#stopmotionanimationprops

[tran-anh]

Stop Motion Animation Props - props maker

Made a variety of fruit, veg, fish and kitchen object props for an upcoming stop motion animation for Dodo Animation, Hong Kong.

Jan - Mar 2020

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This is exactly who I am and what I want this summer-- a sloth chilling in a mask hammock under the twinkling stars. . . . . . #summercamp2021 #maskhammock #pandemiclife2021 #stopmotionanimationprop #stopmotionfabrication #stopmotionmaking #characterdesign #stopmotionartist #cardboardartforkids #slothperson #summerchill #animationloop #stopmotionpuppet (at Berkeley, San Fransisco, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRhvSCnD7qB/?utm_medium=tumblr

[abiekio]

Other Props

1. Pestle and Mortar  2. Bowl 3. Knife

These 4 props were made with air drying clay, the knife has a matchstick for the handle and the pestle has a stick for the handle. I painted the clay with light brown and brown acrylic paint, for the knife I used silver acrylic paint.

4. Bonefire

I used 5 little sticks similar to the handle of the knife, glued them together overlapping each other. The rocks are made of brown plasticine clay shaped into little cubes, I used plasticine because I could easily shape them and if I place them close together they don’t move as much during recording.

5. Cloud I cut out two rough cloud shapes from a white 8x8cm felt sheet, I placed them on top of each other and stitched the corners with white thread. I left a little bit of space to pull it inside out, I then stuffed it with duvet fluff and stitched the remaining hole. 

[cuckoo-stuff]

Repost from @animationwildcard 🙌 Snuggle Time 🙌 Film by Fu @cuckoostuff & Ben @benji_ellebracht Sound Design by Wonji @tunes_tuesday ___ Behind the Scenes Pic01. Character Lineup Pic02. Working Space Pic03. Sculpting Ben Pic04. Painting Puppets Pic05. Animatic Clip Pic06. Light Key Pic07. Lighting Test Pic08. Animate Note Pic09. Shooting Scene I Pic10. Shooting Scene II . . . . . #StopMotionAnimation #stopmotionartist #stopmotionanimationprop #stopmotionanimationproject #stopmotionanimator #stopmotionshooting #stopmotionmaking #behindthescenes #makingof #workathomeproject #indiefilmmakinglife #stopmotiondesign #偶動畫 #動畫師 #幕後花絮 #導演 #藝術創作者 (at Berkeley, San Fransisco, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHv8WWjjXSm/?igshid=7h4veqvm6c09

[cuckoo-stuff]

🍑From the Butt of My Heart🍑 A while back, I accidently said 'from the butt of my heart' instead of 'from the bottom of my heart' during our chill talk. I asked Ben to draw it... . . . . . #StopMotionAnimation #stopmotionartist #stopmotionanimationprop #stopmotionanimationproject #stopmotionanimator #stopmotionshooting #stopmotionmaking #behindthescenes #makingof #workathomeproject #indiefilmmakinglife #characterturnaround #stopmotiondesign #偶動畫 #動畫師 #幕後花絮 #導演 #藝術創作者 (at Berkeley, San Fransisco, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFlM83-jbgU/?igshid=463t62lkj3e

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Hookah is one of the important symbols in the film to demonstrate Arabic culture and the authority of father figure. Our prop is less than 6 inch/15cm tall made of paper, wood, wire and epoxy putty-- because of this project I had a fun time studying hookah's anatomy and how it works 🤓 Visual Development by @artofjan . . . . . #stopmotionartist #stopmotionanimator #stopmotionanimationproject #stopmotionanimationprop #stopmotionshooting #shootingday #behindthescenes #makingof #freelancefilmmaker #stopmotion #animation #art #artist #StopMotionAnimation #workathomeproject #indiefilmmakinglife (at Berkeley, San Fransisco, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEA8knEDhdi/?igshid=12oitlqwv5hsr

