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“Hyper Real Body Setup” ~ Muscle Objects

February 26, 2014 0 comments

A snapshot from one of Puppeteer Lounge’s online rigging classes where we build muscle objects matching the creature’s musculo-skeletal anatomy!


Fact about Muscle: “The term muscle is derived from the Latin musculus
meaning “little mouse” perhaps because of the shape of certain muscles
or because contracting muscles look like mice moving under the skin…”


More info on Puppeteer Lounge’s rigging workshop: https://puppeteerlounge.com/rigging-workshop

To learn how to setup a Hyper Realistic Body rig, you can apply here: https://www.puppeteerlounge.com/apply

The Genius and Wonder of Hayao Miyazaki

February 24, 2014 0 comments

This is a man that has spent the majority of
his life with his eyes fixed on sheets of paper just inches from his
nose, as he brings to life phantasmagorical stories that seem to touch
upon an elemental yearning in his audience. “He can come
off pessimistic and cynical about modern society,” said Unkrich. “I
think he’s trying to chase a kind of purity, and a way of life and
another time, when things maybe weren’t so hectic and commercial.”


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