Jaimie :)

Stop Motion Animator at the Kansas City Art Institute

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Stop Motion Interviews

I am currently doing a research project where I am reaching out to stop-motion animators and puppet makers, and it has been going great!

I have done email and Instagram interviews with Ethan Marak and Alexander Unger (Guldies). Both of them were very kind and gave me very detailed and thoughtful answers to my questions.

I have done two video-call interviews with Julia Soo and Jeff Riley. Both of them were amazing to talk to and told me to reach out to them if I ever have questions or need any advice.

I am currently waiting to get emails back from Sam Gainsborough and Suzanne Twining as they have both agreed to be interviewed but through email. They both have my questions, and I am just waiting for their answers.

I have reached out to a total of 10 people and have heard back from 7 as I received a DM back today from Ben Mignola saying he would love to be interviewed. In total, this project has been doing better than I expected and I feel like I am making connections in the industry :)

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Here are some behind-the-scenes photos from Bless You!🤧

Get ready for clay, karaoke, and lots of slime!

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Animation has begun for Bless You🥳

Booger Baby is finally alive and moving!! He is a claymation puppet, and here he is on a green (red) screen background waiting to be composited into his real environment. He may look cute but he can be vicious😈

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A quick clay animation with a simple message. All I want for Christmas is a stop motion internship please : )

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Here is a fun progress update on my short film "Bless You" which is a stop motion animation about karaoke, boogers, and little guys who live up your nose!🤢🦠🪩

The first two pictures are from the storyboard of my animation. The first picture is when my nose gremlin gets sneezed across the room on a booger, and the second image is when the man who sneezed out the booger gremlin tries to serenade him with karaoke.

The final picture is of the clay model of the booger gremlin! This is his final design, and I just have to finish making his clay model more sturdy for animating.

The storyboard is now complete, and I am now onto doing more tests and beginning to film and animate! LET'S GET GROSS!

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A fun test animation for an upcoming project involving real bodies with clay heads. Also a research project over my animation inspiration family tree!