Hey, Holding Our Own! I've heard your pleas for help in regards to brickfilming on an iPhone, and I've created a handy list to help you get started:

Step 1: Don't buy an iPhone.

Step 2: Buy a webcam, probably from someone like logitech.

Seriously, you shouldn't waste your money on getting an iPhone for brickfilming. They have no way to really finely control focus, brightness, will most likely flicker a lot, and the only real way you can take a picture with an iPhone without touching it , to my knowledge, is to buy an iPad and the iStopMotion app, with allows you to sync them up and use one for a camera and one as a preview monitor.

You're much better off buying a webcam and using some capture software to take pictures. Capture software includes the likes of free programs such as Helium From and MonkeyJam, all the way up to pricier but better featured ones like Dragon Frame.

Logitech makes some really good webcams that I'd recommend. I've used their slightly older C910 model since I started brickfilming back in 2011 and it's great. While you still won't get the absolute total control that you'd get with a DSLR, you'll still get bang for your buck and they're highly recommended.

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really want to pull off that classic Orson Wells look, but only while using an ultra wide lens?

I never thought anyone used an iphone for serious stop motion.  I could be wrong.

Im a hd web cam user with no intention of switching any time soon.

If you want a hyperfocal distance the size of a pinhead? lol

Yes, get a Logitech webcam. I guess the C920 is good, but I have never tried it. I have the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. A lot of Brickfilmers use this webcam, and it has god quality. Suburb Animation Studios used it to make videos like "The Machine". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7v0koRxTwU

Seeing as they don't make the QuickCam Pro 9000 anymore, the C920 is the way to go. It has Carl Zeiss Optics, which is good. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/h … 20?crid=34

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I think the carl zeiss optics + 1080p is more important than resolution.

Frankly, when things are mashed by youtube i bet you couldnt tell the difference between a budget 720p and a twice-the-price 1080p.

It would feel sweet to own a 1080p but. 

What do you mean that 1080p is more important than resolution? That is the resolution. 1920x1080. I have a 1920x1080 monitor, and I can definitely tell the difference (yes, on YouTube. YouTube doesn't really compress videos unless you are watching it at a low quality. If you have the badwidth and the patience to let the 1080p version of the video to buffer, and have a 1080p monitor, it's superb quality. Just check out my videos. ). But it you want to use 720p anyway, it's ok too. It's still simi-HD, as long as you don't upscale it to 1080p, then it's fine.

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