The Popsicle Stick Puppet Show

[HotTaco]

E-Frontier should consider this a showcase example of what can be done with AS or Moho.

One little crit, I wasn't too sure either about what was going on with the block of type, or what the Gutenburg guy was thinking.

[Barry Baker]

I got it on my second viewing. It's really a very nice piece of work, and perfectly suited to Moho/AS.

Is it true? Is that how Guttenburg got the idea?

[t-burn]

No, it isn't really how he was inspired to make movable type.

[jordanek]

Who knows? It's as good a guess as any.

[peeg]

Lovely work.. great illustrations, nicely rendered with a subtle sence of depth. The story is well paced and balanced as well.
I loved the flip 'rounds.. simple but really effective.

Cheers

Paul

[ricland]

As clever as it gets!

How'd you do it?

ric

[jordanek]

Actually, the original plan was to animate in Flash, but after getting the characters illustrated and ready it became clear that Moho was a better choice. So I exported all the pieces from Flash as png files and reassembled them in Moho. The animation itself is pretty straightforward. There are a couple of 3D layer turns, some blurring, and subtle drop shadows. The googly eye in the eyeglass uses bone dynamics.

The movie is now on YouTube. You're welcome to share or post it as you please.

[kprod]

Outstanding work. This type of animation clearly does well in delivering a product or idea and is enjoyable to watch as well.

Kprod

[AlanPS]

Hi,

first time responding to someone's animation that I recall. I love the style, very original. The only change I would suggest is the lady's cane touch the floor or at least go behind the lower curtain.

Great punchline!

[jordanek]

Good suggestion, Alan. I think you're right about the cane. Thanks.

[artfx]

I got it the first time through. In the beginning though I made a wrong association since you said ti was a for a software company, it was on a blog, and mentioned "movable Type" I thought about the blogging software.

[Mendi]

Hi, congrats for such a good job! Both the layout, characters and the animation appear clean and fresh. The paper-cut style, as somebody said, is so appropiate for anything done in Moho/AS . I loved those smart details as the lightbulb/idea, taking advantage of the style you're using.

Just one crit now: I would've given the style a "scent" of old, perhaps simulating a dirty old filmstrip or something like that.

[CartoonM!ke]

Great Animation. I found it to be personally inspirational. The camera moves added a lot as does the subtle facial movements. Like on the guy's eyebrows after Herself got off the chair. Nice.

Thanks for posting and sharing this animation!