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STOPMOby Sven Bonnichsen |
aboutThis page collects my most useful tutorials and behind-the-scenes essays about making animated stop-motion puppetfilms. New writing and photos appear first on the Scarlet Letters blog. |
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armatures |
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wire armature A demonstration of how to make a simple wire armature. |
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plug-ins A tutorial showing how to make K&S plug-ins. These are used if you want your puppet to have a detachable head or limbs. They're also used for rigging points, if you are going to have your puppet run, jump, or fly. |
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brass armature 1 (March 2006) The "Ambassature" was my first jointed armature. |
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brass armature 2 (June 2006) For the "Diplomat" armature, I refined my design and wrote an in-depth tutorial. It's intended as a stepping stone for people who aren't ready to build steel armatures yet. It requires only handtools (not benchtools), materials that can easily be found locally, and costs less than $20 in materials. |
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steel armature 1 (Sept 2006) The "Man of Steel" was my first steel armature, and my first made using a mill and lathe. |
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steel armature 2 (April 2007) The "Drifter" was my second armature made of steel, and my first using true ball-and-socket joints. Feeling more comfortable with machining practices, I wrote step-by-step instructions for this model's construction. |
puppets |
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Jimmy & Dad (Nov 2006) Two build-up puppets that I made for my film, "The Great Escape." |
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Professor Ichbonnsen (Nov 2007) A build-up puppet that I made for my film, "A Word from Professor Ichbonnsen." |
films |
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The Great Escape (Dec 2006) Dad and Jimmy have very different ideas about the best way to spend a Saturday afternoon... My first stop-motion puppetfilm. |
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A Word From Professor Ichbonnsen (Dec 2007) An animated advertisement for an actual book that I illustrated, "Monster Month." My first film with real lip-synch. |
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