"Combat Dojo" (Stop Motion Action Short)

Two combatants duel it out in a sparring match filled with surprises.
3007 frames
Awarded "Best Animation" and "Best Cinematography" at EDU Film Fest.
Animated with the wonderful armatures by Sticky Bones:
www.stickybone...

[@bunksoup8137]

Really great choreography! Consider using fewer frames for impacts, since a punch or kick would travel very fast, and then lose velocity after impact. Should only take a frame or 2 to throw a punch, and then several frames for the slower recoil.

[@vampybat]

this!

[@glenderman2699]

2 times speed is just yes

[@monicaloughman1284]

Very well made. You can tell that this took time and effort, good job.

[@keegancolby136]

To "quote" the white ninja:
👌

[@Redn2000]

*👌*

[@RenzoMocs]

Great work man, it was super smooth! They’re gonna love it.

[@TheBohrokMan]

Amazing animation! Somehow I missed seeing this earlier. Your movement and posing really conveys the action and weight well!

[@ThatchMac]

Hey thanks a ton! Wish I had seen this comment earlier. Very grateful to hear such praise from a fellow animator!

[@ri-zastopmotion4684]

woow amazing...god job...👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@thelenegus]

Dude you deserve more attention.

[@alekz8580]

Thank you for framing the shots so that I can tell what tue choreography is.

[@MTWC]

Wow wow wow. Absolutely wonderful work. I hope you’re proud.

[@StickyNoteStudios]

Thanks! I put a lot of work into it, and I am happy with the result! Also, huge fan of your videos!

[@normalface889]

Yes that animation is cool

[@Firearm_fanboy]

Yeah, i want to kick off my own animation channel

[@okstopmotion5041]

Wow this is really well done!

[@redpillanimations]

Amazing loved this

[@animationquest5014]

That was soooooo good!!!!!!!

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Great motion!! But you gotta deal with the light flicker.

[@SoundblasterYT]

earned a sub, better than anything i could do

[@tunilalao1896]

Great job man. U just earned a subscriber

[@AJRoo]

Not bad, Thatch! Not bad at all!

[@deefam684dj4]

It took me a while to realize it was a stickybones

[@The_sadboy_game]

Good job bro

[@RUSSIAN_SPY_INC]

I liked it a lot. Felt right and the costumes on the commercial poseable armature figurines read kinda funny as well.

[@xylofemur]

I love the choreography on this one
Im looking forward to more actions like these

[@DafterThings]

Fantastic. Love the costumes and set. The animating is super smooth. I really like the impact of the blows and how you held the pose at 01:57.
The audio is superb too.,

[@MyDadLockedMeInAZoo]

sticky bones are pretty expensive but i might still get one

[@janetcook7924]

This was so cool

[@ipacarrollread]

Wow! I’m not an animator or filmmaker but I really enjoyed this. So well done!

[@Stickybones]

Wow! How long did this take to complete? The costume, the motion-everything is just perfect! 💯

[@byjohan832]

Man, comical and epic at the same time. The vibes of a well animated friendly duel

[@madara8654]

great work and where did u get these toys

[@Retro72146]

Took me three whole years to realize those were stickybones

[@tmdoray]

Amazing work. Extremely well done.

[@melon-nade]

This is freakin incredible my guy, I love seeing your non FoTM stuff, it’s always top notch.

[@Redn2000]

Damn. This was very nice to watch. A little stiff in places, but still very fluid. I hope we get to see more!

[@stoyanivanov5542]

Nice

[@Lukaka1029]

Amazing

[@maddocmonkey]

great work!

[@ingraneous123]

Very well made

[@fishapiller]

So cool

[@Catrin3]

2:07
Negro: mi cuerpo*
Blanco: mi alma después de ver cómo le metí un tenedor al pasa corriente*

[@diditoya]

Jesus the motion is damn amazing keep it up you really need more fans

[@devinweathers7520]

Freaking phenomenal flim bub 10 out of 10

[@Zamu273]

Damn this is actually so good lol. Definitely needs to blow up

[@meep1998]

Holy crap this was really well done. How long did this take? Man I wish I could make a fight scene this smooth

[@real9475-d9w]

I kinda want one not gonna lie

[@masonruhlen]

This is so well done!

[@Firearm_fanboy]

This is so good

[@Abstraxtudio]

awesome choreo

[@SkibidiestSigma]

holy crap this is so smooth

[@Spectator183]

Wow this is really well made :)

[@toavindex9845]

This took you 30 hours to make this?!? That’s was awesome, also hope you got a well deserved rest.

[@poof.5919]

Under rated

[@devinweathers7520]

Fucking sweet animation and i must WANT to have that sticky bones

[@biel_pato0391]

Make.more.please

[@ikanijau]

u deserve 0 dislike ! wow! what apps do u use for mobile?

[@BRAD-ROTT]

SUB ZERO WINS!!! 😍

[@Smartassjack69]

Impressive work with 2 100$ figs and yet you have only 100 subs

[@emilpaulin382]

man i wish i can do better stop motion like this this is super cool

[@tjfilms8010]

This was an awesome stop motion. Everything was so cool and slick. Do you have any advise to make good stop motion?

[@ThatchMac]

Practice practice practice, I've been animating for 9 years and the only way to get better is to consistently practice.

[@tjfilms8010]

Cool, sounds good. Thanks

[@nathandiaz8146]

me and my older brother in the backyard

[@alextatakai1155]

Where did you get those hands with amazing articulation?

[@RenzoMocs]

They’re called Sticky Bones figures, they’re pricy models made for stop motion, they’ve got an insane amount of movement to compensate for making fluid stop motion projects.

[@alextatakai1155]

@@RenzoMocs I see, they seem similar to those super poseable Gundam figures... do you think they would be great for moc making?

[@RenzoMocs]

@@alextatakai1155 No, because they aren't Lego. You can't like customize them like Lego.

[@alextatakai1155]

@@RenzoMocs Well thats a shame, would be pretty nice if you could use them for moc making though, still these figures are pretty cool.. Thanks for informing me about them.

[@ugabooga659]

Man this is really good! But one question were did you get those clothing for the ninjas?

[@StickyNoteStudios]

I purchased cloth and other materials and made the clothing for them myself.

[@ugabooga659]

Sticky Note Studios thanks thatch! Are you going to do anything like this again? Just asking because I know your working super hard on other projects.

[@StickyNoteStudios]

I’m majoring in Filmmaking and Minoring in Stop Motion in collage so you can except all sorts of new and strange animations to come!

[@ugabooga659]

Sticky Note Studios cool!

[@lavito_gerason]

yall know that the stick or training katanas are lego

[@BIONICforge_Studios]

I know Kung-fu.
...Show me.

[@aresquinn8452]

lego swords

[@Bwth938]

What is the figures called

[@Venomousnack]

Watch in x2

[@banditanimation]

What’s the name to these figures !!!!😭

[@shinow_]

wha(ts the name of the figure pls ?

[@JermaineReid_aka_phntmspazz]

Stickybones

[@guadalupemendezsanchez9030]

hello my name is el pepe
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[@rosamatos8627]

😾🙀

[@Funkyguy446]

Wait so this chanel is owned by thatch?

[@ThatchMac]

Yes

[@Funkyguy446]

@@ThatchMac well I subbed

[@madmynk]

@@Funkyguy446 sup dude it's me the steel knight

[@Funkyguy446]

@@madmynk oh hay man sup

[@skypa_films]

Nice