Zombie Pirates Behind the Scenes Clips

[parkerphil20]

amazing work,really technical too:)

do you use,removable heads too?or do you use different pieces for different expression?

[MrDrawingguy]

Amazing work my friend. I bow to the master.

So does Barack Hussein Obama.

After all, he's much better at it.... oops, did I say that?.... :o!!!

[animateclay]

@MrDrawingguy If Obama makes stop motion films, that would be cool.

[MrDrawingguy]

@animateclay

If he resigned from office it would be even cooler!... :D!

[animateclay]

@animateclay You need to convince him to turn to stop motion. It takes years to make these films sometimes. It will keep him busy.

[beepsbobby]

hi the way you make the sea on this is soo cool

[Sjebelle]

Awesome video!! =D What programme do you use to edit the video and add the effects like those wires?



[FandSproduction]

Is this going to be a short film or a feature film? Where can I find out more about it?

[zombiefighter5]

that's awesome :D

[avisualfeel]

Great behind the scenes footage!

[oranfinnegan]

hey marc,

i bought kathi zung's DVD and it is great thank you for recommending it to me, so far so good with the proccess of my latex puppet,

once again thank you :)

[hippygourmet]

Wow, how cool!!

[Faberfimo]

mark how do you get the clay from not getting dirty or mixed

[animateclay]

I keep my hands as clean as possible. Use baby wipes or water and paper towels. If they do get mixed a little just scrape that part off and smooth the clay with olive oil. The other option is to make foam latex puppets and paint them.

[NobleDesignMedia]

Holy Cow, Marc! This video is so inspiring!

Your work has such a cohesive style. Everything looks as though is comes from the same charming world. I loved the leaping fish's rig. Such a fantastically creative result from a seemingly simple device.

Your animation is astonishingly professional and incredibly impressive.

Your family should be very proud of your talents. I like to imagine your son animating with you one day.

Continuing success to you!

[oranfinnegan]

hey,

thank you so much for your reply,

although.. i do have one more question,

im 12 and dont know much about latex, but really want to make latex puppets a bit like the ones in celebrity deathmatch..

but i have no idea how !

what do i do ?

thank you again ..

[animateclay]

Hey oranfinnegan - I'm not trying to be a salesmen but we sell a DVD on the site made by Kathi Zung called Foam Latex Puppetmaking 101. She used to make the puppets for MTV's celebrity deathmatch and she tells exactly how they were done. It's a bit too complex to explain in a small YouTube comment box. You would probably like it.

[animateclay]

Hey oranfinnegan, try melting the clay to the wire armature and letting it cool before you add clay over it. The wax melts and sticks to the wire, so it won't fall off of it. You can also try wrapping thin gage craft wire around the armature to help it stick also.

[oranfinnegan]

hi marc,

i'm a big fan!

but im having trouble with my armatures !

the wire just comes out the sides of the clay during animation!

where am i going wrong

thanks,

[EdwoundWisent]

(^ nice to see this much behind and what it takes beyond animation skills to pull a shot together.

[martincprice]

Great video. I always pick up some useful information when I watch your videos. Thank you for sharing.

[tonychauzer]

Man the work is so clean :) thanks for a great behind-the-scenes peek!

to rblclaymations: He's brazing a ball on to a rod effectively making them one item :D

Keep up the good work!

[FleaCircusDirector]

I think that's soft soldering not brazing but as long as the joint is clean it should be plenty strong enough.

[Billyhellmojonick]

nice video...

[rblclaymations]

i really love the work your doing at the moment and hope to see more videos from you :) but can i just ask what are you at like 3:14? the bit with the blowtorch.

[blesshiscottonsocks]

thanks for the reply :)

How much would a standard "video lunchbox" cost?

I have looked at their site and can't gona anything about the price...

Thanks

[animateclay]

The lunchbox I have is sometimes sold on ebay, it's the older analog model - and you can probably get one for about 150 bucks now. The new lunchbox syncs are something like 2500 dollars - unless they lowered the price since last year.

[blesshiscottonsocks]

damn, they don't sell in the EU, and new ones are too expensive. Can't find any anywhere else...

Are there any alternatives or should I do it oldschool?

Thanks

[blesshiscottonsocks]

Fantastic mate!

Can I ask, what camera are you using? Do you have any recomendations for ones to use in stop motion animation? Also how do you get the frames to come up on your sepperate PC/TV screen towards the end

Thanks

[animateclay]

It's an Olympus C-5050 Zoom

[animateclay]

The frames are actually coming up on a video lunchbox when I animate, but when I transferred the frames off the camera onto my computer you see them there. They aren't up at the same time. I use Stop Motion Pro to compile the frames into AVI files for editing later.

[Traritraraful]

nice work, which program is it at 2:55??

[Cartoonguy11]

I believe that is Adobe After Effects

[jamiequinlan]

awesome man, cant wait to see the final production, your a great animator! 5*