Barbra and Marvin

Two characters evolved from the themes of Squash and Stretch, Red and Blue, Angular and Round, Hard and Soft.

At the start of second year University we got together as a group of 5 stop motion animators to make these animation films. Both are complete and below to view.

With this project we managed our time very well to achieve two full short films within the project time while working around other University projects. Within the production line the animators would be in the studio animating the next shot or scene while I was up in the media lab on a computer editing all the backgrounds, green-screen, sound, and eyes for the Barbra puppet.

Character Design Marvin - Lou Singfield

Character Design Barbra - Catherine Buckley

Animatic - Paige Smith

Puppet Fabrication Marvin - Lou Singfield

Puppet Fabrication Barbra - Catherine Buckley, Lila Babington

Set Fabrication - Paige Smith, Megan Rosaire

Stop motion Animation - Lila Babington, Megan Rosaire, Lou Singfield, Paige Smith

Editing - Catherine Buckley

Sound - Catherine Buckley, Lila Babington

2D drip animation Film 1 - Lila Babington

2D drip animation Film 2 - Catherine Buckley

2D eye animation for Barbra - Catherine Buckley