Saturday, May 08, 2010
Coraline and Rapid Prototyping
Props: This is where this may become useful. One day, these machines may be inexpensive enough to sit on every desktop; but for now, they’re expensive. Not to mention the time it takes to draft an object in three dimensions on a computer can easily be as long as the time it takes for a props artisan to sculpt it.
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This article reminded me of the extended part of the Coraline in theatres experience I recently saw in 3D. The in-theatres behind the scenes clips were interviews and looks behind the curtain talking about how the studio’s desire to replicate the original puppets and how they did so using 3d printing and designing. They spelled Laika wrong in this article! Interesting! This artle mostly talks about the printer used to make a specific Coraline puppet, and makes me wonder just how many types of printers nad printing technology exist for this intended purpose. It also makes me wonder how many different versions of Coraline were needed to make the film, especially kjnowing it took over four years to produce. “Unfortunately, the cheapest printer at Objet will set you back $40,000. Probably out of the range of most props shops. And by “most”, I mean “all” Fourty K is crazy- and makes me wonder how much of the budget is allotted to printing alone.
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