Channel: mamshmam

Category: Film & Animation

Tags: swordstopmotionmamshmamswordsmenclaymationfightanimationclayflashmercy

Description: In this animation I was trying to recreate realistic sword movements, but the animation also deals with the theme of mercy although it wasn't the main focus. It also includes my first ever attempt at flash! (so don't be too harsh on it and yes I know it's very quick but it was only a test!) Now for some film notes: - For the Stop Motion section I took 747 pictures which is just over 31 seconds of film, but due to the difficulty of capturing realistic sword movements I cut a total of 101 pictures (so in actual fact I took 848 pictures). - A lot of people have been asking what the swords are or where I got them from. The red clayman has the 'Masamune' (Auron FFX), the purple clayman has the 'Caladbolg' (Tidus FFX) and the green clayman has 'Lion Heart' (Squall's Gunblade FF8). You can buy them (or find where to buy them) from here: square-enix-shop.com/usa/dsp_product.cfm?product_id=102 General FAQ: - I use an oil-based clay called Belgrave but it's only sold in Australia. - I film at 24fps - I use a Canon M700i DV Camcorder connected to my computer through a firewire cable. - I use Stop Motion Pro V6 HD to make my animations. Go to stopmotionpro.com to check it out. - All the sound effects in this movie were obtained from soundsnap.com - Want to learn how to make something seemingly fly? Check out my flying tutorial here: mamshmam.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2 - Want to learn how to make these? Just getting started and don't know what programs to use? Check out my basic stop-motion tutorial for Macs and PC's here: mamshmam.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=5#5