It doesn.t seem that long ago that 3D computer animation was more expensive than stop-motion photography. But for director Simon Rippingale, it was the high-cost of stop-motion that led him to use 3D animated characters within his handmade miniature sets for his short film A Cautionary Tail.
Thankfully for Rippingale, the two media types have married up perfectly to give A Cautionary Tail a visually-rich backdrop for its story of loss and rediscovery. Rippingale says the use of stop-motion was intended to provide the 13-minute film with an .earthy. look.
.I knew I didn.t want to do a completely CGI film,. Rippingale says. .I love building and making, and the imperfections that come as part of that, which are lovely on camera. But with the budget that we had, I knew that we would only have one take on any shot..
The compromise was to shoot the handcrafted...
Thankfully for Rippingale, the two media types have married up perfectly to give A Cautionary Tail a visually-rich backdrop for its story of loss and rediscovery. Rippingale says the use of stop-motion was intended to provide the 13-minute film with an .earthy. look.
.I knew I didn.t want to do a completely CGI film,. Rippingale says. .I love building and making, and the imperfections that come as part of that, which are lovely on camera. But with the budget that we had, I knew that we would only have one take on any shot..
The compromise was to shoot the handcrafted...
- 1/17/2013
- by Brad Howarth
- IF.com.au
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