Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 02:20:50 EDT
Subject: Re: PUPT: Frank Oz



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Funny thing about Yoda and a light saber, it is one tough combination to pull 
off. 

Yoda 3" 
Light saber 4-5'

When I worked at Lucas Arts this was a large issue for putting him a video 
game.   We wanted to put him in several times, but could not think of a good 
way to do it. 
But, as we see George found away with movie magic.  There is a lot of 
illusion going on there to fool the eye.  Which if Yoda where a puppet, I am 
not sure could have been done?

As far as animators using there hands animate a CG character, in the shop I 
work in, some of the animators use a sock puppet to act out some scenes to 
help get the line of motion for emotion down.

I think the two arts will be forever embed in each other.

Bill




Bill


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