Starting with Post Production

The amount of time that the lockdown gave us all became useful for another part of my project, that is post-production and removal of rigs from the shots I have done so far. I must admit that this process for me was quite new, I have never done it properly, always a try-and-guess. For the

Making of the Puppet 3 – Finalising the model

Thanks to Emma’s guidance, I learnt some basics rules on how to make a proper puppet that would stand and resist throughout the shooting. For my design, it needs to be stronger in the legs and lighter in the upper body, especially the big head. No “bones” necessary, so the figure would be more flexible

Making of the Set

When I was sketching the environment in which my character gets lost, I had a vague and at the same time specific idea of how the set would have looked like. Ossie suggested me to make it quite big, to have a feeling of watching a life-size puppet wandering in an enorumous space. I didn’t

Testing animation – Paint on canvas

During the Christmas holidays, I reflected on the opening sequence of my film. I was still quite confused on how to introduce the characters and their relationship, so I had to think through it. I discarded the idea of a voice over or of a character talking to the other one. I had to make

Making of the puppet – Part 2 – Plasticine

Working from the proportions of the wax puppet and the puppet I used to make the mould, I created a new puppet out of plasticine. This time I didn’t cover the armature only with plasticine, but also with foil. This in order to make it lighter and don’t waste too much plasticine. The eyes are

Making of the puppet – Part 1 – Wax

The first step in the development of my film was making an effective puppet, made of a material that could serve the different purposes of the story. I needed it to be flexible and light, that could be painted but also cleaned, resistant enough when the character scratches himself. During my summer experience at the