{"id":834,"date":"2014-10-28T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/?p=834"},"modified":"2014-10-28T10:50:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T17:50:07","slug":"stop-motion-workshop-with-robert-lyons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/28\/stop-motion-workshop-with-robert-lyons\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Motion Workshop with Robert Lyons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ambriente.com\/blog\/images\/2014\/animationTable.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"491\" alt=\"Animation Table\" class \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animation Table<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In mid-October, I attended a workshop titled \u201cExperiencing Stop Motion with Robert Lyons\u201d at Pratt and it was a great introduction to starting a stop motion studio on a tight budget.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vine-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/ObqeeAmnLQ7\/embed\/simple\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script async src=\"\/\/platform.vine.co\/static\/scripts\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  The puppets were made from a range of materials such as : steel armature wire 9 gauge for 6-8 inch puppets that can be braided using a drill and vice for skeleton, Super Sculpey for flesh, Pro-Poxy for hard sections that will be drilled into such as the feet and to help support the puppets &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msegrip.com\/product\/new-product-showcase\/matthews-microgrip.html\" target=\"_blank\">Matthews Microgrip<\/a> painted in chroma key green.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ambriente.com\/blog\/images\/2014\/puppets.jpg\" width=\"720\" alt=\"Animation Puppets\" class \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animation Puppets<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>And for the stop motion production, Robert presented the following equipment:<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ambriente.com\/blog\/images\/2014\/canonRebel.jpg\" width=\"720\" alt=\"Canon T3i Rebel\" class \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canon T3i Rebel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nCamera: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usa.canon.com\/cusa\/consumer\/products\/cameras\/slr_cameras\/eos_rebel_t3i_18_55mm_is_ii_lens_kit\" target=\"_blank\">Canon T3i Rebel, EOS HD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Motion Control: <a href=\"http:\/\/ditogear.com\/store\/products\/78-omnislider-animation-edition.html\" target=\"_blank\">DitoGear OmniSlider track<\/a> which costs $2916 which includes the DragonBridge pictured below to control movement of the slider from the software.<br \/>\nSoftware: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dragonframe.com\/features.php\" target=\"_blank\">Dragonframe Stop Motion<\/a><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ambriente.com\/blog\/images\/2014\/dragonBridge.jpg\" width=\"720\"  alt=\"Dragon Bridge\" class \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dragon Bridge Controller<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>In the studio, a traditional head mount is used for the camera with customized protractor to measure the degrees of rotation.  A great addition to the studio would be the <a href=\"http:\/\/ditogear.com\/products\/omnihead\/\" target=\"_blank\">DitoGear\u2122 OmniHead<\/a> at $2,721.89<\/p>\n<p>Above the table mounted to the ceiling is a light grid.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ambriente.com\/blog\/images\/2014\/lightGrid.jpg\" width=\"720\" alt=\"Light Grid\" class \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Light Grid<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In mid-October, I attended a workshop titled \u201cExperiencing Stop Motion with Robert Lyons\u201d at Pratt and it was a great introduction to starting a stop motion studio on a tight budget. 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