Here's a one minute excerpt from our next 'Brudders' short film, currently in production.
The full 3-1/2 minute music video is on track to come out later this year. Watch our blog for further announcements.
You can watch the video here in this blog entry or in magical HD on our Vimeo Channel.
- Sgt M.
June 30, 2013
Unboxing The Form 1 3D Printer
This week Greenlaw and Sienna recorded an unboxing video for their newly arrived Form 1 stereo lithographic 3D printer.
Little Green Dog helped fund the development of this revolutionary device last year through a Kickstarter campaign. You can watch the video here in this blog entry or in glorious HD on our Vimeo Channel.
- Sgt M.
Little Green Dog helped fund the development of this revolutionary device last year through a Kickstarter campaign. You can watch the video here in this blog entry or in glorious HD on our Vimeo Channel.
- Sgt M.
May 10, 2013
A World Without Brudders
So why the sudden sentiment? John-Mark and Deborah are also responsible for bringing the real Sergeant and Toullie into my life, and it just dawned on me that Brudders would not exist if it wasn't for them.
And without Sergeant and Toullie, I might be drawing a webcomic called Only Sister and it would be very sad and boring.
- G.
-Sgt M. and 2e
May 5, 2013
Copa Cabana, Anyone?
Work on 'B2' continues as usual. Last week we finished the title animation. That doesn't mean we're anywhere close to being done though.
- Sgt M.
Ahh! It feels great to sit down and just draw again.
- G.
April 21, 2013
What, no Toullie?
The 'B2' shot in the demo reel didn't show the new Toullie very well so here's a nice pic of him from another shot.
Rock on, Toullie. Rock on.
- Sgt M.
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Rock on, Toullie. Rock on.
- Sgt M.
April 19, 2013
Mocap Helmet Update
The bicycle helmet actually worked out well and looked nice but, as
mentioned previously, it's too expensive for this purpose and I wanted
to continue using it as a bicycle helmet. It was fine for testing,
though. If I had a criticism about it, it's not quite as stable as I'd
like it to be, mainly because of the bulk.
The cheap skateboard helmet was not a good idea--the ratchet in the back broke the first time I tightened it. Good thing I wasn't planning on using it for skateboarding.
So here's what I wound up using: a hardhat made by 3M, purchased from Home Depot for about 9 dollars. Make sure you get the kind with a ratchet suspension. Tip: the white helmet is a few dollars cheaper than the yellow one.
First, I drilled four holes in the top. The holes are spaced to slightly wider than the 1-1/2 inch width of a strip of a Velcro One-Wrap strap we're using to attach the PS Move device. Then I used a utility knife and a metal straight edge to lightly score the edges of the slots I want to cut out. Do this gently and carefully so as not to damage the helmet or, more importantly, cut yourself. Once you have the lines scored, carefully go over the lines over and over again, using only slight pressure, until the knife cuts clean through the helmet. I cannot stress how careful you must be--these knives are very sharp.
Here's the helmet assembled.
Under the PS Move is a small piece of foam rubber. It's long enough to support the base, and short enough not to interfere with the trigger switch. Later tonight, I'm going to glue this pad to the helmet using E-6000 or some kind of contact cement.
You may have noticed that helmet has been painted with gray primer--this is because the original plastic surface is very shiny and reflective. The paint can actually be any color except black and the key is that it needs to have a flat or matte finish. Why? If you're recording with Kinect, shiny reflective surfaces will bounce the IR rays away from the sensors, and you want to avoid black because it may absorb IR rays; if you're recording with PS3 Eye cameras, the reflective surface may confuse the tracking system.
As is, this rig is very stable so long as I'm not jumping up and down. The one thing I'd like to add is a chin strap, which should solve this issue. There are loops on either side of the helmet, so it should be easy to add a strap. In a future entry, I'll post the final version of the helmet with the chin strap. plus some videos of the helmet in action with results.
G.
Update: Added the chin strap and it's all awesome now!
The cheap skateboard helmet was not a good idea--the ratchet in the back broke the first time I tightened it. Good thing I wasn't planning on using it for skateboarding.
So here's what I wound up using: a hardhat made by 3M, purchased from Home Depot for about 9 dollars. Make sure you get the kind with a ratchet suspension. Tip: the white helmet is a few dollars cheaper than the yellow one.
First, I drilled four holes in the top. The holes are spaced to slightly wider than the 1-1/2 inch width of a strip of a Velcro One-Wrap strap we're using to attach the PS Move device. Then I used a utility knife and a metal straight edge to lightly score the edges of the slots I want to cut out. Do this gently and carefully so as not to damage the helmet or, more importantly, cut yourself. Once you have the lines scored, carefully go over the lines over and over again, using only slight pressure, until the knife cuts clean through the helmet. I cannot stress how careful you must be--these knives are very sharp.
Here's the helmet assembled.
Under the PS Move is a small piece of foam rubber. It's long enough to support the base, and short enough not to interfere with the trigger switch. Later tonight, I'm going to glue this pad to the helmet using E-6000 or some kind of contact cement.
You may have noticed that helmet has been painted with gray primer--this is because the original plastic surface is very shiny and reflective. The paint can actually be any color except black and the key is that it needs to have a flat or matte finish. Why? If you're recording with Kinect, shiny reflective surfaces will bounce the IR rays away from the sensors, and you want to avoid black because it may absorb IR rays; if you're recording with PS3 Eye cameras, the reflective surface may confuse the tracking system.
As is, this rig is very stable so long as I'm not jumping up and down. The one thing I'd like to add is a chin strap, which should solve this issue. There are loops on either side of the helmet, so it should be easy to add a strap. In a future entry, I'll post the final version of the helmet with the chin strap. plus some videos of the helmet in action with results.
G.
Update: Added the chin strap and it's all awesome now!
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