 @ 1:52PM Tags : animation, cellscope, nokia, seen, short, video

The filmmakers behind Wallace and Gromit have created what is billed as “the smallest stop-motion animation ever.” Shot on a CellScope attached to a Nokia N8, and with a main character standing at 0.35 inches short, I don’t think anyone’s going to argue their claim. The main character, aptly named “Dot,” was too small to animate with standard stop-motion techniques, so the filmmakers employed a new strategy: they used a 3D printer to print out 50 different poses, and replaced her in each frame. Check out the ingenious result: More »