Stop mo walk and arm tests.

Sifting through more school stuff, figured I'd upload some more stopmo stuff. Here we have the walk I did for my inclass assignment. Trying to make a smooth, slow, controlled walk. There's some popping I don't like but I was to far into the process to halt it all and go back. I always seemed to be the last person out of stopmo class, using up every last bit of time to try and get just that little bit more. You may remember my rough walk from a few weeks ago: Right here if you don't

And these little arm wave tests were from mid semester, when we first got to start using the full puppet. Getting used to isolation and stuff. Interesting stuff!

And I said I would talk about Nightmare Before Christmas since I got stuff for Christmas... Well, I don't want to take everything out of it's packaging while I'm at my parents house just to pack it back up to take it back to my apartment so I'll just tell you I got a few figures, and a scarf and a pair of gloves. Jack and Sally salt and pepper shakers, and shot glass looking things (they are ridiculously large for shotglasses though but not real cups) and I even got some Corpse Bride figures B: Go stopmo!

Now I should really get back to a commission I have... A 12x16 Acrylic piece. Real life painting! O: Heh, those old barbaric ways are still around.

StaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawpMOE <3

Hey lurks, this post is about STOPMOTION. Cause it's awesome.

In class assignment up first, done a few weeks ago. The Puppet Smash! I'm not overtly satisfied with how this turned out, I was having a lot of trouble with the timing and spacing and just getting things to work out for me. I was also very pressed for time, I would have loved to slow this process down and really work out where I wanted to go with it. 72 frame limit.. Definately used em. Could of had a lot better follow-through...

Next up is just a play around in class walk from today. Next week is the real assignment! I'll have to work quicker and be more precise next week but today was good practice! Ran out of time (of course) so you can just ignore that ending since I didn't have time to get the puppet to settle. A puppet balancing on one foot is awfully precarious...

We also got to make our own puppets in class. "Loonie Puppets" Super cute and super fun! Just made from wire and plumbers apoxy. Here's mine:

Of course he's hanging out with the coolest puppet of them all.

Lil' devil wants to fight!

He 's the main attraction at parties!

Hey! You should check out Aminder's loonie puppet, he's a daper fellow indeed! http://aminderdhaliwal.blogspot.com/2009/11/puppet.html

Last but not least, you should check out my Portrait Place... because today I drew myself as a Coraline doll. http://peanutsportraitplace.blogspot.com/2009/12/dec-4-2009.html (completely stop-mo related! OOooohyeah!)

Who knows what I'll do next! (I certainly don't)

I need to get myself more organized.

I don't know where the time goes....

First off, here's something that was essentially completed in the summer, touched up and finished a few weeks ago and made into a desktop for myself. Now seems as good a time as any to put it up B:



Also, a stop motion test out thing with bending a puppets knees. Tough!

Is it 3rd year already Batman?

This year is pretty intense. Pretty awesome so far, although I would love it a lot lot more if I was not sick, sick, sick. Stop Motion in class assignment. Car crash! "They nearly collide at frame 13, following a predetermined path, then crash at frame 36" Neat. It was a lot of fun, this is my third take. My first I messed up almost immediately, the camera being way too close, I didnt have enough space for a nice composition so I scrapped it. Shot the second but thought the timing and spacing was weak and then shot this one. Liked it a lot better than the second but I was running out of time and getting frustrated with the red car cause the wheels were loose and kept rolling away after I would place it at the end for the slow out @.@ Not noticable that much in movement, but can be seen when still framing it (: Nit pick!



Next up we have my super awesome Action Analysis Assignment Leica. Pretty excited for this project. Really need to work up that layout and tighten up the character. I think it will be a lot of fun. And a good gear up for the group film process. (Woohoo pre-production work this semester? Maybe look foward to some concept art?)

Pong

Had my first Stop Motion class yesterday and I had a blast! I had never done stop motion before, although I've been a very long time admirer of the art, what with The Nightmare Before Christmas being my favourite movie and all. (: It was just a play around class but Aminder and I had some fun...



If you noticed the bump in the video, it's because I moved the box D': I bumped it while reaching over to move a pong paddle. Just another instance where I wish I was taller. I might have to start wearing platforms to that class.