Yesterday I wrote about time lapse videos and mentioned that you don't really have to have a video camera to make one. Well, in that sense my topic for today is similar.

I'm talking about stop motion videos. We've all seen it at least once. The "Wallace & Gromit" and "Robot Chicken" shows are great examples, where creatures made of clay run about. The term "stop motion" is pretty much self explanatory. Every scene is carefully constructed and then photographed. This is a very time-consuming and detail-critical process, but the result is well worth it.

A lot of camera owners with a lively imagination have done their own renditions of things using this technique. You don't have to use clay or anything like that, it can easily be done with dolls, action figures or other toys. Here is a quite funny version of Darth Vader's everyday life, done by using stop motion and legos.

Although the technique is time-consuming and requires a lot of patience, it's ultimately fun to see what you can come up with. Also, Yaika! is one of the best places to upload such masterpieces as you friends can view them here with great ease.