So here's my first cutout, all ready to animate.
And this afternoon, I've finally gotten a taste of cutout animation (putting it under the Oxberry camera).
No mean feat, but loads of fun.
Strange for one having relied so much on a computer, but now, a refreshing change of using scissors, pencil, paper and loads of imagination. I love it!
Hmmm....
Starting from frame 130
Frames 130-177 for Title (24 frames) and first shot (24 frames) - EWS that shows the tree, girl on swing (Anna?), butterfly.
Frames 178-207 - zoom in to full shot (haha, just rapid clicking of the exposure button until it reaches the desired zoomed in position). I really don't know how I should do the zooming.... anyway, just by gut feel...
Frames 208-310 - Animate ! Girl on Swing, squirrel climbing up the tree and jumps onto swing, butterfly fluttering, girl gets down goes to the flowers and exit frame.
Frames 311-358 - freeze last frame for 2 seconds (24 X 2 frames)
(And yes, I made a mistake in between, forgot to put down the glass panel, and clicked expose. Damm! No undo... )
In total - 228 frames (9.5 seconds)
How will it turn out? I'm so eager to see it! Haha, unlike Maya, I can't tell till the film is developed, hopefully week after next?
Oh yes, I call it "Childhood" -- memory of actually! Always such happy memories....
Now, I can't wait to get my hands on Claymation! Next!
