Stop Motion Ideas - 10 Ways to get Inspiration for your Next Animation

Need to get inspired for your next stop motion animation? Stuck for ideas for your next brickfilm? Here are 10 top tips to get you started with that next great script.
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[@AbledProduct265]

THE LEGO SHOPPING HIT ME WITH NOSTALGIA

[@themanwhowouldbebrick]

Sames, MichaelHickox is the goat

[@brickznmotion5557]

Very useful. Another fun way to find new ideas is by simply playing with Lego itself! This was one of your best tips videos ever.

[@GoldPuffin]

This is a good point! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@efsane-6181]

​@@GoldPuffincan u rate my stop motion 1-10?

[@FloatyBricks]

This is what I needed 😂

[@GoldPuffin]

Awesome :-)

[@bricksandpieces3550]

Same here

[@kingbubgaming]

Me too..

[@bobbum5719]

Ayo floaty it’s Lego pictures 6 for tiktok

[@bobbum5719]

7

[@Cen_t1369]

That's what I really needed, I am all set up, with a channel title, profile, banner and all but the only thing I needed was 'motivation'!

[@NathanFoster-tt3mq]

What is your channel

[@HXYX_PLUS]

I like Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 2! What was your favourite movie?

[@GoldPuffin]

I don't have a favourite Harry Potter movie, but my favourite Harry Potter book is the Half Blood Prince; my second favourite is the Death Hallows. If I had to have a favourite Harry Potter movie I suppose it might be Prisoner of Azkaban but it's hard for me to choose because to me all the movies feel pretty similar.

[@melissawelch6018]

@@GoldPuffin Cool!

[@melissawelch6018]

@HX YX PLUS Cool!

[@amelie4037]

Same. Just that everything comes together makes me feel good.

[@Brickyrox]

You should do something where everyone does a competition and the top 5 or 10 people who win will make movie shots for you.

[@kiera7332]

Thanks soooo much. One of the hardest things is to come up with stop motion ideas and this as helped millions. I really appreciate it 👍🏻☺️ Thanks for helping me out. Your so inspiring and I can see you in the future with lots and lots of subscribers. Thanks 😊🔥

[@GoldPuffin]

Thank you for the really nice comment and I'm so glad that this video helped you so much 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@thatsamood]

TYSM! I had no isnpiration at the moment, and thanks for the notebook tip. Now I keep one and a pencil with me at all times.

[@lsm185]

This video is just soooo HELPFUL . this is exactly what I needed !

[@twohelmetsstudios5093]

Very helpful thanks!! I bought Lego character where was Samson :)

[@GoldPuffin]

Oh, cool! Nice! Also I'm glad to help :-)

[@TheWeeklyBrik]

Thx Gold Puffin! I'll try to use these tips in my future vids.

[@Brickhausen]

This is another very helpful video that I watched on your channel. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge, There are some really inspiring ideas in this one.

[@Slinger764]

This was so inspiring! Thank u so much for this amazing video!🙏

[@angelpardue6038]

Thank you so much for your help

[@sjbrickstudio3456]

wow that was another time really helpful. Thanks man. Your ideas are the best

[@lgsproductions5631]

Thank you so much after watching this I came up with so meany ideas for stop motion 🙂

[@locokidschannel2676]

One of the best animation video! Great shark attack, thanks for the tips and tutorial

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome and thanks for the nice comment :-)

[@jadonjacobs873]

This is so awesome and helpful!!! THANKS GOLD PUFFIN!!!!!!!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're very welcome indeed, thanks for the comment 😁😁

[@charlieslegoproductions8399]

This helped a lot! Thank you!

[@Praharshkstudios]

Thank you so much!

[@natrocks9800]

I have the cubes!Thanks for the inspiration!

[@MoCoaster]

This Is So Helpful Because I Do Get Stuck As I Try To Upload Every Week. I Start To Run Out Of Ideas Every Now And Again!

[@GoldPuffin]

I'm glad this was helpful :-) Yes, it can be difficult to have ideas to upload every single week - but the problem I have is not getting enough ideas but not having enough time to animate. Good luck with your channel and thanks for checking out this tutorial!

[@locokidschannel2676]

Good tips

[@Jay-xg3xq]

Thanks, I really enjoyed this

[@m8emovies141]

Thanks this is AMAZING tips!!! 😀

[@offimoo9995]

Thanks man!!

[@Sean_makes_stuffs]

Awesome tips for sure! Thanks for the awesome video, feeling inspired! 🙂

[@GoldPuffin]

Yes! That's what I wanted :-) thanks for the feedback!

[@spaceanimations.]

Wow amazing tips I have been stuck on what to film next

[@thewarfords5653]

I got a project on stop motion in January this helped me a lot to brain storm, thank you so much.

[@GoldPuffin]

Glad I could help! Good luck with the project and have fun!

