Matt Freeth shows how to create a stop-frame animated paper cut out effect covering techniques for optimizing resolution when shooting green screen and using After Effects to bring it all together. Check out the Paper Cut-Out Stop Motion Animation Effect tutorial here.

“In this tutorial we’ll be going through the steps used to create a stop-frame animated paper cut-out effect that appeared in the Mystery Jets music video that I directed a few years back. We’ll cover techniques for optimizing resolution when shooting against green screen and using after effects to create a quirky low-fi animation look.”