Comments on: Let's… http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/ Your house shall not be an anchor but a mast - Khalil Gibran Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lucy http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43018 lucy Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:41:15 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43018 thanks for the blow by blow! it is really fascinating and i am so glad you did it. i love the homage to our "ginger"! thanks for the blow by blow! it is really fascinating and i am so glad you did it. i love the homage to our “ginger”!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43017 Stephanie Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:21:18 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43017 So fun! I love the whole look of your little set too! I see many more of these in your future!! Happy New Year! x..x So fun! I love the whole look of your little set too! I see many more of these in your future!!

Happy New Year!

x..x

]]> By: Tess http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43016 Tess Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:21:43 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43016 @Barbara Anne: Thank you, I can see a sequel is definitely needed! @Jenn: Welcome to my blog and thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate it. @Lucy & SS: Thank you for your comments. About the process: Being me I just jumped in and made it up as I went along (I get impatient about things like this, can't wait to learn and do it 'properly' and in the end it takes me twice as long. I have since discovered and am exploring http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/). The set: I painted the inside of a shoe box, cut out the 'ceiling' so light could get in, raided a hobby shop dolls house section for a cheap standard lamp and used buttons in the shape of fish on the walls. The 'carpet' is tissue paper and the curtains brown crepe paper threaded on a knitting needle. Then I positioned the Mouse and Kittehs in place with a blob of Blu-tack, took a photo, then repositioned and took the next photo. It ended up being 131 still shots in the end. What I found about half-way through is that I should have anchored the "set" with Blu-tack to stop it moving around. Also I should have set the camera exposure manually - I ended up having to recolour loads of the shots in Photoshop because the automatic exposure I used must have reacted to the sun going behind the clouds (I took the photos on my bedroom windowsill at midday) so some of the shots ended up almost blue. At least I'm guessing that's the reason - Lucy, Bill would of course know. I was using the same camera I had in Paris (you'll be glad to know I finally figured out how to turn the flash off). I was disappointed the shots were not sharper, as well, although obviously I used my tripod. Then imported all the photos into Windows Movie Maker, played around with the timing and finally imported the song, played around with the timing some more, swore a lot and added the titles. (Lucy, did you notice the name of the first cat was Ginger - an homage to the little dog in 'our' cafe!) SS, you're right, it took around five hours, but I listened to some downloads from Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett, got up and stretched loads, had tea and cookies and tried not to think of the housework. It was mostly fun, and the time went really quickly. So that's the "how" - you did ask! @Barbara Anne: Thank you, I can see a sequel is definitely needed!

@Jenn: Welcome to my blog and thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate it.

@Lucy & SS: Thank you for your comments. About the process:
Being me I just jumped in and made it up as I went along (I get impatient about things like this, can’t wait to learn and do it ‘properly’ and in the end it takes me twice as long. I have since discovered and am exploring http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/).

The set: I painted the inside of a shoe box, cut out the ‘ceiling’ so light could get in, raided a hobby shop dolls house section for a cheap standard lamp and used buttons in the shape of fish on the walls. The ‘carpet’ is tissue paper and the curtains brown crepe paper threaded on a knitting needle.

Then I positioned the Mouse and Kittehs in place with a blob of Blu-tack, took a photo, then repositioned and took the next photo. It ended up being 131 still shots in the end.

What I found about half-way through is that I should have anchored the “set” with Blu-tack to stop it moving around. Also I should have set the camera exposure manually – I ended up having to recolour loads of the shots in Photoshop because the automatic exposure I used must have reacted to the sun going behind the clouds (I took the photos on my bedroom windowsill at midday) so some of the shots ended up almost blue. At least I’m guessing that’s the reason – Lucy, Bill would of course know. I was using the same camera I had in Paris (you’ll be glad to know I finally figured out how to turn the flash off). I was disappointed the shots were not sharper, as well, although obviously I used my tripod.

Then imported all the photos into Windows Movie Maker, played around with the timing and finally imported the song, played around with the timing some more, swore a lot and added the titles. (Lucy, did you notice the name of the first cat was Ginger – an homage to the little dog in ‘our’ cafe!)

SS, you’re right, it took around five hours, but I listened to some downloads from Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett, got up and stretched loads, had tea and cookies and tried not to think of the housework. It was mostly fun, and the time went really quickly.

So that’s the “how” – you did ask!

]]> By: Sunrise Sister http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43015 Sunrise Sister Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:38:31 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43015 Sound of hands clapping - I'm so impressed:) If I interpret the stop motion method correctly, that little piece must have taken HOURS! xoxo Sound of hands clapping – I’m so impressed:) If I interpret the stop motion method correctly, that little piece must have taken HOURS!

xoxo

]]> By: Jenn http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43014 Jenn Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:35:17 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43014 Wow, very well done. Wow, very well done.

]]> By: lucy http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43013 lucy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:07:21 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43013 bravo!! bravo!!! encore!!! i would love to hear about your process. it is amazingly well done for a first attempt (even though i don't know what the attempt entailed.) :-) bravo!! bravo!!! encore!!! i would love to hear about your process. it is amazingly well done for a first attempt (even though i don’t know what the attempt entailed.) :-)

]]> By: Barbara Anne http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43012 Barbara Anne Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:57:31 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43012 Hi Tess! Applause, applause!!!!!! Love the little furniture, little floor lamp, little actors, and the music!!!!!! You did well and the result is perfectly delightful. Thanks!! I await the sequel! :D Hi Tess!
Applause, applause!!!!!! Love the little furniture, little floor lamp, little actors, and the music!!!!!! You did well and the result is perfectly delightful. Thanks!!

I await the sequel! :D

]]> By: Tess http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43011 Tess Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:37:04 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43011 @Barbara, a kitteh of your own - how wonderful! We will want pictures. @Towanda, Pam, thank you. My sister's threatening to buy me something else from the same shop for a sequel but she won't say what. We'll see! @Barbara, a kitteh of your own – how wonderful! We will want pictures.
@Towanda, Pam, thank you. My sister’s threatening to buy me something else from the same shop for a sequel but she won’t say what. We’ll see!

]]> By: pam at beyondjustmom http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43010 pam at beyondjustmom Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:13:33 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43010 so fun. . .the tension. . . the suspense. . . the climax! all elements of a great story. so fun. . .the tension. . . the suspense. . . the climax! all elements of a great story.

]]> By: towanda http://www.anchormast.com/2008/12/29/lets/comment-page-1/#comment-43009 towanda Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:13:18 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsmoon.com/?p=145#comment-43009 Very cute! Very cute!

]]>