Armature Action!

Multiple stop motion animations with a wire armature. Includes a walk cycle and a sweet front flip.

All projects for my Stop Motion 1 class at SCAD.

FAQ:
-24 frames per second
-1/16th inch and 1/8th inch twisted wire to make the armature
-Propoxy 20 epoxy putty for the "bone" portions
-Jumping rig was a 2 x 4 piece of wood screwed into the table with 1/8th inch twisted wire attached to the armatures hip where I drilled a hole.
-Reference footage of walk is footage of me walking.
-Reference footage of the flip is just some dude I found online, hah.

-Dan MacKenzie
Mackmation.com
Mackmation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-JmhLUuhZI

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• armature
• stop
• motion
• class
• hal
• miles
• front
• flip
• walk
• cycle
• SCAD
• stopmo
• dan
• mackenzie
• animation

[TheClayLord]

really really nice footage, pretty dam inspiring too. The walk and the flip seem pretty much perfect. Did you do any onion skinning with the original footage to get such similar results, or was it just by eye?

[Mackmation]

Thanks Max! I didn't rotoscope or anything the footage directly, but did side by side compare each frame to see it was matching up.

[FandSproduction]

What is the song?

[Mackmation]

Sweater Poorly Knit by mewithoutYou

[WiredFly]

You are really getting good!

Where are you taking this Stop Motion 1 class?

[Mackmation]

Thank you! At Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia.

[zoidmaster2]

nice video dan =)

[DavesVids29]

very well done!

[nigel17227]

very  inspiring bro !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[volcomfire02]

Song please

[vidskitkid]

Excellent view "behind the scenes" Dan. I'm retired now so have time to play more ( I have been making GIF animation for years and now hope to try some Stopmotion stuff.

It is so helpful to see the number of takes and also interesting to read you didn't do any rotoscoping but did side to side comparisons instead.

[alexsnowskate]

Amazing humain mvement

[MostlyToys]

You make great videos. I hope you make some more, they're so AWESOME!

[Trouble4u99]

when da glove grabs his leg it says "You've caught my leg instead"

[PenguinGreenFilms]

beautiful animations. Very Smooth, Very good. Amazing job

[USeyOUReWEs]

(^ PLEASE add this to the walk cycle challenges on stopmotionmagic. if you don't I will..

(^>prosser

[bleblebob]

and the best par ist he keeps on getting better and better

[willyrobson]

yourbest work yet