"Time and Time Again" Production Blog

Chronicling the production of the stop-motion animated short, "Time and Time Again" by Mike Bates. All images, characters, weird machines, etc, Copyright 2003-2007.

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

The "Control Station".

Top: Homemade Jet engine controls, powered by four "C" cell batteries. There are little radio shack motors in the model.

Middle: The shoot-switch for the "Abekas Disc Recorder". This records the final image.

Bottom Left: The shoot-swich for the Motion Control Unit, moves the camera for the next shot.

Bottom Right: For watching the action, here is the amazing Animation Lunchbox from Animation Toolworks. Cool!

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Wednesday, April 21, 2004

They spin! A little go-motion for ya.

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Monday, April 19, 2004

Small secret revealed! Yes, the robot has jet-power!

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Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Everyone needs Pongo. It's awesome! It's fun! It's obsolete!

A shinier, less messy version of clay. Generously donated by the great Webster Colcord.

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Joe still here?

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Monday, April 05, 2004

Visiting background artist Joe Griggs.

Hard at work in the back room.

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Saturday, April 03, 2004

Ah yes, the making of "Pulp"-iér Maché. Ingredients: glue, (hot) water and egg cartons. For use with a rough metal texture on time machines.

Mushy pulp, sans glue:

It can look a lot like this scene from Star Wars:

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