Installation and the 2015 BFA Show

After the animation was finalized it was time to frame some scenes and the puppets for the exhibition.  For the puppets I framed all three all colored puppets including mustaches and replacement hands.  I also framed both shadow puppets of Klaus and all three wolves.  I only framed three sets because a lot of the pieces in the sets are interchangeable.  I chose scenes that would be the most representative of the animation.

Framed Shadow Puppets

Hanging in the gallery proved to be rewarding and entertaining.  Hit some road bumps along the way a.k.a. the TV falling out of the wall and almost plummeting to a sad concrete death.  Luckily, the TV stayed in the wall and the frames went up easily after a few attempts.  As part of the Installation Committee for the show I enjoyed seeing my fellow students work go up and helping them when they needed it.

Photo Credit: Catherine Boyce Photography

Exhibition installation nearing its completion.

The opening reception was on Thursday, April 16th.  Everyone who attended enjoyed themselves and it went off without a hitch.  Many students received awards.  I personally received the Dean's Purchase Award and 1st Place Student's Choice Award.  Thank you so much to everyone who came out to see the show.  It was such a humbling and exciting experience.

Here is the final version of the animation that I had slaved over.



Klaus from Nicole Horsman on Vimeo.

Animating

After making all of the sets and puppets it's time to animate.  I use a copy stand to shoot down for my animations.  The camera shoots down so that I can use glass. I layer glass on top of each other so that I can move certain things without disturbing the backgrounds and certain objects.  The reason why the room is dark is to reduce flicker and control the lighting of the set and the animation.  I use LED lights because they don't flicker and they stay cool so I can use tissue paper as color filters.  I also use and LED tracing pad beneath the backgrounds to make it seem as if light is coming through the windows.

Animating takes a lot of time and a lot of patience.

Work Station with storyboards along the wall.

Copy stand with camera shooting down. 

Animating a scene.

Animating a scene.