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pasitheaWent to the first session of puppet animation class last night. Oooh. New instructor at the school this quarter Webster Colcord He's worked on a lot of pro stuff. Did the spider animation in Minority Report and stuff in James in the Giant Peach (one of my favourite stop-motion movies), pieces of Antz, Monkey Bone, and Evolution and a lot of other stuff. Oooh. So I'm suitably impressed, but what's more, he's CUTE! *^_^* Also really nice to talk to, and not full of himself. Must work hard to impress. :)
So... Last night we talked about various types of armatures. I'm really looking forward to getting started. There's a couple of people in the class that have done professional model making and such, but I think I can compete and maybe even bring in some new ideas that they haven't thought of because I fiddled around on my own for so long. Just for instance, I've bene experimenting with using old HD magnets (which are really strong) to hold my characters in position instead of screw-downs. This means I don't have to drill/plug holes in my stage and my work is a little faster. I've also been fiddling with canned air. Turn it upside down and it becomes freeze-spray, which is a fantastic innovation when talking about clay under hot lamps. :) Anyhow, looking forward to getting started. Woo. So, I've now got three balls in the air. 'Free as a Bird', the project with Paka, and stop-motion at school. That should keep me busy! Still gotta edit Roon's tape too. Haveta do that this weekend! :)
So... Last night we talked about various types of armatures. I'm really looking forward to getting started. There's a couple of people in the class that have done professional model making and such, but I think I can compete and maybe even bring in some new ideas that they haven't thought of because I fiddled around on my own for so long. Just for instance, I've bene experimenting with using old HD magnets (which are really strong) to hold my characters in position instead of screw-downs. This means I don't have to drill/plug holes in my stage and my work is a little faster. I've also been fiddling with canned air. Turn it upside down and it becomes freeze-spray, which is a fantastic innovation when talking about clay under hot lamps. :) Anyhow, looking forward to getting started. Woo. So, I've now got three balls in the air. 'Free as a Bird', the project with Paka, and stop-motion at school. That should keep me busy! Still gotta edit Roon's tape too. Haveta do that this weekend! :)
