A Stop-Motion Commercial

So, after much thinking, and an old commercial giving me the idea, i am going to use the commercial storyboard i made in class and turn it into a stop-motion short film.

i just got to create the basic story of how it will play out, and add a few more panels to the story, and then create the animatic , there is one video on You Tube that i am aiming for here, the link is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uypzXtYFlTQ

I am hoping this animatic will be smooth enough to show the entire story, and then from there i begin to create it in stop-motion, which should be pretty simple.

JW:)

The Stop-Motion Continued

So, i think ....i will  use my Christmas break to start creating an original idea for this stop-motion stuff, once i have that i will write it , and then storyboard it .... and then once i have it all on paper, i will see what i need to make it happen.

I am going to try and use this Animation stuff to keep me busy, and once the break begins, ill be free for 4 weeks to work on some stuff of my own, and also practice for next semester.

UPDATE

so, i was thinking about this, and how to start ... and then it hit me, ill use a recent storyboard i did in class, and turn it into a stop motion short. :)

JW:)

The Next Steps ...

So, basically the next step for the two youtube series' is writing out the first episodes for both, after that its creating the animatice for youtube, if i can add sound thats even better.

As far as the Pilot goes, im going to write a few pages of some different ones and see which one is the best, or see if i get any ideas from them and go from there.

The stop-motion idea, is just a matter of watching the actual Dexter intro and plotting out how to recreate it in stop-motion.

The newest comic idea is still in very very early stages.

The Pilot, Stop-Motion and More

I remember watching a video with Everett Peck, he said one thing with a career in animation is ... always keep busy, always have plenty to do, different areas to keep busy with, and that is indeed what i try to do.

Obviously , there is the school projects, which are priority number one, always ... then there are the 2 independant projects i aquired, which are coming along .....

Third, there is the 'Pilot' script i have been trying to do for what seems like ages, there is also the stop-motion, and there is one other idea ive been tossing around in my head, and that is  .... a novel idea, i certainly have plenty of reference, and there is no shortage of material to look up on the Internet.

Keeping busy is good, Exploring is even better!

JW:)

New Ideas

 

 

 

So, my initial idea for the first stop motion short film has been temporarily nixed, and i have a new one that i will begin writing, and planning.

 

 

I am pretty stoked, i hope i can make this one work.

 

Some preview photos will soon be posted on my Facebook page.


UPDATE: AUGUST 1 2013:
Working on some more short film ideas for this stop motion, there wont be any actual video for a long time becuase i need to aquire the right parts and peices. Im also still working on two screenplays, some comic ideas, a youtube series, and a possible film festival video.


UPDATE: AUGUST 2 2013:
Although my interest in pro wrestling has faded a lot, i still am trying to develop an idea based on it, or based on certain personalities, past and present.

 

JW:)

JW Stop Motion Update

FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT MY PROGRESS IN BUILDING SUPERMAN, BLACK MASK AND REBUILDING DUCKMAN. THE LINK IS BELOW:
http://jwstopmotion.blogspot.ca/

 

 

I started doing some back ground screen tests to see how it looks, and it turned out well .... still have some motion tests to do.

 

Right now i have a very rough outline done, and some rough storyboards, showing how everything will move and interact, i have an idea of camera shots. So its slowly coming together.

 

 

These shorts should be no longer than 10-15 minutes at the most.

UPDATE: JULY, 25, 2013

 I started building my own stop motion puppets not too long ago, but i put it on indefinite hold, i started building Superman, i successfully built Duckman ,now i would love to finish Superman and build others .... and i have decided to look into ways to make that possible. :) #LetsBeAmbitious


UPDATE: JULY 26, 2013
I think i found my answer .... and it may just be in K'NEX.

UPDATE: JULY 26, 2013
I will look into K'NEX further, it seems to be a very good choice to use, but right now ill wait for the right time. The initial story i had for this short film will most likely be altered or rewritten.

NEW UPDATE: JULY 28 , 2013:
So bascially, i've come to realize this idea is going to take while, even with mixing bought figure and my own self-made stuff. Its not something that will happen fast, and i want it to turn out GREAT, so the time and quality are essential. When this is finally done, i want to be able to watch it and say ... this is even better than i imagined. The tricky part with creating stop-motion puppets, is not only getting the mold to look like the person or thing, but then to make the skin out of liquid latex and styrofoam, that is the tricky part. The armature skeleton is fairly easy.

 

 

 



Finally Bringing this Stop-Motion to Life



So, for a very very long time i have been trying to figure out this stop-motion idea. Firstly, deciding what the subject matter will be, and then figuring out how to aquire the proper materials to make it great, because otherwise its not worth doing. I may end up making a compromise and use some things that i hand make and some bought figures, just to make it work.

I have a few ideas, some my own, some are turning comics or others into stop-motion. Once i decide on a definite subject, i can start a script and storyboard.

Ideally, i want to have a stop-motion movie made by some time next year.