El Gran Corelli
2018 - Short film directed and animated by Abel Carbajal in ESCAC, Barcelona.
I worked with Abel as character designer and puppet fabricator for the 2 puppets. ‘Corelli’ in his youth and in his old age. Below are designs, progress photos and stills from the film. We were very ambitious in our aim for the complexity of the puppets (aka we slept very little for the whole month of fabrication!) but I am so happy with how the characters look and animate and this is one of my proudest collaborations.
Young Corelli
wire armature
hard foam hold points
soft foam padding with hard foam knee and elbow points
fabric costume constructed with machine and hand sewing. Tail coat, shirt with collar and cuffs, cummerbund and trousers.
resin head painted, wig made from real and synthetic hair, styled with hot glue and hair wax.
eyebrows and moustache from same hair, styles and animated with wax.
clay eyelids for animation
silicone hands, wire armature
Old Corelli
ball and socket armature made by Edu Puertas
hard foam hold points
soft foam padding, more rounded belly than young, hunched back and shoulders, with hard foam knee and elbow points
fabric costume constructed with machine and hand sewing. Tail coat with patches and tears, wire in tails for flow. shirt, collar and cuffs, cummerbund, trousers. Worn and aged with a mixture of spices, paint and grease.
resin head painted, wig made from real and synthetic hair, styled with hot glue and hair wax.
clay eyelids for animation
eyebrows and moustache from same hair, styles and animated with wax.
silicone hands, wire armature