[@bricksandpieces3550]

Love this video u are really good at this too

[@emmagoodwin4544]

your the best man ever you give out the best ideas

[@quantum.codex42]

Thanks for the tips! Now I can make some more animations for the channel

[@GoldPuffin]

Awesome! Thanks for watching, and good luck with the animations :-)

[@superstop-motionfilms5130]

Wow this was a great list mate. I’m going to apply these

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks! :-) I appreciate the positive feedback! All the best with apply these tips and I hope you get some great ideas :-)

[@lurumaproperty6644]

Thank you so much

[@dannybricks213]

Thank you for these tips I will definitely use one of these. Thank you

[@GoldPuffin]

Brilliant! Have fun and good luck with all your animations! :-)

[@dannybricks213]

Thank you Golden Puffin LEGO Animation

[@dannybricks213]

Good luck for your future Lego stop motions too

[@majormoose9830]

I was thinking for sooo long n then I decided to check youtube and then came one of my favourite lego youtuber, you

[@GoldPuffin]

Awesome, thanks :-)

[@buglegs]

Thank you This was really helpful!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful :-)

[@joejoeanimations5936]

This is good information I feel like anyone starting out in stop motion should definitely watch this👏👏👏

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks! :-)

[@beans2252]

comments it's to go but video a watch NOT will someone because yeah Oh

[@DarthVader-bz8nq]

Thanks this helped sooo much

[@kaylaisverycool2969]

Thank you sooooooooooo much I really needed to know how to come up with ideas for stop motion, I subed to your channel again thanks!

[@GoldPuffin]

Awesome, thanks for subscribing and I'm so glad I could help

[@Comdycrew]

Thank you this helped me inspire my Stop Motion themed UA-cam channel

[@GoldPuffin]

So glad to hear that!

[@emiliopizzochera6058]

thanks a lot. this is what i finding! Ciao da Milano Italia

[@invaderbrickstudios900]

Thank you for this video

[@CC--CommanderTacks]

Very helpful 😎✔ Now I have an ideabook too (with 32 ideas) 😊✌

[@GoldPuffin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ZAPANIMATIONS]

OK, I'll try some of this stuff. Thx for the tips, u da best!

[@GoldPuffin]

Thank you! Good luck and all the best with using the tips! :-)

[@ZAPANIMATIONS]

👍

[@pancakefilms5046]

0:35 that just gave me an idea

[@ildikoblau]

This Tipps are Burning!!! Thanks

[@christymanu1]

thanks for the help

[@Geskawary234]

5:26 ah yes! My ultimate way to get inspiration!

[@GoldPuffin]

Haha! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but the worst thing that can happen is that you get some practice in animation :-)

[@Geskawary234]

@@GoldPuffin true aint gonna lie bruh

[@Commando-tf6ip]

This is what I needed to hear.

[@Matthender9662]

Thanks a bunch

[@jsanimation5629]

super usefull thank you

[@BrickMeet]

Thanks for the tips. I tried it in my speed buils

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome :-) Good luck with your speedbuilds!

[@AutoBricks]

My stop motions are so much better now! Thanks!

[@BrickFigProductions]

I use those story cubes too!

[@legosmash7213]

Thank you for your helpful tips. Thumbs up 👍

[@GoldPuffin]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@NewoProductions]

Thanks for the awesome tips! I look forward to seeing the video about the toilet on the other side of the river! 😂

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to making that one - it's another animation in that huge list of "animations I would love to make today and would if I had time"! But I will do it!!

[@locokidschannel2676]

Please make more videos

[@imakemymark2467]

Thx. Whenever I need an idea I review this video again

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks, I'm so glad to hear that :-)

[@berlego8702]

Amazing👍

[@pogchamp4526]

Thanks for the ideas

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, I hope they help :-)

[@lordvader1672]

I needed this

[@fuse2900]

This is actually really helpful

[@GoldPuffin]

Great, I'm so glad to hear that! All the best with your animation ideas :-)

[@koolkyas]

Yess a new video! this is very helpful! I am always stuck on ideas!

[@GoldPuffin]

I'm so glad that this is helpful for you! I hope you find it easier to get ideas now! Thanks for watching :-)

[@koolkyas]

Gold Puffin Lego Animation my grandad got me this yellow book with squares in yesterday. It’s kinda coincidental that you mentioned an ideas book and I got that the day before this was made!

[@GoldPuffin]

Wow, I think it is meant to be!

[@locokidschannel2676]

Very nice video and tips

[@historyarmyproductions]

Thank you! I needed this!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, thanks for watching 😁

[@kingkaiden26sempire17]

This was so helpful!! Thanks!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're very welcome, I'm happy that I could help!

[@thom1157]

Great👍🏼

[@TheSuperMovieStudios]

This is so inspiring! Great channel you have ;)

[@GoldPuffin]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad this video was helpful :-)

[@jack.mck13]

Thanks, this really helped

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, I'm so glad this was useful! :-) :-)

[@oscardabeast1006]

This was so helpful thanks so sooo much!!!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, I'm glad it helped :-)

[@Electrofootballedits]

Thank you this is what I needed

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, so glad it's useful for you!

