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Yeesh. This is rough. The pan down and across are nice, but everything after that is a bit of a massacre. I also lost my fill flashlight on his body, which sucks. The batteries died or something. I ran downstairs and put in the other only two D batteries we own in it, but they didn't work either. Bulb might be burned out.
Anyway! This was just a test run. I didn't think I'd come flying out the gate on my first try and nail it. I'm going to film this one four times or so to try and get it good. Or at least, not so crappy.
Well, I've failed massively at providing a blog that can help people on their way into stopmotion if I can't even be bothered to update it regularly.
Here's the short version of what I've been up to.
I spent weeks making custom legs and arms for SDS out of metal ball sockets and sandwiched between custom metal brackets.... They failed because the bolts would loosen themselves over time. He's a very small puppet, so lifting up the thick felt to access bolts and screws is very difficult. The solution KEEP IT SIMPLE. I went back to the original wire armature that I had replaced. It's simple and not much can go wrong.
I finished lighting the set! Keep in mind, the lighting has to match the establishing shot (done early last year). The pan from the establishing shot goes right into this shot.
I used some old non-LED flashlights to help direct sunlight onto the foreground tree and help light SDS a little bit more.
Above, you are watching my second test shot to determine length, get a feel for the timing, get a feel for the new camera crane etc etc. SDS doesn't have hands yet. They're downstairs awaiting a third and final coat of paint. I realized I needed his hands to bend 90 degrees to look more like he's holding the bag. I think I'll drill the bag down tomorrow and start testing the animation of him struggling with it.
Tee hee!
