tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.comments2024-02-24T09:52:14.054-08:00Notes from HalflandShelley Noblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10968333057020378002noreply@blogger.comBlogger6418125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-74124451405146456412024-02-24T09:52:14.054-08:002024-02-24T09:52:14.054-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-70046322278413054542024-02-22T20:50:28.321-08:002024-02-22T20:50:28.321-08:00beautiful work!beautiful work!Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248343692678031483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-69495248354477489982024-02-19T23:47:58.897-08:002024-02-19T23:47:58.897-08:00Likewise! You're awesome, Yuji!Likewise! You're awesome, Yuji!shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-51661791456874882822024-02-19T18:56:00.708-08:002024-02-19T18:56:00.708-08:00That was a fun day! Thank you for your hospitality...That was a fun day! Thank you for your hospitality.Yujinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-3101544587632400652023-12-02T08:34:54.744-08:002023-12-02T08:34:54.744-08:00España, Your comment here is the highest complimen...España, Your comment here is the highest compliment one could ever hope to receive. Thank you.Shelley Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-48008394937906313042023-12-02T08:11:59.120-08:002023-12-02T08:11:59.120-08:00Your blog is a constant source of learning and per...Your blog is a constant source of learning and personal development for me.Españahttps://stargambling.net/es/casinos/location/spain/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-13009931035806841012023-11-18T18:47:07.469-08:002023-11-18T18:47:07.469-08:00Hi, Jill! I'll let you know! 30 years building...Hi, Jill! I'll let you know! 30 years building puppets/sets/props so far, not a single actual sequence have I made yet alone. Not true really, I have done several camera test sequences where I could kinda get the gist, enough to know that I love the art form and can make my limited capability work. I know I'm not a puppet pusher/performer and so this project will instead emphasize the atmosphere/detailed world-building/visual poetry of it. My puppets are limited as I opt for using only natural materials which aren't always as flexible and posable as silicone and urethane. That, coupled with my total lack of experience animating forces my style to be heavy on the illusion of make-believe reality I'm crafting.<br /><br />Here's one of my little equipments tests from 2008. (The puppet was made for Halfland's underwater scene by extraordinary animator Nick Hilligoss. I was using it to test a self-made camera slider designed for the garage animator by Dick Kaneshiro.)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=074uC_rmzIYShelley Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-50804417050050053952023-11-17T23:55:50.027-08:002023-11-17T23:55:50.027-08:00Glad you found your magic combination! How is the ...Glad you found your magic combination! How is the overall experience with moving images?jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-70917021639534663392023-10-11T12:44:40.163-07:002023-10-11T12:44:40.163-07:00Hi, Jill! Yes, I had somehow seen the short but no...Hi, Jill! Yes, I had somehow seen the short but not the behind the scenes. Spectacular work. Their landscape work is incredible in its magic. Thank you for the lighting compliment! New Zealand's artists have heaps of talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-20338440881375660282023-10-11T03:31:54.765-07:002023-10-11T03:31:54.765-07:00Have you come across Winter's Blight by Claire...Have you come across Winter's Blight by Claire Campbell (professional stop-motion film maker)? https://vimeo.com/clairecampbell [Making of https://vimeo.com/167396703] The quality of light and textures in your shot's are as evocative. <br />Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-53007672056680363602023-10-04T14:16:12.956-07:002023-10-04T14:16:12.956-07:00Adding too, that I always had it in my mind that T...Adding too, that I always had it in my mind that Tarn (Darkness) came to Rana (Wisdom) for help after being injured (in an unnamed way). As if, Rana was whom everyone went to for help/care. Rana would know what to do in all cases, as she'd been alive for so long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-78347138897760611882023-10-04T14:09:54.307-07:002023-10-04T14:09:54.307-07:00FANTASTIC IDEA, Jill! I have no idea who you are b...FANTASTIC IDEA, Jill! I have no idea who you are but you have made huge contributions here and are incredibly knowledgable about what make stories good. What a sensational idea to have an indication ahead of her face showing up. It would be easy to throw a shadow (appropriately, as she is depression) over the ground, maybe as we see the inviting cottage in long shot after the Bug Party.<br /><br />Brilliant. Thank you!<br /><br />Initially, I had Tarn arrive in the night via a half tortoise/half hare creature with a saddle on it's back, like a horse. That creature has been currently cut for time. But even if it had been included, it wouldn't have given any sense of shift in mood that will now make the story so much better!<br /><br />Who. Are. You?