After deciding to have this film made in stop-motion, I have thought of some things that will present a challenge:
1. Rain in stop motion? Is this possible? Hot glue gun?- Probably not the greatest solution. Fluid Effects in Maya or Houdini? Can we find a Visual Effects person who might be able to help us with this?
2. Real set vs. 3d set- how much of each?
3. Cloud/sky/lightning? How?
4. Is a 360 degree turn possible with stop motion? Are ANY camera moves possible? I would be devastated if we discovered that we were limited to still camera shots. Remember this shot from Coraline? Look how dynamic it is. I would love to incorporate a 360 at the end when the drops are falling more and more quickly and the tension is rising.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Updates!
As week 5 of Concept for Animation approaches, I have two things to announce!
1. I will be doing tests in hopes of having Band of Gypsies be a stop-motion short. If things go well (or if they don't and we keep trying until they do) we will have a minimal set (perhaps a little more than a porch and luggage for the gypsies to sit on) and a 3d, Maya, environment extending into our 'deep space' area.
2. We now have a producer! His name is Nick Reichard- a film and television major who is also a talented stop-motion animator. He will be the "man with the plan", keeping track of production deadlines, scheduling shoots with animators and co-running the meetings with me. (Among other things that have yet to surface!)
I am very excited to be continuing this project in the stop-motion medium. Next on the list of things to do are finishing character designs, storyboarding, and a finishing up with an animatic by the end of the quarter! I'll keep updating as things progress- I'm learning about armatures at the moment in Professor Miles' Stop Motion 2 class, and I can't wait to put that into use with our very own gypsy characters!
1. I will be doing tests in hopes of having Band of Gypsies be a stop-motion short. If things go well (or if they don't and we keep trying until they do) we will have a minimal set (perhaps a little more than a porch and luggage for the gypsies to sit on) and a 3d, Maya, environment extending into our 'deep space' area.
2. We now have a producer! His name is Nick Reichard- a film and television major who is also a talented stop-motion animator. He will be the "man with the plan", keeping track of production deadlines, scheduling shoots with animators and co-running the meetings with me. (Among other things that have yet to surface!)
I am very excited to be continuing this project in the stop-motion medium. Next on the list of things to do are finishing character designs, storyboarding, and a finishing up with an animatic by the end of the quarter! I'll keep updating as things progress- I'm learning about armatures at the moment in Professor Miles' Stop Motion 2 class, and I can't wait to put that into use with our very own gypsy characters!
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