A matchstick and a paper cube

July 7, 2024 3:06 AM

A matchstick and a paper cube – a little over 2 minutes of stop motion animation.
posted by Wolfdog (10 comments total)

could've gone so many ways, did, & avoided the obvious. i like it
posted by HearHere at 3:13 AM on July 7

Wow. That's stop motion, not CGI..? The preciseness needed to keep the models' positions from scene to scene? Quite the feat.
posted by Hardcore Poser at 3:15 AM on July 7 [1 favorite]

The preciseness needed to keep the models' positions from scene to scene? Quite the feat.

My guess is that the woodgrain surface with unique markings gave enough identifying locations that you could ensure an item was in the right place by looking at previous frames.
posted by ShooBoo at 6:00 AM on July 7

I don’t know if this is what they did but you could also use a projector to put registration marks on the table between exposures. You could use as much or little computer assistance as you want that way (showing where every piece goes in the next frame, or just laying down the same grid every time)
posted by aubilenon at 6:09 AM on July 7

Tomohiro Okazaki is amazing! He posts all of his work on Instagram.
posted by thisiscolossal at 6:28 AM on July 7 [6 favorites]

love!
posted by tarantula at 7:32 AM on July 7

Where do I get one of these magical matches?
posted by JohnnyGunn at 11:21 AM on July 7

Thanks for sharing who made them, thisiscolossal. His Insta looks amazing. This appears to be one of the clips compiled in the GIF.
posted by rory at 12:32 PM on July 7 [1 favorite]

This made me smile. Yay.
posted by mule98J at 10:55 AM on July 8

Ahhhhhhhhhh. Deep sigh of happiness.
posted by rrrrrrrrrt at 9:34 AM on July 11