Does any body know how to make Stop-Motion Puppets?

Dillon Novak

Dillon Novak

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I'm looking for materials, methods, and help if any body knows how to do this. I looking into doing a short-film that uses this. I want to make a puppet that has a similar build as the ones in Coraline. I have been trying to contact Kingman Gallagher, the Head Mold Maker in Coraline but no such luck. I think they use silicon foam, but i just don't know how they get the models to flex and hold into variety of different positions. I'm not trying to get as technical as having mechanics inside the Puppets. But i would just like to know a step by step how they make them. If someone has any experiance with this?


Or anything from


  • a corpse bride
  • nightmare before christmas
  • chicken run and wallace and gromet.
 
Here's a youtube clip I found on making one for 10 bucks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jftfhmONUY

This website has some articles and looks like it has some pretty decent resources that you might find useful:
http://www.stopmotionworks.com/

another that will teach you how to make the skeleton:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Stop-Motion-Puppet-Pt.-1/

If you are into claymation (stop motion with clay) people seem to recommend "Claytoon" modeling clay:
http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=6481
http://vanaken.com/claytoon.html

Plastalina also is a popular modeling clay and is used for claymation as well:
http://www.pearlpaint.com/shop~parentID~2979~categoryID~2978.htm
http://vanaken.com/plastalina.html

search around for best price and legit vendor of course.

Hope that helps a little at least.

later,
jason
 
I wonder, (this is purely my own view) if going the CG route would be a viable alternative (in terms of cost/effort), perhaps it breaks even?

Anhar
 
Anhar Miah said:
I wonder, (this is purely my own view) if going the CG route would be a viable alternative (in terms of cost/effort), perhaps it breaks even?

Anhar
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Depends on what kind of look one is wanting. I should think it far easier for someone, especially someone new to it, to get considerably better results with real clay models/puppets.
 
I am mostly going the Handcrafted route because of everything that you see is real and i think that's what really makes knowing a movie was done in stop motion, everything is made by someone physically. I think we need to bring stop motion back to life, it i think shows unbelievable patience (not the CGI doesn't) but it also shows a craftsman ship with your hands and eyes.

But just my opinion!

One of my favorite stop motion movies is Madame Tuli Putli at last year's Sundance.

PartOne:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7icAFa8fdLY
PartTwo:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yymdkfDVm-E&feature=related

BTS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHO1BDClOnE
 
CGI is nice, but they are completely different. Also, it's not more cost effective, certainly at this level; the time it takes to create good characters, especially if you need to learn how to do so, is immense. And the processing power to render out scenes is even more of an issue. Plus, they look different.
 
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