Comments on: Is It Really All Stop-Motion? http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/ Motionographer shares the best in design and moving media, from student work to feature films. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:29:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ryan http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34839 ryan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:52:18 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34839 inspiring stuff. i'm dabbling in stop motion myself, and actually bid on a similar type of job that went away (had a man sitting in his couch as his house disassembled around him). why not 3d? because photo-real 3d to this scale would cost just as much, and it's so much more fun to get rulers and lasers out, and only have 2 weeks of post!! per the motion control comment. probably budgetary restriction. laying that much track for motion control would be pricey, and perhaps some areas restrictive. i did a spot using a 35mm dolly on track, with two lasers and marks on tape, worked great, near precision. nice work liz! ...ryan inspiring stuff. i’m dabbling in stop motion myself, and actually bid on a similar type of job that went away (had a man sitting in his couch as his house disassembled around him).

why not 3d? because photo-real 3d to this scale would cost just as much, and it’s so much more fun to get rulers and lasers out, and only have 2 weeks of post!!

per the motion control comment. probably budgetary restriction. laying that much track for motion control would be pricey, and perhaps some areas restrictive. i did a spot using a 35mm dolly on track, with two lasers and marks on tape, worked great, near precision.

nice work liz!

…ryan

]]> By: Andreas http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34809 Andreas Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:11 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34809 Didn't they use a motion control? It looks pretty hard to make such camera moves with lasers and mesuring tape if you can also just insert the same movement from the animatic into a motion control and do the whole thing without many problems... or did they use one? Didn’t they use a motion control?
It looks pretty hard to make such camera moves with lasers and mesuring tape if you can also just insert the same movement from the animatic into a motion control and do the whole thing without many problems… or did they use one?

]]> By: Sean http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34782 Sean Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:02:26 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34782 These are image and brand spots. They get you talking about the spot, and in turn about the brand, and then the company. You'll remember these the next time you see that bright yellow endscreen on another spot, which may have more of a conventional "sell" to it. I think these spots are very effective in getting the message across. You car is not one big piece, it's a bunch of smaller parts, each one a potential problem. Your home is not just a place, it contains all your "stuff," which insurance also covers. These are image and brand spots. They get you talking about the spot, and in turn about the brand, and then the company. You’ll remember these the next time you see that bright yellow endscreen on another spot, which may have more of a conventional “sell” to it.

I think these spots are very effective in getting the message across. You car is not one big piece, it’s a bunch of smaller parts, each one a potential problem. Your home is not just a place, it contains all your “stuff,” which insurance also covers.

]]> By: redlocke http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34780 redlocke Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:40:33 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34780 Although it makes the spots no less impressive, this is a very important point. Perhaps you could argue that it is implied that the attention to detail demonstrated in the animation is a metaphor for the care of the insurance company, but I think it's a stretch. Unfortunately, for me, what makes this company unique and persuasive is lost in the messaging. Although it makes the spots no less impressive, this is a very important point.
Perhaps you could argue that it is implied that the attention to detail demonstrated in the animation is a metaphor for the care of the insurance company, but I think it’s a stretch.
Unfortunately, for me, what makes this company unique and persuasive is lost in the messaging.

]]> By: pete http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34738 pete Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:52:02 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34738 hehe great work and all, but it totally doesn't sell me on insuring my home with "RAC". It just sells me on the concept of thinking about it, and doesnt tell me jack about why this company would be better than any other company... hehe great work and all, but it totally doesn’t sell me on insuring my home with “RAC”. It just sells me on the concept of thinking about it, and doesnt tell me jack about why this company would be better than any other company…

]]> By: boca http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34736 boca Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:18:06 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34736 From Liz Murphy: "The building one had a BG comped in as it was shot on green in a studio, and the fence in the BG was done in 3d – all the rest was in camera. And the other 2 were done completely in camera, only post was a bit of stabilizing and rig removal..." Hope that clarifies a couple of things. :-D From Liz Murphy:
“The building one had a BG comped in as it was shot on green in a studio, and the fence in the BG was done in 3d – all the rest was in camera. And the other 2 were done completely in camera, only post was a bit of stabilizing and rig removal…”
Hope that clarifies a couple of things. :-D

]]> By: KGB http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34734 KGB Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:00:06 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34734 But....in "Building", given the time needed to animate, if it were animated with stop motion as they say, the sun should move. It doesn't, static shade outside. Nope, somethings afoot. But….in “Building”, given the time needed to animate, if it were animated with stop motion as they say, the sun should move. It doesn’t, static shade outside.

Nope, somethings afoot.

]]> By: ila http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34732 ila Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:36:12 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34732 Why not CG, well, maybe some very nice people trying to keep Stop-Mo alive, I salut them! please keep making Stop-Mo films even if its harder, time consuming and more expensive. Why not CG, well, maybe some very nice people trying to keep Stop-Mo alive, I salut them! please keep making Stop-Mo films even if its harder, time consuming and more expensive.

]]> By: Paul http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34730 Paul Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:03:32 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34730 Yep. VERY impressive. amazing stuff. And thanks for the heads up about Dragon, always figured there'd be a solution like it, just never heard about it. Awesome. Today will be a great day. Yep. VERY impressive. amazing stuff.

And thanks for the heads up about Dragon, always figured there’d be a solution like it, just never heard about it.

Awesome.

Today will be a great day.

]]> By: oeuf http://motionographer.com/2008/08/04/is-it-really-all-stop-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-34729 oeuf Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:16:36 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4424#comment-34729 ^^^Damn. That sucks. Someone please post the complete list. ^^^Damn. That sucks. Someone please post the complete list.

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