Ben Radcliffe

Digital Effects Supervisor | Creative Director | Creative Technologist | AR/VR/XR | Animation | VFX

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

First time at the Manchester animation festival it was absolutely amazing!

#maf2024
#Stopmotion #Animation #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

26 years ago, I was made redundant and given a few grand. I decided that if I was careful, I could live off the money for 6 months trying to become a comedian before I had to get another job. I was 37. Worth a punt.

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Mind blown…

[Ziggy_Sobotka @Ziggys_Duck]

Yes, Cheese was Randy’s dad. Here’s the video to prove it.

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Hello Poland!

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Back to Basics. Doing some clay lip sync tests!

#aardmanacademy
#aardmanacademyalumni
#stopmotionanimation
#StopMoLab
#Momakin
#stopmotion
#animationtoolkit
#animatorsoninstagram
#stopmotionrigging
#stopmotioncommunity

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Next Lip sync test! Using dragon frame lip sync blocking with 3d printed replaceable mouth shapes and photoshops generative ai fill tool to remove the seams.
#aardmanacademy  #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #stopmotion 
 #animationtoolkit

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Lip sync test!

#aardmanacademy  #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #puppet #puppetworld #animationlearn #stopmotiontraining #stopmotion 
 #animationtoolkit  #animatorsoninstagram

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

New stop motion armature from the amazing team at Julian Clark Studios! @JoolsClarky

#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #puppet #puppetworld #stopmotiontraining #stopmotion #aardmanacademy  #aardmanacademyalumni

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Coraline 15th anniversary screening
+ Q&A with director Henry Selick and actor Teri Hatcher

#stopmotion #laika #bfi

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

First run cycle!

This was my first time using a winder rig and animating on 1s ( 24fps ) as as opposed to twos ( 12fps )

This new winder rig is the new one from animation toolkit. So far I love it!
#stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #aardmanacademy #aardmanacademyalumni

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

RIP :-(

https://t.co/ZPinH6EniV

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Amazing trip to Aardman Animation!
#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #puppet #puppetworld #animationlearn #stopmotiontraining
#stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #animatorsoninstagram

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Monday night walk cycle!

#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #puppet #puppetworld #animationlearn #stopmotiontraining
#stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy  #aardmanacademyalumni
 #animation  #animatorsoninstagram

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Weekend Walk!

I read that book about all skills taking 10,000 hours to master…. Now I got 9,998 to go!!!!
#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy #aardmanacademyalumni

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Arm Animation.

Not as successful as the walks got harder without the big action and body movement to cover up the flaws.

Got to just keep swimming and move onto the next one!

#stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #stopmolab

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

New Sticky Bones and a new walk cycle.

My goal is to try and do at least a small body mechanics anim and share it online everyday to push myself.

#stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #animatorsoninstagram #stopmotion #stopmotioncommunity

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

if you know you know

[The Dread duck Pirate Mark Brooks 𓅊 @MarkBrooksArt]

Damn, I feel seen. Only some of you will get this. The beginners are gonna be pissed and confused.

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

More walk cycle fun!

#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #puppet #puppetworld #animationlearn #stopmotiontraining
#stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy  #aardmanacademyalumni
 #animation

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Walk cycle test number 3!

#animation #stopmotionanimation #StopMoLab #Momakin #animationpuppet #animationproduction #puppet #puppetworld #animationlearn #stopmotiontraining
#stickybones #stopmotion #aardmanacademy  #aardmanacademyalumni
 #animation

[Ben Radcliffe @lightandalchemy]

Back into stopmotion animation again after a bit of a break. Here is a new Walk cycle test!

#stickybones #stopmolab #stopmotion #aardmanacademy #aardmanacademyalumni
#animation #animatorsoninstagram #stopmotion #stopmotioncommunity