AGSM - The secret world of animated doll videos on YouTube - BBC Trending

Описание: On YouTube young women are using the age-old technique of stop motion animation to bring their dolls to life. The American Girl brand of dolls is the most popular with AGSM (American Girl Stop Motion) videos clocking up a total of 33 million views on YouTube last year.

The animations cover familiar topics like the high school prom or the first day of school but also explore serious issues like online bullying and drink driving. For Alexis, who runs the AGsmiless channel, the videos are a potential route into a career in film making.

For others the pastime is less career-oriented, but no less obsessive. As photographer Ilona Szwarc's portraits show (http://www.ilonaszwarc.com/american-g..., the dolls are often customised to look like their owners, and many of the girls continue making animations well into adulthood.


Watch some of the AGSM channels featured in our video:
AGsmiless -    / agsmiless  
Basilmentos -    / basilmentos  
AGPals -    / agpals  
AGMagical13 -    / agmagical13  
HeartAG -    / heartag  
FiveDollStars -    / fivedollstars  
SuperAG101-    / superag101  
InfinityAGstudios -    / mockingjay123000  
Ilovesabie -    / ilovesabie  
Starryeyeschick -    / starryeyeschick  
4everloveAG -    / 4everloveag  

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