Over the past year or so I've been fixing robot toys, watch them go through their programmed routines and handing them back. But with the advent of increasingly sophisticated Cameras and Apps in Phones and Tablets I realised that these toys could be used to make amusing or thoughtful short animated movies. Here is what I've been up to. How I did it. What Apps and Software I used. Enjoy.
Here's a new fixed1t Robot Animation video to launch my new Robot Animation Collections Blog, I've kept it short and fun to show what can be done with a couple of toys, no batteries, patience and a time-lapse app. Show it to the kids, they may stop playing the mindless games and start animating their old toy box friends developing patience, planning and useful technical and photographic skills.
Above all enjoy.
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Thanks fixed1t
P.s. Comments welcome, but keep it light, polite and constructive in case young ones are reading, we don't want to put them off trying having a go, do we. They could one day be the directors of a great animated movie.
Dave The Funky Monkey Building a Christmas Tree 8x Version. This is a fast version for those with no time to spare, please share it. He's a great present for the older person who just hasn't grown up. ;-) Malcolm (aka fixed1t)
The Monkey is available on:
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He's A Great Toy For Kids For 1 - 100 ;-)
Dave The Funky Monkey Ringing The Bells On My Christmas Tree After Building It
As I'm creating more Robot Toy Animations using Time-Lapse and Real time animation, I thought it would be great to put them all in one place and discuss how I made them and what I used, so I've created this new blog and will populate it with some of my old videos them add some great new ones. Please feel free to share your amateur and professional short animations, ideas and tips here for me and others to share.
Also, please feel free to check out my other fixed1t blogs.
Thanks fixed1t
I made this when Debbie came home with a single closed broken daffodil which was all alone. It was a great opportunity to try out a time-lapsed iPhone App. From around midnight it snatched a frame every 90 seconds. I'm sorry the Robot doesn't move but I'm not that crazy as to spend all night moving a limb every 90 seconds ;-) Well not just yet LOL Please share it widely in Peace and Love.<br />
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