Baby Bird - Animatic Clip

A short clip form the developing animatic. This is one of the scenes where a stop motion butterfly will feature so planning it is vital to getting the action right.

Baby BIrd - Lens Tests

Along with Ross Gill (our DOP) we performed some quick lens tests on the Canon C100 with a range of vintage Chinon lenses, the Tokina 11-16, an anamorphic adapter, and Samyang Cine lenses. Surprisingly we are leaning toward using the old Chinon lenses with a cheap wide-angle adapter. We also went through some different gels, a china ball light and an Arri 2k.

Baby Bird - Sweat-Shirt Design

Rough idea for sweat-shirt graphic for the fictional National Bird Conservation Society. Who will be the party pooper in place of the real-world Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Illustrations for Arthur's Exercise Book

Baby Bird - 1st Rough 2d Animation

Baby Bird uses 2D animation to illustrate the main characters internal dialogue, which manifest themselves as Hieronymus Bosch style visions in a child's exercise book.

The 2D animation is being provided by Michael Papanicolaou, a BA buddy from Arts University Bournemouth days.

Check him out here... http://michaelpapanicolaou.blogspot.co.uk/

Baby Bird Animation Props - Butterfly!

Well, I began production on a live action short called Hotel Motel and before I could finish that I have been commissioned to make a short film called Baby Bird for the Exeter Phoenix.

I have made a start on making a butterfly for the stop motion sequences. My first time so figuring it out as I go. Sculpey , wire and cotton wool.

Printed photos of butterfly wings onto acetate. Not as good an effect as I hoped but gonna try airbrushing and texturing them with spray adhesive. They don't have to look good to the eye, only the camera.

Experimenting with use split pins and bolts as a dainty solution of wing joints.

Exeter University Video

I did the little word animations on this video.

http://www.ross-gill.co.uk/portfolio/stoicism-for-everyday-life/