The Nutcracker Zoetrope

The Nutcracker Zoetrope

Today we are setting up #TheNutcrackerZoetrope at @riverhousebarn

The exhibition opens this Wednesday at Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre and the film will be released online this week.

I am working on the final edit of the film.

Filming part 1

The Build.

This is a much better test of the top layer of the zoetrope

First Zoetrope test using a rubbish blury camera.

This evening I have been finishing off the second layer,

Just a quick text of the ballerina before I stick her to the zoetrope

The top layer of the zoetrope will be a line of rats jumping between piles of Christmas presents.

The second layer on the Zoetrope will be ballet dancers.

Each nutcracker has been glued in place with a foam board support.

Ed has build this gear box, which is going to turn the bike wheel.

After cutting each nutcracker out I slotted them onto the base.

First animation test of cut out characters.