Nokia Cell Phones Grab the Big Picture in Follow-up to Tiny "Dot"
Video signals were sent out from the phones and into a signal booster box, which then routed the signal over a 90-meter video cable for monitoring by the camera assistant, who triggered each camera using Apple wireless keyboards paired with the phones via Bluetooth. High-quality JPEGs were downloaded via a USB cable connected to a USB extender that sent the image out via Ethernet to the truck for review. Confused? Watch Howell’s video here (but beware of the wind noise that obscures his explanation of the camera rig).
The animation was created by a team of sand artists, led by Jamie Wardley, plus 30 student volunteers, who worked on a schedule of one drawing every four minutes – up to 75 frames per day over a seven-day shoot. “Sometimes we got our final frame for the day just as the waves crashed in around our set,” said Studd in a prepared statement.
Here’s the official making-of video:
For more information: aardman.com; Toby Howell’s Tumblr; sandsculptureice.co.uk; nokia.com.
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