Thanks for the response. What brickfilms do you know of that shot on a logitech 9000? And while you shoot with a webcam, does it have to be hooked up to a laptop? Im on a PC laptop. I'll definitly being looking into some lamps that i can position and control. Im gonna try and keep this cheap, lol.

Keep in mind the Quickcam 9k is sort of a 'has been' camera, but it can be good for shooting 720p video.

Here are two videos by CrazyEd who uses a 9K
The Great Invention
Twick or Tweet

If you are looking for a more modern camera that can shoot at 1080p you might want the C920, check out this thread where people show off films they made with the C920, you can tell it does look better then the 9K, but it costs 3 or 4 times as much, but still for around $80 it's a great little camera.

And yes, you will need to hook the camera up to a laptop, you will want to get frame grabbing software, try something like Heron Animation (and if it does not work for you there are other free options) and it will connect to your web camera, so you will be able to use the computer to take pictures without touching the camera and be able to play back the animation as you work making the whole process way easier. Many folks find it useful to get a USB extension, but with the portability of a laptop you can get away without one.

Edit: Just a note on Heron Animation, I had an issue with the 64x version but the 32x version seemed to work fine.

I have a c920. It's fantastic. Definitely worth the money.

While you may not want to try this software unless you are going to be semi-serious about brickfilming (though you could try the free trial), I would highly recommend looking into iKitMovie 4.0 if you plan on doing stop motion for any long period of time. While the $70 price tag ($80 if you want it in DVD form) might seem pretty steep, you really get quite a lot. iKitMovie supports HD video, has over 2,00 sounds in its library, has a Chroma Key feature, allows you to overlay pictures (such as muzzle flashes) into the video, and has masking. The best thing about it is that you can do all your filming and editing with one piece of software (that is, if you don't want to do anything too fancy).

However, from my experience iKitMovie has been rather buggy (their customer support is great, though) and the time it takes to export and add masks seems longer than it should be. 

You'd also need to make sure your laptop meets the minimum requirements.

Hope this helps.

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