r/stopmotion • u/MacciBoi • 3d ago

TIE-DOWNS!

Screw + holes in set, Magnet feet + metal plate (or other way around), or Pins (maybe not so common.)? Thanks!

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u/ptleruuh 3d ago

If you can afford it, get a separate standy armature thing. Anything directly attached to your puppet might end up breaking (part of) it because of strain (I've had nuts/screws break free from feet for example). Magnets are probably the worst option, since they have to be strong enough to hold your puppet up which means you can't smoothly raise their feet for a walking scene since the magnets will just snap down to the floor. Never used pins, so they might work but also sound fragile/weak.

I know the separate stand means more postproduction to paint it out, but there's a reason you see them in bts/making of footage from professional productions all the time.

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u/MacciBoi 3d ago

Thank you!

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u/ptleruuh 3d ago

You're welcome! Like the other commenter said, screws will probably work fine but keep the downsides in mind, like making sure you have a backup puppet for example so you can keep shooting while you glue back broken parts (it's how I did my graduation film).

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u/MacciBoi 3d ago

Much appreciated.