Project Statement

؜A material study using silicone cast pieces and 3d printed molds, to create a realistic puppet for a practical effect purposes. This will include a catalogue detailing the process and techniques used for future students.

Why

؜I am very passionate when it comes to practical effects and puppetry. While this project is motivated by my passion, its also motivated by wanting to make this process and these materials more approachable to the students at NuVu.

Precedents

Conceptual, technical, and visual

Conceptual Precedent

Name: The Rancor

Creator: Phil Tippet

Technical Precedent

Name: Teeper

Creator: Kreature Kid

Visual Precedent

Name: Grunt

Creator: Bungie

The Rancor from star wars is an excellent showcase of practical effects and puppetry, all of you should know it and seen it in action, its a great example for puppetry and casting.

Teeper is a puppet created by Adam Dougherty and Kreature Kid studio. They extensively detail their process. This precedent will help me with the actual fabrication aspect of the project.

؜ I mentioned the selection of a character before. The reason for this is that this OI about puppetry and casting not about character design an creation. I really enjoy halo, seemed like a fun character to re-create.

Sketches

Prototype

Iteration I (Larger, air escape, injected, )

؜Prototype 2 (Mold of body, use mold release, )

1) Create larger molds

2) Experiment with silicone paints

3) Possible visual edits to model, remaking molds if so

4) Start the process catalogue

Next Steps

؜Thank You