Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Hair we go...

Having recently uncovered the secret of creating time-lapse videos of work unfolding in Photoshop, many of which I've admired in the past, I thought I'd test it out for myself on my entry to last weekend's Caption Competition. The challenge was the "anything goes" category, on the theme of 'Hair', and once I'd come up with my idea, I turned on the recording software and lost myself in Photoshop, finally completing my cartoon forty minutes later.

The result was then dropped into Windows Live Movie Maker, and speeded up by x16, music and closing credits added, et voila, one animated short, charting the process of a drawn gag from start to finish. And although it subsequently caused a little controversy over the legitimacy of posting an entry to the competition this way, it still managed to poll enough votes to win, for which I was surprised and delighted in equal measure.

I hope you enjoy it. I'll certainly be recording and posting more if you do...



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5 comments:

  1. Rob Murray9 November 2011 at 12:55

    That's an excellent gag, Steve - made funnier by the 'big reveal' of the time lapse (was it deliberate that you hid Rapunzel's arms for so long? Nice touch).

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  2. Brighty9 November 2011 at 20:55

    Guilty as charged, Rob (and thanks). Yes, I did plan it that way, once I decided to 'film' the drawing of the gag, although the final frame stands on its own. I guess it would work quite well as an animated drawing (as opposed to an animation of a drawing), with the bulky prince lugging all of his weight to the top to discover the tragedy of his actions. Sadly though, those animation skills are beyond me at the moment.

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  3. Clangnuts10 November 2011 at 15:20

    Excellent demonstration Steve, and a truly deserving winner of the contest.

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  4. Simon Ellinas13 November 2011 at 09:01

    Brilliant stuff Steve! You keep pushing the boundaries with astounding skill and energy!

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  5. Brighty14 November 2011 at 01:18

    Clangers, Simon - many thanks.

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