Get Set, Animate:

I am deep in stop motion set design this weekend in preparation for the animation jam at the upcoming Stop Mo Expo.

The trick here is to create an environment that will lend itself to speed in stop motion animation execution. Not something that is natural to the process.

The big problem is support in movement. There comes a time in walk and run cycles when the model in unbalanced or even airborne. I am working on a design that will eliminate the need for wire or support bar removal in post production.



The plan is to work with a down shooting setup with airborne support provided by sheets of glass. Lighting becomes the big problem with reflections the great enemy. Therefore lighting must be build into the set with limiters part of build. These problems were licked in cel animation so it is doable.

I am thinking of raffling off the set at the end of the Stop Mo Expo. It would be fun to have this set go to someone who would continue to use it to make stop motion animation films. Heaven knows we don`t have the storage at the archive.

Larry Loc (ASIFA Blog Guy)  ¶ 9:09 AM