Whoa! Can’t believe I’ve been selected out of so many entries. This is crazy.
My Dream App “Puppet Constructor” is inspired by two things. Some unusual animation techniques from the past (and present) and how difficult (and boring) most animation and graphics software is.
Anyone remember Space Angel with those freaky talking mouths!? That’s an unusual animation technique. INSANE. Great and weird short-cut for realistic acting animation. Looked totally surreal, but mesmerizing in it’s own way. Definitely an inspiration.
There are some other inspirations that I’ll get into later, but another point I’d like to make has to do with the how difficult and tedious in a lot of graphics and animation software is.
I’m a graphic designer by profession and when I first start up the latest version of Photoshop what is the first thing I try? Filters. Trouble is almost all of them are painfully boring. Similar problem with the first time I tried to create an animation in Flash - it was sooo tedious.
Lots of people want to do some character animation, but it’s so hard to do. It’s should be as fun and easy as playing with a toy.
That’s where Puppet Constructor comes in.
