LoopDeLoop

Tumble

This months Loop de Loop theme is Tumble. I have decided to use Anna Denison's puppet and animate a short 10 second looping stop motion based around this word. I am using Anna's puppet because she asked me to animate it so that she can see how it moves and include it in her showreel. This works really well as it means I can get some more stop motion into my showreel as well. Her puppet is beautifully made, although not completely finished, although it should be fine for the competition entry.

I have been thinking about how I can make a deer fit to the theme of tumble. Some of the suggestions I have thought about are:

- A deer eating some grass in a field, looks up in shock as a tumble weed rolls by.

- A deer walking on ice, it slips and slides bambi style before regaining balance and continuing walking. On a loop.

- A deer tripping over a log or something and then getting back up to its feet.

Of these options, I am going to try the slipping on ice one, as it means I don't have to worry about making a prop and I am running low on time. I would greenscreen the background of the frozen lake and I will be using footage of deer slipping on ice as reference. 

I will be doing this animation in a week or so once the deer puppet is completely finished and the second rig has been added.