Developing Ideas For a More Interesting Stop Motion

I found these two stop motions quite quirky and thought it would be reasonably simple to incorporate a similar effect, using inanimate object or toys, into my stop motion.

  

First Attempt at the stopmotion

Three Ideas with time management and cost/equipment plans

I am going to carry on with my first idea using the apples because i think its an effective metaphor and the idea of making a stop motion has the least amount of cost behind it. My challenge would be making the stop motion effective and interesting to watch.

Possible ways to Convey Metaphors

Artist Precedents for ways to convey metaphors

Billy Apple "2 minutes 33 seconds"

Billy Apple "Cut"

Eadweard Muybridge "Galloping Horse"

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Metaphor ideas for Loops

Application Comparison on Loops