How to set up to shoot in stop motion! From the camera to use, to how to connect it to the computer to common lighting arrangements to DragonFrame software basics. This is the set-up I used to shoot my stop motion student film.
1:39 Lights
4:05 Camera (Type, Nikon lens v. Canon lens, Standard lens length)
5:47 Camera ports and connections
7:25 Seeing your "live view" on the computer
7:45 Dragonframe interface
8:55 Dragonframe keypad
9:40 Other helpful things: set risers, light gels, puppet rigs, C-stands
11:28 Shooting toolkit, shot list, X-sheet
Check out my video on animation toolkits to learn what kind of tools to keep around for shooting and animating in stop motion.