About my Project

The reason I decided to pursue this project was because of an interest in film and stop motion animation that I’d had forever but never pursued. I became interested in the stop motion film medium after seeing the movie Coraline by LAIKA studios and believed it would be the perfect project for me because it combined film and physical art. I did not have any prior experience in stop motion animation before taking on this project; however, I did have extensive experience with visual arts.

If I continue my project, I will film some additional footage and add in more scenes that were part of my original vision. I would also edit out the armature stand visible in the background of the earlier scenes. I may also have someone produce a unique soundtrack for my film or make one myself. This project required a lot of patience and trial and error, but in the end, I feel like I’ve learned a lot about myself as an artist and student.

The information on this website doesn’t even begin to convey how much work went into creating my puppet Penelope and the gallery and painting that made up my set, but it was a lot. For anyone who wants to make their own, I advise that you do your research first before you start buying the various pieces. In some of the artwork I create, I just sit down and start drawing or painting, or sculpting. With this project, I realized that in filming a stop motion picture, planning how you are going to create your vision is as important as the vision itself.