Some Stop Motion Stuff

This is one of my puppets for a really short short test film animation I'm shooting on 16mm this weekend. Ohhh, animation bolex I hope I remember how to use you!

Puppet Fail

So, I was all planned and pumped on posting today pictures of my new puppet that I've been working on for weeks now. It is the actual working puppet of the model from my Pop Quiz post. Unfortunately, the puppet cracked in two at the waist as I was trying to get it to stand. Looks like the

wires just been twisted and jostled around too much. Also, his head was a little too heavy.

Now I'm back to square one, and am a little unsure of how to go about making a workable puppet cheaply. I can't seem to find any non drying lightweight clay, and can't think of any other material that would be better for the head and hands. If anyone has suggestions, PLEASE let me know!

Illustrator Work!

Thanks to everyone who checked out my last hand drawn animation! You can see it scored at:

http://www.vimeo.com/11811237

I'm currently working on some other hand drawn animations for Julie Amato's website and for Squeaky Wheel Media Resource Center in Buffalo, NY. In the meantime, I made up this Illustrator file for Julie- just as something else to fancy up her website. Let me know what you think! Also feel free to contact me at etproductions.film@gmail.com if you're interested in some cartoons or pictures for your website or blog! Thanks!

PS- not sure why it's cutting the right hand side off a little. The original has even space on both sides.

Writer's Block

Here's the last animation I did for a classmate's title sequence, all hand drawn. I unfortunately don't have music or a score to go with it yet, but let me know what you think!

Shark Biting: Bigger and Better

So I took into account all your comments and substituted the blue screen for that graphic I was talking about (thanks to Michael Oshins http://www.michael-oshins.blogspot.com/). So here's what I got for the final clip, I think it's kind of fun:

Time- Eating Shark

I haven't been posting for a little while now because as the end of my school year approaches, the work load (and stress level) increases. One of the last experiments I did was a test in live action stop motion. This is a clip from one of the tests, a static "chase scene" was the idea. I'm hoping to put a cartoony illustrator graphic of a wiggling ocean in the background, but haven't tried it out yet. Let me know what you think!

Rough Pizza!

These are just a few of my favorite stills from the film. I really love developing these characters and then breathing life into them. It makes me feel like a... God or something, of my own little world.

So I have a draft of Pizza! done, but unfortunately I think the story is not coming off the way I'd like. Too many people have told me they don't get it and so I'm trying to restructure or something to make the final beat more obvious. Maybe I'll use this as a survey. Please, comment to tell me whether or not you understand it! Putting together a completely original claymation in about 3 weeks wasn't easy, and I want to continue working to make it the best it can be. Thanks so much for the feedback!

Here's the link to my vimeo page, where the video is posted. It's only 3 mintues!

http://www.vimeo.com/10274306

Short Clip!

I haven't uploaded the final 3 shots, but I've successfully (I think) finished shooting all the claymation for my little short, Pizza! and am getting ready to do some sound work and bring this guy to life! I'm posting a short clip- one of my first experiments in racking focus. Let me know what you think!

Beginning of Pizza!

 I built the set completely out of scrap wood, and the couch is upholstered with a sock. It's pretty cool what a band saw, paint, and hot glue can do.

I've been doing a few things with claymation recently. I'm in the process of making a short with the tentative title, Pizza!, and I began shooting yesterday. After a full day of animating, my little clay figures were becoming disfigured and mushy, so I thought I'd take a few pictures while they're still in their prime.

Hello Peru?

Hello blog friends!

My name is Emily Tomasik, and I am a filmmaker/animator/sculptor/painter/sketcher/travel fiend, so you will see a variety of my art mediums on here! Hope you enjoy each and every one of them!

The travel fiend part of me is responsible for this post:

This weekend I was devoted to starting a kickstarter website to help me raise money to go to Peru and hike the Inca Trail this spring. The website is based off a rewards system, so the more you give, the more you get. I'm offering some pretty sweet hand made (and personalized!) cartoons and animations, photos and trinkets, etc. for your support. Definitely check out my video, it's only like a minute long and it pretty much tells you all you need to know. And if you look on the right hand column of the link below, it will give you a more detailed overview of all the awesome rewards you can get. Even if you can't help, pleeease pass the word along and help me hike the Inca Trail!!!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/613249377/if-i-could-hike-the-inca-trail