Laputa Art Animation School in Japan

I recently discovered a school in Japan that teaches the art of creating stop motion animation.

Since I dont understand Japanese very well and the English version of the web site is a rough  translation through Excite - I can only offer a fun video made by the school. It shows the creation of a full body ball and socket armature and the techniques involved. If you live near Japan it may be something worth looking into a little deeper. The armature and final puppet looks very well made. All hand created on machines as well as soldered joints and carved wood by Mr. Takashi Komae.

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To visit the main web Laputa web site to find out more click here. To see the teachers of the school (in Japanese) go here.

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written by Roger Wilco, July 06, 2012

This is Magari Fumikos stop motion school. There's an interview with her in Stop Motion Magazine's Japan Issue. The video is a show reel from the armature maker who supplies 90% of the armatures to the Stop Motion Industry in Japan. They don't teach ball-n-socket armature making at that school. They teach animating stop motion puppets.

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