The puppets makers of
Fantastic Mr Fox were concerned when the director said he wants to use real fur
(which has a tendency to twitch) rather than sculpted fur (which is what most
stop motion animated films use) on the animal characters in the film. But Wes Anderson
insisted after seeing real fur on puppets in Ladislas Starewich’s 1930
stop-motion classic. In the end, the animal’s fur was made from dyed goat’s
hair and dyed hair plucked off of toys. The Hair of the human characters was
taken from the hair of people around the studio. The animal’s hair was said to
give a nice rippling effect, what with it being real.
You have included some good detail in terms of creating and animating the puppets. You need to consider the animation techniques used and where they fit in in terms of the development of materials and equipment. You also need to use more than one film example, perhaps draw on some of the other films you mention such as influences on Anderson or the films worked on by the puppet makers (e.g. Coraline)
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