Private Project

Stop Motion: The Making Of

A glimpse at behind the scenes of the making of stop motion animations with Steve The Test Dummy, and the moments that don't quite go to plan!

  • Kessiah Arthur
    Director
  • Kessiah Arthur
    Writer
  • George Tsaknis
    Key Cast
    "Steve"
  • Kessiah Arthur
    Animator
  • Kessiah Arthur
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Sian Baldock
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Emma Bundonis
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Juneid Mowgli Ghamy
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Benjamin James
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Cher Leigh Murphy
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Alison Tisson
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Marvin West
    Additional Voice Artist
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Mockumentary, Short, Animation, Stop Motion Animation
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 3, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    100 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kessiah Arthur

A flourishing artist in the practical and creature FX department in feature films, Kessiah enjoys making the weird, wild and wonderful, and is continuing her pursuit in movie magic by creating her own characters and films in the magical world of stop motion animation

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Director Statement

I had so much fun making this short, I hope you enjoy it as much I did making it! I am delighted to introduce this as my stop motion animation debut, and the start of many new things to come!

Also a special thank you to all at Aardman and Aardman Academy, for their continuous inspiration, dedication and passion to pass on their knowledge and share the magic of stop motion animation