While making the boat, I was also constructing the main character, The Fisherman. I knew that I needed to make a puppet that was sturdy and long-lasting, all the while having the features of complete mobility. I wanted my puppet to to be felted, something see in the likes of Emma De Swaet and Marc James Roels' Fight! and Wes' Andersons Fantastic Mr. Fox. My reasoning behind this is that felt fibres move in a very specific way, which too me looks lovely in the form of stop-motion animation. The armature, sometimes called the "skelton", was constructed from aluminium aramature wire and epoxy putty. I followed this tutorial by Cranbersher, when it came to making it. I've made figures before, a soldier one time for my GCSE Art final piece, so I had a fair idea of the intricacies of making something solid. Below's slideshow shows the progress of the character:
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In the past week, my dad and I began to work on the set design for my film. He is immensly more skilled than I when it comes to woodwork, so the boats final look is due to him! I began with a few rough size measurements, which I gave to him. Due to us having different daily schedules, we had to work together when there was free time. He would often make parts of the boat and show them to me, where we would make adjustments or come up wit different ideas on how to tackle certain issues. Another set we had to create was a mini scale version of the boat, which would be used for shots such as a wide angle, to show how small the boat really was. Below is a slideshow showcasing the boats progress from beginning to end. Both boats side by side:
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