Here’s a video showing some of the work I’ve done with WTCI/PBS at the Ready to Learn workshops over the past year or so.

Some of the videos were used for station identification. We also exported some and sent them directly to the families themselves!

Fun!

With some of the older kids, I would let them direct and animate themselves! One kiddo would instruct the other what to do, and then capture the animation themselves!
People ALWAYS light up when they click play and see what they just created come to life. Kids and adults alike.

Please consider a donation to your local PBS station! They can use your help!

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The workshop was recently mentioned on the Fangoria website for the 2025 Chattanooga Film Festival. We had the video for Night Constructions (by the Bohannons) shown at this year’s festival.

Check it out!

https://www.fangoria.com/chattanooga-2025-third-wave/

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✨ Ever wonder what really goes into bringing tiny worlds to life, frame by frame?

The Skeleton Key Workshop is launching a Patreon page to take you behind the scenes of our stop motion animation process — from early sketches and set building, to storyboarding, to animation, to the magic (and chaos) of production days.

🎥 On Patreon, you’ll get:

• Exclusive sneak peeks at works-in-progress
  
• Membership shout-outs
  
• Animation tips and techniques I’ve learned over the years
  
• Early access to finished films before they’re released publicly

If you’ve ever been curious about how stop motion is made — or just love watching creative projects come to life — here is your backstage pass!

Join us here 👉patreon.com/TheSkeletonKeyWorkshop

Let’s make teeny-tiny magic! 🪄✨

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Check out the ‘opening credits’ video for the skateboarding company Chapped, for their new video release, “Bad Star”. The idea was influenced by the old horror television show “Chiller” from the 1970s.

The video below shows what I animated vs the original video.

Check it out! Here’s a link to Thrasher’s site where you can watch the whole thing:

https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/trash/chapped-bad-star-video

Thanks for reading!

Matt

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