(Old Stuff) Stop Motion: Origami

     Thought it'd be fun to make a Stop Motion animation of origami animals coming to life in my attic..... yep.. for my final AS Art piece. Overall, I think this took 3 months to complete, I can't remember. I also know that it doesn't look it, but I had other work piled up on me at the time.


Final AS Art Project: Stop Motion Origami from Tom Bates on Vimeo.

The Process:

(Old Stuff) Stop Motion: Ben Heine Inspired Short Film

(Ben Heine)

(Ben Heine)

     This film was made during my AS year in Art at school. Heavily influenced by artist Ben Heine, I decided to take his ideas further and attempt a video take on the style. Although rather sketchy and messy, I think the final piece came out better than expected. Here's the link to Ben's website

The Process:

1. To film the initial video, I used my iPod to record the POV in front of my face, ultimately leaving room for my right arm to complete the actions.
2. The piece of paper was quite simply a hollowed out piece of paper with 2 pencils stuck on the horizontal and vertical sides to add support
3. The video was then split into frames (around 500 I think)
4. The frames that I intended to animate with were thrown into Painter 12 to fill in the white of the paper and the drawings, giving the illusion that what you see is, well..... actually happening.
   Ben Heine Animation from Tom Bates on Vimeo.
   
   (Pencils stuck either side to support weight... am I or am I not a genius)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   (A cut that didn't make it, one of the segments had my cat in it.... sorry, cat.. )
   

Introduction: A Little Bit About Myself

Hello!

My name is Tom Bates, I live in Kettering, Northampton - UK. This blog is to showcase the entirety of my work/process regarding 2D Animation. Although I may post an odd Stop-Motion film now and again

I do not attend a specialized Art/Animation school. All of my work is created at home.

I also create the music for every film I make. Songs that you may hear, for example, my first project - 'In The Backseat' is from my band 'The Blind Lights' EP, also entitled 'In The Backseat'.