star wars stop motion test

Star wars stop motion test with a lego bionicle.




The background movie is The Empire Strikes Back. The stop motion was done with a green screen behind the Bionicle.

The Bionicle is "Brutaka".

Usually plastic things tend to have weak joints - if they have movable parts. This bionicle had real strong ball/swivel joints. It worked very well.
What you see is my last attempt of three, trying to create smooth movement. I finally gave up and started moving the arms and legs frantically.

The script goes something like. Sneeze, wave arms, spin around and rip a leg out of the socket. (the feet were screwed into a piece of plywood)
And finally, a bow.