Ken - Yes, I suppose it's OK for me to say publicly that I'm animating the puppet with the six arms. She's not fighting (yet) but any animation with her is tedious! That's because the six arms make it difficult to find a place to grab to turn her torso and mostly it's because of the tips of the six swords.
Any move I make with this puppet affects the positions of the tips of those swords, so to make the animation as smooth as it needs to be, I need to check and recheck the tip registration many times before shooting a frame. That's hard enough to deal with in a shot where she has both feet planted on the floor but, while she's walking... that just get's crazy!
I don't think there's any chance of another preview being released any time soon. The effects will take a long time to composite and produce because there are layers of effects that all need to be completed and compiled into every frame. There will also be digital matte paintings, set extensions and atmospheric set 'enhancements' which will also need to be put into most shots so, don't hold your breath while you wait.
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Ken,
I bet you're doing some kind of fight sequence, but I guess we'll find out when we see the movie. Are you using the puppet with the multiple arms? I can see how that can take a while.
I understand where you are coming from. I hate leaving puppets in mid sequence.
Are they going to release a new trailer so we can see some more of your work when it's mostly done?
Sorry for many questions I ask now and later. :)
I understand where you are coming from. I hate leaving puppets in mid sequence.
Are they going to release a new trailer so we can see some more of your work when it's mostly done?
Sorry for many questions I ask now and later. :)
Saturday, 22 January 2011 19:44
OK, the first Dynamation day is in the can, all went well but, the shot's not done yet, it'll get finished tomorrow. Two seconds of a three second shot's not bad when you consider what I'm shooting. (but of course, you cannot know what I'm shooting so let's just say... it requires a certain level of precision)
I usually work for a half hour longer than I did but, I have this nervous rule about never lifting a puppet's foot off the floor at the end of a day. I just think it's safer to keep that sucker tied down and undo that screw first thing the next day when I'm fresh.
I'm definitely digging the way this is looking! :)
I usually work for a half hour longer than I did but, I have this nervous rule about never lifting a puppet's foot off the floor at the end of a day. I just think it's safer to keep that sucker tied down and undo that screw first thing the next day when I'm fresh.
I'm definitely digging the way this is looking! :)
Saturday, 22 January 2011 18:39
