Stop motion videos aren't anything new, but they are still neat to watch. The detail, editing time, and creativity are impressive. Well, not for all, but for some! After searching around You Tube, I've rounded up some pretty cool and not agonizingly long stop motion videos involving food.
Western Spaghetti
OK, so this one doesn't involve a lot of real food, but ordinary objects that look like food are used. I've seen several videos created by PES, and they are all extremely creative. For example, in the above stop motion video, wooden Pixie Stick "noodles" turn into soft rubber bands after boiling. Rubik's cubes, googly eyes, and money trees...what's not to love? If you like Vat19's Ambient Fire DVD, be sure to check out the Yule Log video made by PES.
Cupcake Dance
In this video, a bunch of cupcakes dance around a table. It starts off with one couple and eventually 7 cupcake couples are introduced. Nice cupcake choreography!
Tic Tac Fireworks
Tic Tacs are used to create a stop motion firework display. Mint leaves, orange peels, and orange slices are also used, which is a neat way to show the Tic Tac flavors.
Can Food Drive
I like how the cans are stacked and re-stacked to look like an equalizer. Do all canned goods like techno? I found SO many food stop motion videos that used techno music! I guess those beats fit the visual choppiness of stop motion videos.
The Incredible Breakfast Band
Visually, this isn't the most creative stop motion video, but the little song started to grow on me the more I watched it. It is catchy and cute, but at the same time I visualize a geeky group of barber shop guys singing around a plate of breakfast.
Candy Cola
This video is very short. You only need to watch the first 12 seconds to see the "coke" pour into a glass.
A Breakfast Story
In the beginning of this stop motion video, it's neat to watch the clock on the stove to see how long it took to make in real time. This one is no "Western Spaghetti" (see above), but it is still well made and has a good beat.
Pancake Man
The parts with the flour on the counter and the eggs being cracked open are especially cool. This video has entirely too much hair! "Pancake Man" needs to lose the haircut that was sported by cast members of MTV's Two-A-Days.
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