The Skeleton Key Workshop®

A stop motion animation studio based in beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee

A stop motion animation studio based in beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee

We create beautiful and inspiring works of art with local Chattanooga artists using the medium of stop motion animation. Our work has been featured in PSA's, advertisements, promotional and educational work as well as music videos.

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Storyboarding and stop motion animation. Let’s talk about process!

Behind the scenes!

Let’s talk about process!

I storyboard-everything-
It’s a simple way to get something down and viewable and shareable.
I hand draw each shot/idea and then take a picture of it with my phone. I then import those images into my editing software and create the first storyboard.
Storyboarding helps me figure out the timing and pacing of the piece as well.
They’re an excellent form of communication between myself and my clients too. I often share storyboards so they can have a feel for what the video is about as well as the direction it’s heading….

Truthfully, every video I make is simply story board iteration number X.
For example, the finished Red Pawn video was story board number 20.

Please enjoy a side by side comparison between Red Pawn’s first storyboard and the finished video.

Thanks for watching!

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The new Red Pawn video has been released! Behold the spectacle of stop motion UFOs and the wildest of wonders!

I’m really excited to share the newest edition to the Skeleton Key Workshop family! The video for the song Cotton Candy Randy by the band Red Pawn.

This project took 15 months and roughly 4 people to make it.

I’m really proud of how it turned out. We worked very hard on it.

I have TONS of behind the scenes footage that will be going out as well. The things you see were built with foam, hot glue, pizza boxes and much much more. DIY. Stay tuned for that!

​Check it out!

Thank you for watching and supporting us!