Well, I finished it! Here is Villains! Chapter One!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Production Process on a Mac
I thought I would blog this in case anyone out there is interested in stop-motion. Here are the programs and equipment I am using for this project. I have to start off by saying everything would have been a lot easier on a PC for a beginner. Luckily, I am a graphic designer and know some design programs to help in the post-production.
For filming:
I used a QuickCam Pro 9000 to take the pictures for the animated or "moving" shots
I used a Canon Powershot digital camera on a macro setting, no flash, for the close up shots
For the video shots I used my cheap digital video camera
For audio:
This would have been a lot easier on a PC. For a PC you can just stick any old microphone in a jack and voila! Instead, Dave from my office used professional audio equipment and the actors recorded their voices in a recording booth.
Sound effects were found on FlashKit or iMovie.
For capturing stop-motion:
There are a lot of great free programs out there for the PC (See brickfilms.com for a list) but not so many for the mac. Instead, I used iStopMotion along with my webcam to capture the stop motion sequences.
For editing:
I am using Flash 8 to add my sound file to the video and overlay the mouth movements. Some of my titles are also in Flash.
Then, I export my Flash files as Quicktime files and import them into the final step, iMovie.
In iMovie, I add the soundtrack and some more sound effects. iMovie also has some transitions I used.
Sound simple? It's not! At least not on my precious mac.
For filming:
I used a QuickCam Pro 9000 to take the pictures for the animated or "moving" shots
I used a Canon Powershot digital camera on a macro setting, no flash, for the close up shots
For the video shots I used my cheap digital video camera
For audio:
This would have been a lot easier on a PC. For a PC you can just stick any old microphone in a jack and voila! Instead, Dave from my office used professional audio equipment and the actors recorded their voices in a recording booth.
Sound effects were found on FlashKit or iMovie.
For capturing stop-motion:
There are a lot of great free programs out there for the PC (See brickfilms.com for a list) but not so many for the mac. Instead, I used iStopMotion along with my webcam to capture the stop motion sequences.
For editing:
I am using Flash 8 to add my sound file to the video and overlay the mouth movements. Some of my titles are also in Flash.
Then, I export my Flash files as Quicktime files and import them into the final step, iMovie.
In iMovie, I add the soundtrack and some more sound effects. iMovie also has some transitions I used.
Sound simple? It's not! At least not on my precious mac.
Photo from the set!
Wow, it looks like this time production is running smoothly. With help from a bunch of voice actors and my boyfriend's sense of humor, this is going to be a great first stop-motion film for the BSH. I don't want to give too much away but here is a pic of some of the actors posing on the set.
Hopefully, the finished product will be up on youtube and posted here this week!
Hopefully, the finished product will be up on youtube and posted here this week!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
I'm Back and here's my New Project
Hi everyone!
I have just completed building Arkham Asylum from Batman for the Lego contest in this month's magazine. The Asylum folds out in two directions where the cells are revealed. Then an "L" shaped floor gets slide in so you can see the inside view of the Asylum. It looks likes some of villains are having a blast sitting around a table while Mr. Freeze is awaiting an x-ray. The top of the building has Batman fighting or possibly flirting with Catwoman while Robin assists a guard on the watch tower (Brad built the tower). Also, the Joker is trying to escape with the aid of Harley Quinn. Can Batman save the day? Stay tuned. Here are two photos that I am going to submit tomorrow to Lego Magazine.
I have just completed building Arkham Asylum from Batman for the Lego contest in this month's magazine. The Asylum folds out in two directions where the cells are revealed. Then an "L" shaped floor gets slide in so you can see the inside view of the Asylum. It looks likes some of villains are having a blast sitting around a table while Mr. Freeze is awaiting an x-ray. The top of the building has Batman fighting or possibly flirting with Catwoman while Robin assists a guard on the watch tower (Brad built the tower). Also, the Joker is trying to escape with the aid of Harley Quinn. Can Batman save the day? Stay tuned. Here are two photos that I am going to submit tomorrow to Lego Magazine.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Change of Plans
As it turns out, stop-motion takes up a lot of time-- time I don't really have. Instead, I will be doing my Sweeney Todd cartoon as a comic which should be a lot easier. So stay tuned! I anticipate having this up in the next couple days.
Friday, May 9, 2008
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