tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post7138713863040278418..comments2024-03-27T10:35:44.969-07:00Comments on The Lone Animator: NemesisRichard Svenssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-80857811499276550982022-07-09T02:38:50.290-07:002022-07-09T02:38:50.290-07:00Scott: Hello, my friend :)
I'm still in the da...Scott: Hello, my friend :)<br />I'm still in the dark as to how Starevich worked, but I'm in awe of his techniques and his relentless creativity. It's obvious that he achieved motion blur somehow. Jim Danforth once explained how he used vaseline smeared on a pane of glass between the camera and his animation set up to simulate blur in "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth", but I don't think that's what Starevich did.<br />I'm a huge admirer of Moebius, and Arzach would be a wonderful project to tackle. But, it is, of course, copyrighted to high heaven and back. Instead, I try to dream up my own worlds that would be worthy of the pen of Moebius.<br />No encounters with the Holocough yet, but I have other ailments to distract me.Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-35985648128270962672022-07-09T02:28:56.674-07:002022-07-09T02:28:56.674-07:00Jerkey: "Nemesis" is just a quick ride. ...Jerkey: "Nemesis" is just a quick ride. That's all :)<br />I have seen "Mad God" and found it visually impressive, but spiritually depressive. I knew Tippet was a grouch, but for me, the darkness in his film trips over into the absurd. I remember watching "Saving Private Ryan" for the first time and a bit into the massacre on the beach at the beginning I broke out laughing, for the violence and gore were piled on so matter-of-fact and just went on in absurdom that I was reminded of Monty Python. I kind of had the same reaction to Mad God.Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-70805388977890813492022-07-03T18:54:55.955-07:002022-07-03T18:54:55.955-07:00Richard!
It’s been about two years since I’ve comm...Richard!<br />It’s been about two years since I’ve commented (Google banned me for mocking Nancy Pelosi )so I don’t get to comment on YouTube and a lot of other places anymore.<br />We had talked a bit about MASCOT, and I found a tidbit,.. his daughter talked about how he used special metal<br />To do his animations, and it occurs to me she might mean spring steel! He would have soft metal or hinges at the joints<br />But parts of the model might have spring steel that way he could pose a puppet and then, say, twang an arm to take a motion<br />Blurred frame...<br />I can see this working in some situations. Others I suspect he strung the wire like a harp and attached the puppet and twanged <br />The whole thing (the wire would blur to invisibility.)<br />Anyway, my next thought is mobius. I bet you like him and his art, would you consider doing An Arazak short (I have no idea of the legalities or if there would even be any for a fan film)<br />Here’s a free copy of the stories if you don’t own it already.<br />https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Arzach/TPB?id=134629<br />I think the second story would work just fine to your sensibilities and give you a challenge.<br />Especially the frame where the bird is consumed by the grass and the main character watches..the only way to do that shot (and have it work) is to slowly rotate around a center point to keep everything in frame long enough to register to the viewer.<br />That shot would be worth the admission. (Think Michel bay when imagining it.)<br />Consider the spring steel idea for the wing tips to soften the flapping action and a horizontal harp arrangement for the lead character jumping down.<br />I hope the Holocough bypassed you and yours.<br />Thanks for all the entertainment<br />Your pal<br />Scott!<br />How I got this published is a miracle to me.Scott halloweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558162147989000647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575643820108813603.post-77390998262655142992022-07-02T06:03:40.319-07:002022-07-02T06:03:40.319-07:00As usual, your "cheats" look better than...As usual, your "cheats" look better than most people's polished work. It looks so good, in fact, that I think you could have gotten away with making more repeated use of those techniques and making your piece longer, which I think would have improved the pacing. As it currently stands, it feels just a titch undercooked. I hope you don't mind my minor quibble! I LOVE your work! <br /><br />By the way, have you seen Phil Tippet's full length movie "Mad God" yet? If so, what do you think of it? Did you maybe write a blog post about it and I missed it?Jerky LeBoeufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022293362312800819noreply@blogger.com