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This is how Fu looks in her hubby's eyes😎 You can find the original character design at @benji_ellebracht profile💖 ___ 這是和搭檔討論過後而設計出翻版Fu在極短篇影集裡的形象😎 . . . . #StopMotionAnimation #stopmotionartist #stopmotionanimationprop #stopmotionanimationproject #stopmotionanimator #stopmotionshooting #stopmotionmaking #behindthescenes #makingof #workathomeproject #indiefilmmakinglife #characterturnaround #stopmotiondesign #偶動畫 #動畫師 #幕後花絮 #導演 #藝術創作者 (at Berkeley, San Fransisco, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNqyNnDScp/?igshid=pxg0lqixcpr3

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Sneak Peek at a collaborative stop-motion short-short with Concept Artist @ben.ellebracht and Sound Designer @pianowonji . The film is like an extension of some goofy #lizardfufu comics . Thank you everyone who has been interacting with us on our recent #wip story posts-- Thank you for sending us hearts and feedback . We are still in the process of shooting. Fingers crossed and look forward to sharing with you more of the result and behind the scenes! . . . . . #StopMotionAnimation #stopmotionartist #stopmotionanimationprop #stopmotionanimationproject #stopmotionanimator #stopmotionshooting #stopmotionmaking #behindthescenes #makingof #workathomeproject #indiefilmmakinglife #characterturnaround #stopmotiondesign (at Berkeley, San Fransisco, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEDncbQjYg6/?igshid=27jyvqas2uku

[abiekio]

The Hut

For the base I used 28 jumbo lolly sticks that started out as 15cm in length and i cut them down to 13.3cm. I glued them side by side to make a circle shape and layered several layers of plaster strips. That took about a day, day and a half to dry completely. 

I then painted it with 3 shades of acrylic brown, 1st colour is brown and the lighter colour is a mix of yellow ochre and light brown. I stuck a double layer of rope that has wire in the middle, 2/3 at the top of the hut. 

The top of the hut is a large 30 cm cone shape cartridge paper, painted with brown acrylic paint and covered with 3 different coloured raffia paper strips. I stuck the raffia paper strips a 1cm over the end of the cone. 

I covered the tip of the cone with dark coloured twine to make it a little bit neat, and also because it looked like a straw hat without it.

The hut is approximately 40cm in length and 30cm in width.

[abiekio]

The Granary

I used pipe cleaners and wire to create the skeleton of the granary, I then covered it in air drying clay and left some space as the opening.  The top is made of paper, cut into a circle and folded into a cone. I painted it with acrylic paint and covered it with 3 different types of raffia paper. 

The bottom of the granary has 6 rods made of air drying clay, painted with acrylic paint and tied together with twine that looks like rope. It helps keep the little fruits inside and makes the granary look like it's on a platform.

I stuffed the granary with colourfull felt balls which are meant to represent fruits and plants, I didn’t have enough time to create little clay fruits. However, it’s only seen in the homestead scene so I realised that realistic fruits wouldn’t be necessary.

[abiekio]

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Scene 4 (Raw Footage)

In the original story, this scene isn’t really described The homestead is not talked about or used as a stage. But using my research from authorship and talking to my Grandma, I got a rough understanding of how the place would have looked like. Visiting the Bomas Of Kenya really helped visualise the whole scene as I got to interact with an actual Hut.

In this scene the puppets interacting with each other, Gikuyu at the back relaxing and talking to some of his children. Back in the day, the Kikuyu were Matriarchal - power in the hands of women, meaning the women controlled the homestead and the men provided security and food by hunting. That is why Gikuyu seems to be doing less than Mumbi in this scene.  Mumbi is grinding down maize to create maize flour, at the time I didn't realise that I used green clay instead of a yellow-white clay so she looks like she crushing peas. 

The girls are interacting with each and some are weaving trying to create baskets. I made the scene a little humorous because it seemed dull, the goat jumps on one of the girls trying to get to its baby.

This scene was extremely difficult, animating 11 puppets whilst using props and using 2 animal puppets. I constantly had to think of each of their movements making sure they looked like they were talking to each other. I panned the camera from left to right to divide the view and so that I didn't have to pose every single puppet in one shot.