How to Make Things Fly Without Computer Effects! LEGO Stop Motion Tutorial for Beginners

In this LEGO stop motion tutorial for beginners, I will show you how to make things fly without computer effects. This technique requires some planning, but the end result is pretty cool and very effective. You can use this method to make LEGO fly, jump, fall, or even for making minifigures throw things at each other (as demonstrated in this video). How to make things fly in stop motion... it's really cool and fun to do!
I hope you enjoy this LEGO stop motion tutorial and that I did a good job on showing how to make things fly without computer effects!
Every Tuesday I will be posting a LEGO stop motion tutorial for beginners. If there is something you'd like to see a tutorial on, feel free to let me know in the comments below! Tutorial Tuesdays at Brickology... let's have fun making Brickfilms!
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Huh. This was interesting. I'm pretty fast with masking, but I can see why it might be nice to do this option. You make it look amazing. I can't see the stick at all. Thumbs up! Frutz wuz here.

[@Brickology]

Frutz LovesLegos thank you very much!!! I’d like to GET faster with masking lol. There are instances where masking is a better technique to use, but yes you’re right - what I show is a fast way of getting it done.

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yeah im super good at masking supports because of practice

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I never thought of it like that. I don't have much access to computer effects so thank you!

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Wow. This is really clever. Wonder why I haven’t thought of that. I thought he was going to place something to hold the dynamite on the floor and erase the object later.

[@Brickology]

Thank you very much! I usually try to do everything in camera if possible. Masking is incredibly useful and you can do just about anything with it, but there’s something cool about pulling it off without that. Plus it’s a time saver 😂👍

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I don't make stop motion, but have always been confused by how the mid-air shot were done

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Green screen

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most of the time its masking

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This method is exactly what I'm thinking I'll do for my next project. I've put blue tacks and aluminium wire into my wishlist for some time now. I'm glad to see that the method can really works. Thank you for the video.

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Slime and pipecleaners have helped me achieve the effect, thank you!

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Cant believe its been about 1 year since I first watched your videos. I am making a Stopmotion video right now but I also kind of avoided throwing something because I dont have the fancy technology to make something look like its flying. Now I can just get sticky tack and use that for my videos THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH

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I saw this video in recommended and came to see it to get some ideas. Now I’m subscribed 🤣

[@TurboX20X]

I just started out in stop motion and I try to refrain from making a minifigure fly or throwing an object because I don't have access to editing right now, this helped a ton!! thanks!

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Thank you for showing me this helped me so much! I will be sure to watch your other videos!

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i'm new at stop motio, your channel is the honey pot i've been looking for. I don't want to learn masking yet so this is awesome

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Thank you I’m glad you found it helpful! How are things going with stop motion for you?

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very good method! I don't have a masking app and I've been trying to find a way to make things float (ex: the force,etc.) and this really helped!

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Thanks so much. I always pondered how to make a minifigure throw something with out downloading complex stuff :). Thanks. A LOT.

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I can envision many school posters barely hanging onto walls after this video. :-)

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Thank you. I figured this was how it was done but I wanted to confirm it before I tried it. Plus I feel this would be easier than editing out the thing keeping it up.

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I have never done stop motion and don’t intend to, yet i still feel drawn to this video.

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Thank you so much! I’m sure I will be using this!

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Thank you for this video!
I have been starting a Lego stop motion and I used this tip in it!

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Wow! I’m really glad you showed up on my recommendation I never thought of this! This is amazing!

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Thank you that was such a helpful tip I'm going to use it to take make my character to do a front flip

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I have never thought of that. thank you very much!

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THANKS, ive been using a invisble wire with 2 studs on the end so i can put people on or objects and this is a WAYYYYY BETTER SOLUTION

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Wow really clever. I like stop motion, but I didn’t know how to do this. Then one day this video came into my recommended and I watched it. You, sir are a genius!

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Thank you I’m so glad it helped!!!!!!

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I knew about this but this had more detail

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Thank you so much this really helps!!!
I was originally going to Photoshop out watch frame but this is much better

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Wow never thought of that cool!

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Awesome. Will use it for my upcoming videos. Thanks

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Super cool, thank you! We use iMovie, which I doesn't allow masking, so this is very helpful. Looking forward to testing it in one of our forthcoming movies. Have subscribed!

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Thank you I am just starting stop motion and this is really helpful👍

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Wow that’s cool I was always stumped about how thing fly in stop motion . Thanks!

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Thank you so much that’s really helping Matthew just got motion videos I will be making

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Thanks for this tutorial video! Very nice idea!!!

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It took my animation to a whole new level thanks so much

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Thank you for this I just got my first lego minifigure I never had one in my 16 years of living and this showed me how to make them throw something

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This tutorial is perfect for helping me make my LEGO Stop motion films

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Thanks for the help me and my friend make stop motion vides all the time.

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Thanks for this method , im a beginner on stop motion, this helps a lot

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This is great. Sharing with my students.

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This helps me a lot

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Thanks so much for your amazing tutorial. I uploaded my first LEGO animation which has got flying objects in it to. Your tutorial was very helpful.

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Never thought of this. I usually animate pretty far away from background items of any, I’ll keep this in mind. 😄

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Thank you, too! I appreciate the kind words!!! Glad it’s helpful!

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Tysm I can’t wait to start making stop motion videos on my channel

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Thanks very helpful and I improve my animations!

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Thank you so much!

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I just started trying to make stop motion videos! They’re fun to make!

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safety86 thank you so much!!! I appreciate it and the support!!! Thank you thank you!!!

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VERY good video sir. By the way, you can do this easier with that great set you built: tip it onto its back and shoot down from above (the back wall being the bottom of the set) so that your stick with the thrown object can stand straight up vertically. That will let gravity work for you, and you might be able to light from above to eliminate that stick shadow:)

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Yes! That's a great technique as well! I don't have a tripod that can do that shot, though. What tripod are you using? I could use an upgrade!

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You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

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Omg this is soooo smart. I just started doing stop motion.