GO MOTION
Go Motion
Puppet Mover. External Rods attached to various points on
puppet. Rods moved by stepper motors, which are
programmed by computer. This is done single frame at at
time. Verry complex and tedious. (see pic below) Closer photo showing
external rods attached to Wings. Entire body also
attached to Huge Rig below the puppet (see 1st photo)
that moved along a track, and controlled by stepper
motors. . All this effort in order to obtain
"Smoother" Stop Motion. A Stop Motion video
framegrabber might have been an alternative, to allow
animator to acheive very smooth animation. Blurs only
needed at points of very fast action/movement. Simulated
blurs maybe could have been done via old school special
effects technique, using petroleum jelley smeared on
glass. Hindsight ..... it is easy to judge or criticize.
Just my personal observations. |