[@DafterThings]

Superb list. This helps answer perhaps the most common question.
If anybody asks me in the future I only need to point them here. Thanks.

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks, I really appreciate this very encouraging comment and I will be very happy if you refer people to this video :-) Oddly, I think I am the first person to make a video that is solely devoted to directly addressing this very commonly asked question.

[@DafterThings]

@@GoldPuffinIt's very possible. It's certainly the first I have seen that explains it so clearly with easy to follow examples.
I wonder what gaps there are in your tutorials to cover the full end-to-end process of creating a stopmotion?
It's tricky with all the different editors available but maybe something on audio (voice, sfx and music)? I still struggle to know where and when to put appropriate music.

[@GoldPuffin]

Yes, that's a great shout! I've been planning to do a tutorial on editing for quite a while now, and also one specifically on audio editing as audio editing is something that a lot of people struggle with even more than visual editing. And somehow I find audio editing quite easy to do, maybe because I used to record music a lot in my spare time.

[@piecemaster14]

Thanks this ways helpful

[@SaurianStudios1207]

Thank you for this, I need inspiration and ideas to make a movie I wanna do for my channel.

[@TheTennantt]

Thanks dude it really helps

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@NiagaraEmergency]

Awesome video! Great tips!

[@GoldPuffin]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@Rirky]

These were helpful tips, thanks!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@_MONEY__MIND_______736]

This is what i need

[@GoldPuffin]

Nice :-) Good luck with your animations :-)

[@majormoose9830]

Very helpful indeed

[@GoldPuffin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@showman139]

These tips are remarkably helpful. The question unanswered is whether this will work for puppet stop motion animation? As soon as you start animating it is hard not to feel pressure.

[@GoldPuffin]

I'm glad the tips were helped. It should work for any kind of animation, but yeah, the pressure is real. I still feel pressure with every single video I make, sometimes, sometimes I feel pressure and sometimes it just feels like fun :-)

[@showman139]

@@GoldPuffin I'm new to this. Not even off the boat new and your video is pretty awesome. What would you do about writer's block?

[@nolanstopmotion5550]

VERY HELPFUL

[@GoldPuffin]

Glad you think so!

[@anielajablonska9955]

Soooooooooooo helpful thanks

[@GoldPuffin]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@hstudios-qu1oi]

This channel really give good tip on making stop motions

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks, I really appreciate it :-)

[@hstudios-qu1oi]

@@GoldPuffin np but I should be thanking you for the tips on making stop motions :-)

[@mandomotionstudios3896]

exactly what i wanted, gold puffin

[@GoldPuffin]

Nice 😁😁

[@mandomotionstudios3896]

Gold Puffin :D

[@TheBrickBro]

Thanks!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, all the best with your animations :-)

[@AW_Studios]

I needed this.

[@GoldPuffin]

Awesome! :-)

[@TopCheddarProdz]

Thanks for tips 👍😃👌

[@GoldPuffin]

My pleasure 😊 Thanks for watching!

[@mrwilkinsonme5339]

I literally just thought I should look for ideas and this video somehow was there

[@GoldPuffin]

oh nice, glad this video showed up at the right time for you!

[@owencheb622]

Wow thanks!

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, thank you for watching this video :-)

[@warrentan831]

ur an inspiration for me

[@tim_p2835]

Awesome video!!

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks!!

[@SilentBrix]

Awesome videoo! really usefull tips!!

[@GoldPuffin]

Thank you, it's so good to know that these tips are helpful for you :-)

[@nanddeband1803]

That are good tips love it💕💕❤️💙

[@GoldPuffin]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching! :-)

[@Golden_Age918]

Thx

[@fivegoldenbricks]

nice one

[@apprenricebrickoflegend]

Helpful tips!

[@GoldPuffin]

Thanks for watching, I'm so glad the tips were helpful :-)

[@BREAD-fd5ll]

You should make more videos like this I’ve watch them and am working on my stop motion

[@leonmuller2205]

Nice!!!!👌👌 I Love this Video!

[@GoldPuffin]

Thank you so much! :-D :-D Thanks for checking it out :-)

[@bumblebricks3669]

THANKS

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome and thank you for watching! :-)

[@riceball4210]

STUR WURS
I’m thinking of making a clone wars stop motion! Thanks for the tips!

[@GoldPuffin]

A Clone Wars stop motion is always a good bet! :-) You're welcome and thanks for watching!

[@riceball4210]

Gold Puffin Lego Animation Yeah thanks! Still searching for ideas, then this vid got uploaded lol!

[@titan0001kwan]

I already love it when I saw the title 😍

[@GoldPuffin]

So glad to hear that! Hope it was useful! :-)

[@titan0001kwan]

Of corse! It was

[@cookingwithcarrus]

Thanks

[@GoldPuffin]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!