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How to Make Bobble Head Movies

In the era of YouTube, Elvis, Wilt Chamberlain, Oprah Winfrey, Santa Claus, Harry Truman and Harry Potter can all star together in a movie written, directed, edited and produced by you. With the wide variety of bobble-head dolls available, the possibilities for celebrity encounters across time, space and reality are limited only by your imagination. Whether you aim to entertain a few friends or become the next viral-video sensation, making a bobble-head movie is easy and sure to provide hours of enjoyment for all involved.

Things You'll Need

  • Table with solid-colored tablecloth
  • Gloves the same color as the tablecloth
  • Camera on tripod
  • Microphone
  • Computer with editing software
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Instructions

    • 1

      Position the tripod and table so that the table takes up roughly the bottom quarter of the camera's frame. Even if the camera will be changing angles during the shoot, strive to maintain at least this ratio of foreground to subject.

    • 2

      Plug the microphone into the camera and place it underneath the table where it can best capture the actors' voices.

    • 3

      Have the people who will be manipulating the bobble heads put the gloves on and duck behind the table. Designate a camera operator work the camera.

    • 4

      Shoot the movie by having the bobble-head people hold the bases of the figures to move the figures while speaking for them. If the camera is positioned right, hands should not be visible, and, if they are, they will be blended into the tablecloth.

    • 5

      Upload the movie onto your editing software, such as Windows Movie Maker or iMovie, after you have finished shooting to edit it and give it music, titles and graphics.

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