Jeff Tharp's videos and podcasts

The Bad Motivator trailer is here! Bad motivator, again! No matter how many times the jawas fix the...

The Bad Motivator trailer is here! Bad motivator, again! No matter how many times the jawas fix the...

The Empire has arrived on Tatoonie!😱 I’m moving onto a new scene that doesn’t require Jawas (final...

I’m on vacation for the next five days so I’m taking a break! In my short, these two jawas are brot...

I’m on vacation for the next five days so I’m taking a break! In my short, these two jawas are brot...

Itty bitty buildings😍 Okay, they’re not REALLY this small. These will be used to place into the bac...

Some more photo goodness of my progress! I’ve been focusing hard on getting in work everyday, even...

A little before (sort of) and after. Made entirely from styrofoam and a little bit of foam core. W...

Photo dump of Bad Motivator… Now, now, I know what you’re thinking, “Jeff clearly gave up on this ...

From a couple of days ago. First the eyes glaze over… then the swinging starts. Absolute bliss with ...

As many of you know, my wife is very talented artist who hand-makes me a card for my birthday every ...

That looks about right. . . . . . #starwars #anewhope #homestead #originaltrilogy #stopmotion #hobby...

WOW!!! I couldn’t have imagined what this day would be like. I mean, I could, but it would fall shor...

On the outskirts of Mos Eisley... #starwars #actionfigures #jawa #tatooine #droid #stopmotion #dio...

#forreal We all suddenly inherited more free time than we could have hoped for. If I don’t do it now...

*gonk* While reviewing footage I’ve animated for Bad Motivator, I found this little guy mindin’ his ...

That’s a-lotta post its! The shots have been organized in “shooting order”, which means they are now...

Same figure. A little “before and after” action. It’s amazing what a little weather can do. . . . . ...

I’m not quite ready to unveil my sets, but we’re getting close! In the meantime, this will have to d...

My wife, @_laurentharp_ has done it again! For those not in the know, every year she hand draws me a...

Big shout out to this righteous dude. He just got over being sick, but powered through. He’s gonna m...

This evening, I recorded my second actor. This one was special because she was so excited, she dress...

This thing is huge! I've still got to add those iconic domed roofs and then I spackle... the whole t...

Junkyard stuff. . . . . . #starwars #diorama #moseisley #foam #glue #clamps #stopmotion #shortfilm #...

Jawa sans glowing eyes. No monitor shot on this one. I want to keep it a surprise🎁 . . . . . . #star...

Doing some last minute polishing to the Bad Motivator #script before sending copies to my actors! #c...

Creating has two casualties: Time and money. Waiting for my weekly allowance to finish building my ...

"This R2 unit has a bad motivator!" This will soon become the Sandcrawler interior for my short film...

My good friend, Micah, did this incredible piece of artwork to express his love for #starwars. He's ...