Robot BJD Puppet Compositing Tests and Results

[kforcool]

nice puppet dude id i got after effects 6 probably a little out dated by now

[marcofthedark]

Question for John: Since Vector Paint was removed in CS5, is there an equivalent tool that does the same thing? Or another method that you recommend for CS5 users?

[kezadrone]

Shot six was great the final result. The light matched and nice film look there.

[meltingcastle]

Awesome video. Was wondering if someone could maybe give me some tips...Whenever I use a green screen, I sometimes get green fringes around the puppet. Is this just a lighting issue? Is there some tool that helps get rid of it? I use the Color Key effect in AfterEffects.

[stopmotionmagazine]

@meltingcastle You actually want to use KeyLight in After Effects. It will have a spill supressor built into it. The green edges are called spill and they are a result of being too close to the screen or having light bouncing of other objects in the scene back onto your puppet. There's a ton more info than this that you should understand when doing a Chroma-key scene. Look around you tube and you'll find some good tutorials.

[meltingcastle]

@stopmotionmagazine Thanks a lot. I'll study up on it.

[cuppajoesugar]

@meltingcastle another thing to factor in is the focus of your camera and the image quality. if the image is a lower resolution, edging will be far from perfect

[animaxindustries]

Wow! Great stuff. Thank you for answering my previous question a couple of months ago. New question: Did you make the doll, if so, how? Thanks.

[stopmotionmagazine]

@animaxindustries I did make the doll. Unfortunitely the process is very complex and I wouldn't be able to describe it in this comment area or even a 15 minute video. I am in the process of writing a bunch of books and one of them is a how to make Small BJD Dolls. I may even have a limited run Build your own kits in the future. possible 50 kits. But I first have to get through this mountain of videos and magazine issues first. Plus a Doc in Production right now.

[animaxindustries]

@stopmotionmagazine Thank you for answering my question, and if you ever get to that book, I'' ll be sure to buy one.

[peasoupstudio]

I've been experimenting with this type of compositing on an amateur level as well, and have found lighting to be the biggest issue. I would like to know MORE about the lights you use or what solutions you find.

[stopmotionmagazine]

@peasoupstudio Sure thing. There will be a lighting video up in a couple of months.

[mujawooja]

helpful video on stop motion problems and solutions

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[cartoonmarc]

looks like the doll wasn't quite perfect to animate?

[stopmotionmagazine]

@cartoonmarc It was difficult since the movement is so loose. I believe that can be fixed with more tension on the wire inside the puppet. But also in the construction of the joints. A ball and socket armature moves far better. But for the sake of experimenting, it was pretty successful.

[locostbamboo]

Good stuff!

[langalot]

Looking great! Some of the shots are more successful than others, but it sounds like you've got a handle on the whys and why nots. The subtlety in the animation itself is great! I think you are right...lighting will make a huge difference. Overall, though, awesome!

[huttwigley]

Great looking puppet!

[FandSproduction]

This is really cool!