this has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen on this site. And that's saying a LOT considering what some of the members here are capable of!!
this has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen on this site. And that's saying a LOT considering what some of the members here are capable of!!
Ok, getting the Wampa puppet set up and doing some wedge tests, I think I'm going with this exposure setting.... contrasts and brightness can always be adjusted later, I still have some fur touch ups to do on both puppets but very minor and I can do it with them set up right here.
Cooler, than a Penguins.......well, its really bloomin' cool Jim!
lee
This is absolutely amazing work! Ray Harryhausen is by far my favorite film effects artist and your Cyclops is spot on. Thank you so much for posting. Oh, that was a great article in the North County Times by the way.
Thanks so much guys, hey right on..... another NC local on the RPF!
Hey, just wondering if there was any way you could incorporate clumps of ice sticking to the fur? I think that would help sell the environment just a little bit more. Incredible work, can't wait to see this animated... I'm anticipating goosebumps to see this art revitalized!
C'mon Jim, how many frames are you doing a day, we only need about 8 mins of footage? I hope your not sleeping and eating and other irrelevant things that can slow you down.
Looking for ward to the reveal, and then some
I know, food and sleep and especially taking care of those pesky bills keeps getting in my way of making decent progress! I had to get a few things I needed camera wise as well as stuff for the set up but I've pretty much gotten everything I needed to proceed. What with doing a couple of Cyclops puppets for clients, I should be able to actually start clicking off some frames by week after next. The first shot I have set up to do, with the Wampa taking down the Taun, will be about a 4 to 5 second shot.
Hang in there Guy!!
I cant wait to see this all finished up =) seems to be going fantastic so far
Funny you should bump today, I just finished the last of the grip work and locking down the camera and getting the last of the puppet touch-ups done.....FINALLY!! The camera is now hooked up to my computer and tested the Dragon program (stop=mo program) and I'm now ready to begin clicking frames...... I can't believe it!!!! I'll begin clicking away either tomorrow or monday
Wow - this is going to be killa.
Sweet! I'm looking forward to seeing it! Please post your rough cuts!
Would be nice to be allowed having a look at the screen if it comes to WIP shots.
I'm in Digital Animation but your kind of art is still above all that.
Thats to cool. More PICS man we need more PICS.
Well, after 2 full days and nights of solid animating in my garage (oven) I'm finally able to take a small break to let you know that I'm about 3/4ths the way through the shot....... WHEW!!! I've had to scrape 18 years of rust off of my animation skills (man am I rusty!!), plus I've never animated 2 puppets at the same time let alone the fact that they are both covered in fur (as my excuses keep piling up...... LOL!!). I have to say though, I have NEVER had more fun doing ANYTHING in my life!!!! I'm gonna wrap this shot up today (I have to because I only had a 3 day window to get this shot done) and then I'll figure out how to get a rough cut together so I can post it and share it with you guys, I'd rather wait until I get the shot completely finished with background and sound put in but somehow I don't think you guys would want to wait til then...... maybe?? Anyway, here's a little teaser pic from about halfway through the shot........ more to follow very soon!
AWESOME! Can't wait to see how this looks!
Amazing looking so far. I'm a huge fan of Stop motion. Truly a lost art. I look forward to more updates.
Last edited by Chucko; Jul 10, 2012 at 9:11 PM.
Ooooooooooh I've seen the first vid of this already, its killer animation.
I'll let Jim explain what this is re source but its a tease not the final results by any means
Last edited by Guy Cowen; Jul 11, 2012 at 5:26 PM.
Oooooooooh. Too cool!
What software package are you using, Fanta? I remember using iStopMotion in college... sitting in a closed room all weekend just to get my 30 seconds of shot to turn in Monday!
Craig
Thanks Guy, I've never posted any video source before, anyway this is a little low res teaser of the rough element. The reason it's so dark is because the only low res footage I have available to share at the mo is via the video tap. The video tap images are dark because I had to shoot this at a low ISO since I'm only using overhead flourescents to light it, the high res "hero" frames to be used for the final composite will look normal.
Anyway, this clip of animation is only 3/4ths the way done, I still have about another second or so of the Wampa finishing his move. This is a FAR CRY from Phil Tippett but I've never had more fun in my life!!!!!!!! I've got a friend working on the final composite of this shot and hopefully it'll be done soon, but for now this teaser will give you an idea of where it's going. After this shot is done then I'll be moving on to the running shot........
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