Main Project, Plan B, Week 5 and 6.5

Animating Last of Set 1

• Clothes, helmet, torch for the puppet of Nina, definitely I am finding this a lot easier now that I had plenty of practice.
• Sourcing rigging method for Set 2 - recently I was given about a  2xA3 size sheet of steel so I will be able to hold the puppet on the set by putting magnets in its shoes. 
• Set 2 Animation will consist of patches of set, as there really is no need for full sets here. This will enhance the feel of a story within the story. 
• That caver puppet has slightly had to change in the design to be able to carry the battery pack. I simply did not put harness on her as with the backpack it would be too much noise. 
• Naomi Crame did my Title and End, I really like it, it took a few tries but now it fits the theme well. 
• Matteo Falco did fantastic job with the music in the animated parts as well as the animatic parts of the film.
• Tom Kavanagh, who did SFX for my Quickdraw challenge film did also fantastic job with SFX on the Set1 animation in fairly short time. I am honoured to be able to work with such talented people this year. 

Re-making the pendant that Petra made for me as the original is locked up at the University.

Preparation for making boots

Wrapping feet in plasticine then latex layers

Removing plasticine, putting the boots back on

Plasticine helmet mould

Making helmet out of Polymorph coloured with acrylic paint

Fully working helmet with mini LED torch

Plasticine mould for shoe soles. 

Same technique just different colour latex. Aluminium foil coated with latex and sprinkled with sugar for set 2

Making Fireflies out of epoxy putty

So many of them

Coating it with blue glow in dark paint

It is so pretty

Animating the silhouette for shadow play

Animating fireflies

Cave creation before dressing

Base for set 2 including steel base (covered with sugar)