Adam Savage Learns How Modern Stop-Motion Puppets Are Made

[@tested]

Watch the episode these puppets fail from! EP 8 of Poker Face: www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/poker-face

[@joanhoffman3702]

Watching Adam and Tom geeking out together is delightful. Thank you for showing us behind the scenes where the magic happens. Harryhausen would be proud.

[@MLTharme]

Not just Ray, Obie would have been please to see his techniques still being used to this day and how much his work is appreciated by people like us.

[@FormalLens]

Incredible! I wouldn't have thought that certain foam could rust the armature in an animation puppet. Love seeing how kitbashed these creations are too!

[@MLTharme]

It's one of those unspoken truths about stopmotion, same with the tensioning of joints, which I'm really glad Adam brought up. People just assume because it's steel joints that it's not prone to maintenance or breakage, it's far from the truth.

[@sambaker1125]

Yo Adam could we get a one day build of you making a stop motion puppet, could even be a really cool series from start to finish??

[@MLTharme]

We're planning on sending him a few of our kits in the near future so you might just get your wish 😁

[@DLC-music]

@@MLTharme Those would look so cool in a music video 😮! Just curious how much it would cost to make a 3 minute video 😅

[@MLTharme]

@@DLC-music a lot more than what people would think 😁

[@DLC-music]

@@MLTharme I bet! It’s so freaking cool though. I love it! I would love to do it myself if it would be possible. I subscribed to your channel. Very cool bro 😎

[@MLTharme]

This was a brilliant episode, i love seeing people gush over the armature as much as they do over the finished puppet. For those who are asking if they can buy armatures, i work for a company in the UK called Animation Toolkit, and we make kits and custom fabricated armatures for hobbiests and industry folk alike, everything from generic humans, to Tippett Velociraptors, and even the odd Harryhausen and O'Brien gems too.

[@kevinlucas8437]

Love model makers !!! So creative, and the crazy way they come up with to build them !!!

[@rc4688]

I worked for CJB Machining and did the deburring and tapping on the ball-socket joints for "A Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James And The Giant Peach".

[@MLTharme]

What was your method of deburring back then? Was it a sand tumbler or would that have been more for the finishing? 🤔

[@rc4688]

@@MLTharme I don't know the names of the tools. First I used fine grit sand paper on the flat surfaces to remove the biggest burs on the edges. Then a short triangular knife on the edges. An "s" shaped rod with a sharp edge for curved edges. A drill bit (used by hand, not a power drill) to smooth the edges of the screw holes. Then a rock tumbler for polishing.

[@MLTharme]

@@rc4688 that's amazing, I always wondered how they did it in the 90s, thank you for taking the time to reply 😁👍

[@michelangelo5903]

i wish i could see more of the stop motion puppets for mad god! that movie was insane

[@brikhouse22]

I'd love to actually see one of these being made, I love behind the scenes movies magic and how things are made ever since I saw the movie F/X back in 1986

[@joshuaDstarks]

“Mad God” is a lot of fun.

[@GrinningFeline]

Is on my list!

[@terrylong8894]

@@GrinningFeline Mad God is full stop the weirdest ANYTHING I have ever seen in my life.

[@ydoIhavetohaveachann]

I love all the videos from Tippett Studios

[@tested]

We love visiting there!

[@johnofthenorth6653]

Loving this series and learning so much from it. It's great to learn terms like "flashing" and to know exactly what you're talking about.

[@trustindean5164]

Honestly seeing this guy makes me want to see a horror sci fi adaptation of the odyssey. That'd be so cool

[@erichurst7897]

Vallejo paints make a phenomenal rust paint. Goes on totally wet, and it dries all crusty. It's a mid-range brown, so a little dry brushing orange or tan works great.

[@moomoome42]

Loving this series!

[@tested]

So glad!

[@robertlocock5636]

Looks like the armour plates came from a 1/6 suit of Fallout T-45 power armour, the hands too.

[@badvermin]

Close. The hands and the "sword" parts are from Joy-Toy Mechs.

[@raptoranimations2857]

As a stopmotion animator myself this is just beautiful it takes such work to make a fine tune stopmotion puppet and make sure the joints and features looks real and lifelike one day I wanna make a stopmotion puppet and get into real stopmotion animation one day hopefully

[@miketharme6815]

When your ready, be sure to stop by Animation Toolkit for your armature needs, happy to help new comers to stopmotion find what they need.

[@raptoranimations2857]

@@miketharme6815 thank you!

[@TesserId]

9:25 "...spit on it." That just solved a problem for me.

[@entheogenetic]

Just started, but already wanna let all know - I LOVE LOVE LOVE vids like this! Thanks! Keep 'em comin'!

[@entheogenetic]

Please get Gibby or Tippett to do an ep for Tested VR!!!! OMG!!! This is so my JAM - love tons on there, but puppets slay

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@vesuvanprincess]

Wow, this is now my favorite episode.

[@nathkrupa3463]

Bro you are fantastic thanks for sharing this video.

[@Noeland]

Super dooper cool to see this. I'd love to watch him build a puppet! Get on that guys. ;)

[@annikawettle978]

Beautiful! And they both so sweet and enthusiastic :)

[@aserta]

If you want an internal structure, use wool (genuine, sheep's wool). Not packed tightly, it's pliable, it retains its shape well. For a cored out figure, no internals, just put some polystyrene and melt it down before painting with acetone injected via syringe.

[@wherehousedenton5708]

This is from the series Poker Face right?

[@joeniedbala]

Gotta get the Cyclops into that MRI scanner!

