Halo Mega Bloks "Assault on Fireteam Rhino" Stop Motion Animation

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Q: What software do you use to make your videos? A: I use Windows Live Movie Maker to create my animations. Q: What camera do you use? A: The camera I use is a Canon EOS Rebel T3i. Q: What software do you use to edit your videos? A: All effects are done manually without the use of editing. I occasionally use Photoshop to do minor things such as color correcting certain frames. Q: How many Frames Per Second do you use? A: Most of my stop motions run at 0.09 - 0.06 seconds per frame. Q: What music is in the video? A: Music: Halo "" by Martin O'Donnell Q: How do you get figures to walk? A: I frequently use an adhesive material called "sticky tack" whenever I am positioning a figure to walk or when I&having trouble balancing it. Q: How did you get so good? How do I improve? A: The ONLY way to improve your stop motions is to continue practicing. I&been doing stop motions (off and on, mostly off) for about 3 years to get to my current capabilities. Here (below) are a few key beginner mistakes and fixes. 1a. Light flicker - individual images&lighting doesn&match perfectly, therefore, when the pictures are played quickly together, it appears as though the stop motion is flickering. 2a. How to fix the issue: - Close off all sources of light (especially natural light from the sun). - Position a lamp pointing onto your stop motion set. - Added benefit -- Lighting is a principle element of composing intriguing stop...