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Posted On 05/05/2008 22:19:35 by idragosani

I'm kinda new to stop-motion... but then again I am not. I did stop-motion (with clay) back in the late 70s and early 80s with Super 8 gear. And have recently gotten the bug again and am throwing myself into it full throttle.

Today I got a spool of armature wire and a new camera. What to do with this stuff...?

I have a few ideas rumbling around in my head. One is more of a long-term project, an epic kind of thing (although I doubt the actual thing would be more than 15 minutes). Some other ideas for very short subjects that may be combined with 2D animation (hand-drawn, of course, I'm pretty old school).

I think the very first thing I am going to do is learn how to make the puppets. I have an idea for a clown-ish type character inspired by the character of Monsieur Fleur from Cirque du Soleil's Allegria. I don't have a story in mind, just the character.

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From: idragosani

05/09/2008 23:37:46 Read on, Isomer... my friend has a story to tell...

From: Isomer

05/09/2008 23:33:13

Character alone will not make for a film, the character is who he is, because of a story. You must reach inside your character and find that story and then tell it. How did this character become who he is and where is he? It may be a personal story that even he doesn't want to retell but, THAT is your film. Carnival is a dark place, filled with the glory of the stage and the pits of real human existence that include family and other bad places... tell that story. You said that you didn't want his dress to be as that pictured but, I get the impression- that is a costume he may wear reluctantly yet is a big part of his reality.

To find a character that deep, you must look inside yourself to find him... good luck.

From: idragosani

05/06/2008 13:08:28

OptikNerve --

Yes, that's exactly my thinking. I am a huge fan or Cirque du Soleil and the characters they use in their live shows and would like to do something along those lines, although maybe in an imaginary world, of course.

I had originally thought of doing something along the lines of these lyrics:

"The yellow jester does not play
But gentle pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king."

(from "In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson)

But that dang ol' Nick Hilligoss beat me to it!

From: OptikNerve

05/06/2008 13:03:13 Clowns always mix well with dark sinister roving gypsy bands....that way you can set your story anywhere you want as they are a mobile unit! just a thought...i liked your clown idea