robn1
Master Member
Go motion would be very complex on the AT-AT, with all the mechanical gizmos
on the legs. It could have been done, but they wouldn't have bothered for those
two short shots. The platform with the slits was most likely used to tie down the
feet during stop motion. Stop motion sets had holes drilled all over them to secure
the puppets, clay was often used to fill the holes. The feet usually had a nut inside,
which was fastened by a bolt from below.
From reading in Cinefex, go motion was first attempted in TESB for the tauntauns.
Not to move the legs, just to move the still puppet forward during exposure. This
gave it a bit of motion blur, but the lack of blur in the legs was still apparent, so
they didn't use it.
The fully articulated go motion rig was developed for DRAGONSLAYER.
Rob
on the legs. It could have been done, but they wouldn't have bothered for those
two short shots. The platform with the slits was most likely used to tie down the
feet during stop motion. Stop motion sets had holes drilled all over them to secure
the puppets, clay was often used to fill the holes. The feet usually had a nut inside,
which was fastened by a bolt from below.
From reading in Cinefex, go motion was first attempted in TESB for the tauntauns.
Not to move the legs, just to move the still puppet forward during exposure. This
gave it a bit of motion blur, but the lack of blur in the legs was still apparent, so
they didn't use it.
The fully articulated go motion rig was developed for DRAGONSLAYER.
Rob