[@simonschleicher8857]

Wait so where did he find the split tube?? This cut out too early?

[@steveschritz1823]

Tom: the problem with him being fat is he has trouble bending over Me: (pats stomach) yeah you nailed the realism lol

[@eligebrown8998]

Those are freakin awsome!! Mr Savage thanks for still entertaining us after Myth Busters. Miss the show but your show is next level.

[@luciaceba4640]

i like those animation armatures on their own, like some minimalist robot thing.. can those be bought?

[@MLTharme]

Yes, they can, Animation Toolkit can supply prefabricated or kits depending on your budget (we even make and sell our version of Phil Tippett's Velociraptor armature from Jurassic Park

[@OgieSifter]

Man I'm finally making my models and dioramas I absolutely loved mad god so happy to see this

[@keng6663]

I could be wrong but the shoulder peice looks like it came off a fallout power armour model

[@Luxowell]

Between this and the Muppet videos, it feels like someone at Tested is trying to flirt with me. (Its working, you sassy bastard)

[@tested]

Our general manager is obsessed with puppets.

[@Luxowell]

@@tested Then your general manager is my new best friend and will be getting both x-mas and birthday cards henceforth.

[@StudioPluche]

Due to budget constraints, Ray Harryhausen often had to dismantle his creations to reuse the armatures for other creatures.

[@weathermansam2]

Do you know where I can get some of those balls and sockets to build the armatures? What are they called?

[@otaking3582]

Couch cushion foam? I thought that these things had silicone or similar material put into an injection mold with the armature?

[@MLTharme]

That's when you have a budget, the method they are talking about here is called the "build-up process" which goes back all the way to 1925s The Lost World and 1933s King Kong. Marcel Delgado was a master of this method of puppet making and it's still practiced today by many hobbiest and industry professionals for it's quick and gritty natural looks, rather than the time consuming sculpting, casting and injecting of silicone or even foam latex.

[@danzmachinz2269]

how do you photograph this stuff? like lenses amd lighting and such..

[@171QA]

Neat.

[@mRhea]

can you buy animation armature like this anywhere? id love to kitbash my own dude with funky proportions, and sculp around it like grown-up Bionicle

[@MLTharme]

Look up Animation Toolkit, we make armature parts like lego or mecharno parts you can glue togeather

[@coleEmmm96]

How cool❤

[@michaelprosperillustrator]

Loved Ray Harryhausen

[@_lonewolf_7917]

We need a Mad God sequel. Mad God was great, especially at world building which makes me want more. The only thing it sort of lacked was story. It sort of lost me when the Assassin died. I’d love to see a group of Assassins explore the world.

[@jamesbaptiste8427]

Where do we go to see this thing in action?

[@CCHAWC717]

Episode 8 season 1 of Poker Face on Peacock

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great video...👍

[@theSuedeMonkey]

Where can we buy armatures?

[@MLTharme]

Animation Toolkit in the UK are global suppliers to hobbiest and industry productions alike

[@theSuedeMonkey]

@@MLTharme Thanks for the reply!

[@David.-_-]

You need to find that guy whos doing small rc car stuff. Hes amazing

[@GraphixJunkie]

Danny Huynh? His stuff is awesome

[@MeleeTiger]

I kept thinking, that some of the armour pieces on the Cyclops, looked like they were from some Fallout power armor figure?

[@Ax195el]

Use the beep instead of an audio cut for the swearing, it sounds more relatable and natural, the audio cut sounds like someone made a mistake on the audio side

[@showerhead5238]

That’s TBLEAGUE 1/6 scale figure on the left 😂

[@Mr.Smidge]

Mad God is out? where can i watch it?

[@francisco.montoya]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jasonchavez8706]

Do u guys remember that 1st troll fig from lord of rings??? It would swing a big hammer. Feels like yesterday. Also.kinda looks like that fig a little?

[@happy_jack_art]

this is awesome I make all my stop motion characters out of steel wire

[@fen4554]

Gives me Psycrow and Cosmodread vibes.

[@Dardrum]

Buy a old x ray machine to locate ball screws

[@namelesswon]

This looks a bit like the rad suits in the new Loki series.

[@ASSamiYT]

"I just ask Phil" Okey then, that's what we all do... 🤨

[@adco]

Rockstar🏆

[@piecesasterisk]

This guy gives me big half life vibes

[@samgranier6735]

Une idée qui vient des mythbusters kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ2Td3qdaal_e8k

[@drumacat]

He sounds exactly like Louis CK!

[@NickGregorio]

This video needed supportive b roll. I would actually love to see this process instead of hear some strange, vague explanation.

[@devilapproved]

Oof. Are you wearing a smart watch?

[@bobrod2224]

😮😮😮🙂🙂🙂🙂🎇🎆✨️🎇🎆✨️

[@Milamasylum83]

Adam is as dumb as the title? You're telling me that Adam's brain can't comprehend the obvious way stop motion puppets work...

[@tkskagen]

I love Adam Savage's "Utube Channel", but alot of his material just comes off as "recycled material" such as Organization of stuff... We need an "EXCLUSIVE (Available to Everyone) Rewrite" of MYTHBUSTERS in order to obtain "more hours of viewership" for his Channel! This Channel has gotten "STAIL", dried up and forgotten of what Adam is most greatly known/appreciated of.

[@devvoncrowder5057]

All that and more on patreon

[@barrydavies998]

Before I watch.... Someone tell me it's not all Ooooooo's and Aaaaaaah's and Wow's from AS .... Not only does he need to keep his hands in his pockets , he needs a gag too