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-39042523847267272672023-10-04T05:58:36.298-07:002023-10-04T05:58:36.298-07:00Hi again! Is there ever a precursor to Tarn's...Hi again! Is there ever a precursor to Tarn's arrival (like a flying silhouette for example?) or is her appearance outside the window our first glimpse? Is her arrival here an accident? The homely warmth of the cottage would draw me to it too - it glows.jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-73141840041396232622023-09-18T15:36:36.993-07:002023-09-18T15:36:36.993-07:00YAZ! Hello!! My friend, my art daughter for always...YAZ! Hello!! My friend, my art daughter for always across the globe! When you first sent the pair of gorgeous hand-sewn slippers years ago I didn't understand how beautiful they would look on the floor of her bedroom! But now I see how perfect they are in every way. Plus, now I am using the large hand-shaped metal cooking pot as her soup kettle as well! You see, you knew what I needed much better than I did! Thank you, YaseminShelley Noblehttps://notesfromhalfland.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-17433464759686978512023-09-17T14:40:20.816-07:002023-09-17T14:40:20.816-07:00I read this post with a big, nice smile on my face...I read this post with a big, nice smile on my face. I am so lucky to know an artist like you. Everything looks amazing. A collection of art pieces which you have created with years of dedication. And “the wool appliqué slipper” Thank you so much my dear friend. It is wonderful to see that there in Halfland!Yazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16574563942520303679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-68747378401048944422023-09-17T10:11:45.342-07:002023-09-17T10:11:45.342-07:00Thank you, Jill! Your comments mean the world to m...Thank you, Jill! Your comments mean the world to me! Someone is out there catching what I'm throwing down! H00t.Shelley Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-54418961946063453702023-09-17T10:08:59.860-07:002023-09-17T10:08:59.860-07:00Jill! I LOVE your question! And the answer is... Y...Jill! I LOVE your question! And the answer is... Yes, but only as part of the end credits. The bonus action during them, as the camera/viewer pans up through the branches, will be the answers "grown out" and written on the golden leaves! Several followers of the blog have asked their Questions and those too will appear as Answers that same way. The whole point of the Answer Tree gag is that you have an all important question that you are desperate enough to ask that you travel all the way to the remote Answer Tree only to have to wait nearly forever to receive its reply! And of course, by then, you no longer need that answer. That's the point, that the answers we think we need, we actually can do fine never knowing!<br /><br />But by asking your question, you're now forever part of the film because now I know how to present the Answers asked!<br /><br />This solution is so good and I marvel at how the story develops in just this way. Thank you so much for asking that!Shhttps://notesfromhalfland.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-50092787667287434132023-09-17T01:59:53.917-07:002023-09-17T01:59:53.917-07:00The lighting in your photos is sumptuous....the de...The lighting in your photos is sumptuous....the details gleam....the eye dances...I want to see more.jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225929873834895495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-87290186359464063532023-09-17T01:54:58.357-07:002023-09-17T01:54:58.357-07:00Everything is looking mighty fine! Do we ever find...Everything is looking mighty fine! Do we ever find out what Rana's whispered question is?jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225929873834895495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-43922089559732059852023-09-12T09:39:07.266-07:002023-09-12T09:39:07.266-07:00Jill! I LOVE this comment, thank you! So encouragi...Jill! I LOVE this comment, thank you! So encouraging. Wait until today's post. It was astounding for even myself to see every cottage prop installed and starting to plan the shots! Shelley Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-52032481297092692372023-09-12T04:37:50.456-07:002023-09-12T04:37:50.456-07:00This feels like such an amazing step forward - ...This feels like such an amazing step forward - 'your stage set is ready for it's close up Mr Demille'!jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-48416833260174371212023-09-02T00:16:07.947-07:002023-09-02T00:16:07.947-07:00My favorite! And the images you sent me from your ...My favorite! And the images you sent me from your favorite Karin Fryxell book were very related to Lona! I love them now.Shelley Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-54137320713843290852023-09-01T22:41:09.849-07:002023-09-01T22:41:09.849-07:00I remember that Spangler animation from way back. ...I remember that Spangler animation from way back. When I saw it, it was posted as a GIF. Yes, I agree that it has a certain intangible magic :)Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-16632767984651719482023-08-31T16:36:37.490-07:002023-08-31T16:36:37.490-07:00So lovely you are! I saw a lot of the covers on th...So lovely you are! I saw a lot of the covers on that site but if there was a particular favorite image of theirs you may have, yes, please! And I'll post it here with appropriate credit. I think the out of doors is so very essential to the Swedish folk ways and what appeals to me most.Shelley Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25158433.post-26853713394507564602023-08-31T15:17:01.023-07:002023-08-31T15:17:01.023-07:00If you're interested in having a look at Fryxe...If you're interested in having a look at Fryxell's work, Shelley, I'll happily scan a few images and mail them to you.Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.com