Hacking a light for stop motion using arduino

Devices to control lightenings for cinematography are expensive, also in stop motion. I decided to hack a light, attaching a motor to it and then controling it's dimmer throught arduino and arc motion control in Dragonframe software.
Hope you enjoy it.
Always wanted to know how to use motion control to earn time in stop motion animation, making the computer control the boring movements in the background or for secondary elements.
This is how I benefit of Arduino an Dragonframe to focus my attention in the puppets performance.
ELECTRONICS (affiliate)
ARDUINO UNO R3; geni.us/VXVdCaq
SMALL MOTOR; geni.us/yZhJShI
SMALL MOTOR DRIVER; geni.us/6dZS5VC
BIG MOTOR; geni.us/bfYR1
BIG MOTOR DRIVER; geni.us/wJNzvG
Music by: Silent partner
Enjoy and have fun animating a little every day!!
Your comments and questions are welcomed here.
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on / edupuertasfruns
on / eduard.puertasanfruns
My Animation Studio: www.citoplasmas...
My Animation Armatures: www.kineticarma...
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THE GEAR I USE (affiliate)
CAMERA, Canon EOS 80D ; geni.us/GdVo
WIDE LENS, Canon 10-22 mm; geni.us/gk25
NICE ZOOM, Canon EF 24-105mm; geni.us/YWJZ
MACRO LENS Canon 60mm; geni.us/Znz5j
MICROPHONE, Rode VideoMic; geni.us/qf33P
WIRELESS MICROPHONE, Rode; geni.us/4dlSf
SD CARD, SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB; geni.us/U09Xb
DJI OSMO ACTION; geni.us/zDfvsu
TRIPOD, Manfrotto MKBFRA4-BH BeFree; geni.us/MGII6
MAGIC ARM, Manfrotto 244 Magic Arm; geni.us/E8DBG
SUPER CLAMP, Manfrotto 035; geni.us/E8DBG
GEARED HEAD, Manfrotto 410; geni.us/P7KQJeB
LED LIGHT LUME CUBE; geni.us/DvB3nx1
SOFTWARE, Dragonframe: geni.us/ZSra56
#stopmotion #diy #edupuertas

[@WoodMagnet2]

at 1:11...
using the existing gear arrangement on the motor mount to work in conjunction with the knurling on the knob was brilliant!
work smarter, not harder. 😁

[@jims408]

Great solution and I enjoy seeing how you recycle old materials into new useful things. I also like how you film these "how to" videos with the creative camera angles, etc... fun to watch!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+jims408 ohhh, thanks, I really appreciate you like the work behind the vídeos.

[@glennleader8880]

I really liked this solution, it's a good use of surplus materials. Personally though, I would have hacked the remote socket, that probably uses PWM to control the brightness.

[@BEdmonson85]

I was thinking the same. If you're willing to put that much effort into it and you already know how to program an arduino it's probably trivial to send control signals to the port on the light. And that way you don't have to worry about potentially damaging the knob if the motor doesn't do what you meant for it to.

[@AlonBermanZA]

Very smart approach - especially if you are not confident enough to open the light for PWM control / don't want to void your warranty. I hacked a cheap LED flood light with a relay and used an Arduino to make fake camera flashes.

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Alon Berman thanks, that lights are so expensive, I can even think in opening to see what's inside.

[@guyonamotorcycle1]

Like a Boss. Drilling plexi with out cracking is a skill ;-)

[@edupuertasfruns]

That means you know what you are talking about

[@guyonamotorcycle1]

@@edupuertasfruns Yes, I had a machine shop years back. I miss making things. I love your videos. Thanks.

[@alexasensi8803]

Me flipan tus proyectos. Y la edición de tus vídeos, de paso. Enhorabuena!!

[@JasperEikmeier]

You're a great maker, an inspiration! Keep in going. It's amazing!

[@soy8bit]

edu eres un crack!! we need more videos like this! keep going!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Gracias maestro!

[@vickboit]

All your videos are awesome, love 'em subscribed

[@esotericsean]

Please keep uploading! These are amazing. :D

[@edupuertasfruns]

+esotericsean hey! Thanks for your support, I will keep uploading weekly till I can. This kind of messages helps me a lot.

[@andrestricker4118]

DMX is probably what you were looking for :D Beu this is a neat idea as well :)

[@edupuertasfruns]

Planing to get one soon ;)

[@edupuertasfruns]

Planing to get one soon ;)

[@peteabdu9179]

Love these videos! Did you consider talk to a DMX light through the Arduino to control the lighting?

[@jefersonmedeiros7677]

Very cool!

[@MatthewSherlock]

Awesome Videos!!

[@lavinchi6709]

Grate!!!Thank you!!!

[@STOPMOTIONification]

Very cool and good work...

[@edupuertasfruns]

+STOPMOTIONification cool, thanks

[@STOPMOTIONification]

Your welcome!!!

[@micavi6070]

Hi, where you get this plastic? I need one for my led matrix. And i cant find it. Good video

[@edupuertasfruns]

+MommyVines the transparent is metacrilat

[@Lbs3669]

That is genius 👏🏽😉

[@edupuertasfruns]

Thanks Lebron, hope you enjoy my next video then, next week.

[@Lbs3669]

I know I will😉👍🏽

[@ThomsonBis]

Very good !
What is the name of the Shield do you use to control these motors? thanks

[@edupuertasfruns]

Its just called CNC shield for arduino UNO

[@ThomsonBis]

Thanks you so much ! :)

[@JackKnightPlays]

A mi no me engañas, tú eres Español. Tu acento te delata jejeje

[@nioniostopmo]

genio edu