“We have a greed, with which we have agreed. You think you have to want more than you need.” From the song Society by Eddie Vedder (Into the Wild Soundtrack) This is how I made a dolphin animation from garbage. It was part of my stop motion trash challenge from a few months ago. It was a reminder of much society over-consume, over-package, and over-make. I cut out two identical dolphins from a polystyrene plate, and then animated one dolphin diving into the water (animated forwards) and one dolphin coming out of water (animated backwards). I made the cut when the dolphin is moving fast, so that it is not noticeable. The water is made from hair gel. The fast erratic water movement also helps hide the cut. The dolphin was held in place with a winder rig. The wire is masked out when editing. I think this took about 3 to 4 days to setup, animate and edit. Edited with Dragonframe & Final Cut Pro. #minimalism #makingof #behindthescene #animation #trashart #dolphin #sealife