Mime TurnAround
Final Turn Around!
Responsible for the body's sculpt and injection, as well as the hand fabrication.
Costume by Lilianna Martinez. Head by Josie Howe.
Clay Sculpt
The neck was made to be extra long to accommodate dramatic head posing, arms have built in ports for exchangeable hands and arms.
Armature
I worked closely with Thaddeus Varness, lead animator on Le Charade , to create a highly posable and easy to animate puppet. This involved eventually separating our gloves from the body, making the torso extra long, and figuring out the wrist joint connection.
Armature Process
Initial Polycarb Plan
Fit Test
Grab Block
Regsitering Armature
Void
Final Armature in Mold
Skull Mime
Assisted in Fabrication
Concept by Paige Meakin. Head core by Josie Howe.
Ear Gag
Sculpted Ears
Following along with a 2D pass of the stretch I sculpted 8 variations of the ear as it stretched, each with tiny magnets inside to connect to the head.
Mock Up Pop-thru
To check that the arcs and swap outs were effective I took it in camera and did a pose test, ultimately going back and changing some of the sculpts.
(Not final mime or final set)
Final Shot
Animation by Thaddeus Varness.
Some digital retouching applied to final.