Arty Garfunkel

Hey You,

I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to do some stop motion animations — I have a pretty awesome idea floating around in my head. It’s going to be really hard to film by myself, but .. I don’t really know anyone besides you that would be into this kind of thing to help me out :(

The scene I’m imagining is happening on my face. Yes. So I’m trying to think how I’ll..

1. take the photo
2. move the animation
3. be in the animation

the plan (iPhone DOESN"T do macro)

Alright, so maybe putting my head up against a wall so I don’t move around too much. I’ll have to be able to see whats going on, so I’ll need a setup of mirrors behind or around the camera. The IR remote is a little touchy at times (needs to be in JUST the right spot), so I might tape it down to something that doesn’t move, and rest my hand on it, to minimize any movement. The hardest part is going to be focus. It’ll be a bit of trial and error, or I’ll just have my mom come in and focus the camera for me and I’ll take care of the rest. This will be my weekend project I guess.

I think I have after effects ripped off to a dvd somewhere, but editing of course will be the lamest part of the entire process if I have to do it in a crappy program. I had to hand shrink each frame as I was telling you, in windows movie maker (such a piece of craaap) to make that 5 second animation. So when I get home we’ll see, otherwise.. it will be HELLLLZ!