Hendrikus De Vaan

Character completed, hands, furniture started.

So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’m gonna make it a “first week of every month” thing from now on, unless it’s just a few quick photos. I’ve fabricated some new sculpting tools out of brass, after watching a tutorial excerpt by Marc Spess (very talented sculpter), and sculpted some apoxie sculpt hair onto theContinue reading “Character completed, hands, furniture started.”

Set is built, painted and ready to be dressed. Progress!!!

So it’s been about 3 weeks since I last posted and I have gotten a fair bit done. That big pile of timber…. Turned into over 100 small bits of timber, which I’ve spent some time assembling into a section removable stage. The set sits on top of a timber stage I built (I wentContinue reading “Set is built, painted and ready to be dressed. Progress!!!”

Slowly getting a head. Also, the start of a rabbit and a pile of timber.

Been a very productive week. I really love being in the new studio. I’ve even found time to do some music and paint a bit, in between apoxie setting times. So this week I have gotten the head sculpt completed and baked (sculpey) and attached it to a neck made out of latex. Next upContinue reading “Slowly getting a head. Also, the start of a rabbit and a pile of timber.”

Viva La Studio!

Its been a long time coming, but finally it’s done. I moved in to the new studio a few days ago here in Taranaki after a few weeks of evenings spent renovating. It’s really great to be working in a dedicated space. The studio is 4.5 x 3 meters (13.5 sqm) with a 3.5m highContinue reading “Viva La Studio!”

The Studio is nearly finished!

Over the last few weeks I have been in the process of moving house and moving city. My folks have been so kind as to offer me some studio space in which to make “Disappear” in over the next 6-12 months. Its out rurally in Ratapiko. Nearest house is more than a Km away andContinue reading “The Studio is nearly finished!”

Logistics, more logistics and some fun stuff.

Well, there goes another week already. Time flies. Most of my time has been spent researching and pre-production planning. One of the things I have been looking into is flicker prevention, as upon testing my power points at home there is a fair bit of fluctuation in our home circuits. Basically what I will beContinue reading “Logistics, more logistics and some fun stuff.”

My actor is “Under Construction”.

Been a touch under the weather over the last week. Although that may be a gross understatement. In turn progress has been very slow. I have however locked down a floor plan for my set, so I am more or less ready for a trip out of town to visit my parents and use myContinue reading “My actor is “Under Construction”.”

Final Draft Complete – heavy pre-prod time

As some of you might know, I have been working toward a new stop motion short film project over the last few weeks. I have just completed a final shooting script that I am very happy with. It seems to be very important when doing animation to have a script you can absolutely lock downContinue reading “Final Draft Complete – heavy pre-prod time”