That’s really solid! Is the monster rendered, or is it just there for the test? I liked the cinematographic elements you bring into stop motion, such as the initial focus on the lego guy. What was your setup for taking the pictures?
Hey thanks! Yeah, I think it was a pretty successful test. The monster is a finger puppet that was just acting as a stand-in to test the focus stuff (and to see how a real oject would interact with the environment… I was dismayed to notice I’m going to have to add some CG reflections on the legos when I add the CG character….). To take the pictures I borrowed one of my school’s cameras. It’s a digital SLR - cannon Rebel, I believe - and it is totally freakin’ sweet. Best camera I’ve ever used. Also, I used a sand-bag like device that’s designed so you can wedge the camera into it and then it holds it still. That way you can get much lower angle shots than with a tri-pod. Oh, and I had a cable release to take teh actual photos so I didn’t have to worry about moving the camera. The legos were just set up on my desk, and I’m going ot have to figure out a better way to hold them in place, cuase you probably notice there’s a fair amount of shaking in the backgrounds because I kept bumping them wiht my clumsy hands.
Dude, don’t worry about the Legos moving. First of all, I didn’t notice it until you said it, even after four or five viewings. Second of all, it gives it some character. It’s obviously stop motion, don’t try and get rid of the DIY feel of it.
That’s really solid! Is the monster rendered, or is it just there for the test? I liked the cinematographic elements you bring into stop motion, such as the initial focus on the lego guy. What was your setup for taking the pictures?
Comment by Josh — March 22, 2006 @ 9:21 am
Hey thanks! Yeah, I think it was a pretty successful test. The monster is a finger puppet that was just acting as a stand-in to test the focus stuff (and to see how a real oject would interact with the environment… I was dismayed to notice I’m going to have to add some CG reflections on the legos when I add the CG character….). To take the pictures I borrowed one of my school’s cameras. It’s a digital SLR - cannon Rebel, I believe - and it is totally freakin’ sweet. Best camera I’ve ever used. Also, I used a sand-bag like device that’s designed so you can wedge the camera into it and then it holds it still. That way you can get much lower angle shots than with a tri-pod. Oh, and I had a cable release to take teh actual photos so I didn’t have to worry about moving the camera. The legos were just set up on my desk, and I’m going ot have to figure out a better way to hold them in place, cuase you probably notice there’s a fair amount of shaking in the backgrounds because I kept bumping them wiht my clumsy hands.
Comment by Losure — March 22, 2006 @ 6:15 pm
Dude, don’t worry about the Legos moving. First of all, I didn’t notice it until you said it, even after four or five viewings. Second of all, it gives it some character. It’s obviously stop motion, don’t try and get rid of the DIY feel of it.
Comment by Josh — March 22, 2006 @ 8:17 pm