The Skeleton Key Workshop

A stop motion animation studio based in beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee

Introduction to stop motion animation class at the Chattery

Hi everyone! I’m very excited to announce our first class to teach stop motion basics.

This hands-on class dives into the core principles of animation, making it easy and accessible for beginners. Using your cell phone or tablet, you’ll explore stop motion techniques and complete a simple, shareable animation by the end of the session. Whether you’re curious about animation or want a new way to tell stories, this workshop will give you the tools to bring your ideas to life!

Click the link for tickets:

https://thechattery.org/classes/introduction-to-stop-motion-animation

Alex the Band – Chapter 6 promo video

Some new work for Alex the Band! Created a promo video for Chapter 6 of his concept album ‘Chihuahua’.

It’s streaming everywhere now on Spotify! Check it out!

Here’s the promo video!

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New music video! Cotton Candy Randy by Red Pawn!

Hello friends!

COMING SOON

Super excited to announce a new music video collaboration with Red Pawn! @redpawnmusic

Check them out!

This will be a full length music video for the song Cotton Candy Randy. We are a few months into the project now.

I can’t wait to share it!!! I can’t wait for you to see this!

https://www.facebook.com/share/VpFsxkMerDfTAxcX/?mibextid=LQQJ4d

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New music video – Cinnamon Toast Crunch by Sean Lucy

Hi everyone!

I’m excited to announce a new music video that’s currently in the works!

The workshop is collaborating with Sean Lucy on one of his songs.

Check him out! @doojielucy

We will be making a music video for the tune Cinnamon Toast Crunch from his album Daddy’s Jawline (streaming everywhere). 🎶

We’re a few months into pre-production now…

Stay tuned!!!

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Maker’s Day (8.3.2024) at The Chattanooga Public Library

We had a wonderful time at the library’s Maker’s Day event this past weekend. I’m so grateful that the library let us set up a table and do our thing. We set the table up so people walking by could animate! Folks were animating cars, pumpkins, pawns and even small pink flamingos.

It was a blast! We had over 30 different takes! All ages too with the youngest being around 5 I’d guess? There were so many people and so many different mediums of work. The sense of community was really nice. So many creative people all in a single place that nurtures creativity and learning… 

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 I had a triggered moment (or maybe I should say glimmered) where I thought back about the time I spent in the library as a child in school. It was a refuge. Bullies didn’t hang out in the library. CS Lewis and Lewis Carroll did.

I concatenated some of the animations from the event into a single video. That’s what you see here. Check it out!!!

The face people make when they click play and see what they’ve just been animating come to life is priceless and electrifying. It’s an expression of wonder and joy. What a wonderful day. Support your library!!!! 

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The Skeleton Key Workshop at Maker’s Day 2024 at the Chattanooga Library

Yay!
I’m really excited to announce that we will have a table at the Maker’s Day event this coming Saturday at The Chattanooga Public Library !
10am-5pm!
We will be building/working on puppets for an upcoming music video all day at our table including building armatures and head sculpting. Come say hi!
We will also be hosting a basic animation workshop. More details to come on that!
Come check it out if you’re out and about!

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#theskeletonkeyworkshop
#stopmotionanimation

The Attorney

‘The Attorney’ 

From the 2019 EP “Hey! My eyes are up here!” by Doubled Ick Slick (you know, DDS)

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