Who is the Castlegardener?

Hello everyone. I am assuming you found my blog because you have an interest in stop motion animation. I will use this to help share information, tips, tricks, and any thing else stop motion animation related.

I started animating in 2007 after realizing I didn’t want to deal with real people enough to make a live action film. With stopmotion I can create any world I can imagine, and all the creatures that inhabit it and I can make them all come to life. I control every element of the film and when I am done filming, I can turn off the light and walk away until next session.

I live in Hawaii, USA and work alone as a hobbyist animator. I have never done any professional or paid animation work. For me, stopmotion animation is a great art form that uses skills from many wide and varied art mediums to make a complete film.