Proto Claymation reflection

Proto-claymation reflection

After gathering all the materials that I required during last week, was finaly able to start creating my proto claymation. Saturday, before I could begin making the movie I first had to create the claymation puppet first. Beforehand I created a mold so I could simply put some clay inside of it and take out the puppet. But unfortunately I found that this first mold was highly imperfect. First of all I have to create a little hole at the side of it so I could simply stick my finger in take out the puppet instead of having to scrape it out. Second I found that the clay increases in heat, the more you use it. And the hotter it was the more malleable the clay becomes. The Upside of less malleability was that it remained in place more (Such as when I need to take pictures), but the downside was that the puppet fell apart instead of bending. The Upside of Higher Malleability is that the Puppet can be placed into more complex positions without it ripping, the Downside was that I became stickier and wasn’t as solid so it couldn’t hold its own weight well. As I tried making the puppet using the mold and I experimented a bit with it. A single cut out was kind of weak and did not Work. So I had to combine 2 cut outs together. Then I chopped off the feet and reattached them so they would be more human looking. I also Chopped of the Head and remodeled it so it would be more separately attached. I let the Figure Dry for the night so it would become more stiff and the next day. I asked dad for 2 cameras, one to capture the images with and one to film myself like a documentary. When I started filming it was actually not that hard. I encountered very little problems that I didn’t know I would encounter. The only thing that needs to change is a more solid footing for the puppet. Next off ill make a better mold so I could create figurine puppets faster and easier. A lighting system would be great as well