Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 20:05:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brian & Dorrie Beattie <beattie-AT-pipeline.com>
Subject: Re: New person on the list


At 03:13 AM 5/26/97 -0400, you wrote:

>I am starting up a company that will make promotional and educational
>displays. I am currently working on an animatronic Camera Puppet. I am
>having the hardest time putting a face on the darn thing. I need style,
>charisma. What I am asking is if anyone has seen anyone that has made a
>camera puppet, animatronic or not. Even just drawings of a camera with a
>face. Any suggestions?
>Here is what I have decided on, but willing to change:
>1. Could be an SLR or point & Shoot type camera
>2. needs to have eyes, eyelids, and mouth.
>3. needs to be made of a soft material ( I am thinking of using polystyrene
>for the shape, with moveable parts covered with this foam type fabric I
>have found.) I want the body to wiggle.
>4. It will have some type of flash in it to draw attention, obviously not
>full powered to blind anyone!

Does it have to be a modern camera? I think the old-fashioned style with the
accordian lens would be easier to add personality to. They kind of start out
with personality. I would add large eyes that extended above the top of the
camera; they would be attached from about the half-way down point. (I know
nothing about the electronics, so this might not work. I'm just going for
looks.) The accordian lens then becomes the nose. It would be a nice touch
to include the ability of the accordian nose to move in and out, like it was
focussing. If you wanted to take it this far, an old-fashioned hat set on at
an angle would add to the charisma of the character. What about a moustache
to fit the period? It could attach just below the lens at the fron end of
the accordian. 

Well, that's my two cents worth. Not very technical, but maybe it will help.

Dorrie

 
Brian and Dorrie Beattie
The Colony, Texas  USA
Isaac Inc. Ministries
e-mail: beattie-AT-pipeline.com
http://www.pipeline.com/~beattie/isaac.htm



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