Stop-motion Armature Machining

A Heavily Illustrated Construction Manual

Tom Brierton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

111 Seiten

2002
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-1244-0 (ISBN)

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Demonstrates the construction of the armature of stop-motion puppets and the technical aspects of how to machine metal into the desired shape. It describes the mill and the lathe, the two main tools used in constructing the armature, and how the anatomical makeup of the puppet determines design.

Stop-motion puppet animation is one of the most unusual and demanding art forms in the world. It uses a variety of skills, including design, sculpting, metal work, mold making and casting, taxidermy, filmmaking, storytelling and acting, and can be seen in the simplest commercial spots on television to more complex animated shorts and science fiction and fantasy feature films. This work, with over 200 photographs and illustrations, demonstrates the construction of armatures for film industry stop-motion puppets and the technical aspects of how to machine metal into the desired shape. It describes in detail the milling machine and the metal lathe, the two main tools used in constructing the armature, other cutting tools, and how the anatomical makeup of the puppet determines the armature design. The book then examines the six main types of joints used in armature construction: the sandwich plate ball-and-socket joint, the ball-and-socket collet joint, the step-block ball-and-socket joint, the swivel joint, the hinge joint, and the universal joint. Also described are the different types of metals used in armature construction.

Tom Brierton is an educator, independent filmmaker and stop-motion animator. He lives in Griffith, Indiana.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by John Culhane

Preface

Introduction

1. The Importance of Anatomy

2. The Milling Machine and the Metal Lathe

3. Basic Tools Used for Stop. Motion Armature Machining

4. The Sandwich. Plate Ball and Socket Joint

5. The Collet Joint

6. The Step. Block Joint and Swivel Joint

7. The Hinge Joint

8. The Universal Joint

9. Metal Types for Armatures

Gallery of Stop-Motion Armatures and Puppets

Glossary

References

Index

Vorwort	John Culhane
Zusatzinfo	234 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	292 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	0-7864-1244-5 / 0786412445
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-1244-0 / 9780786412440
Zustand	Neuware