Oxberry Master Series Animation Stand -Camera
Before the days of CGI, Photoshop, and digital cameras, "state-of-the-art" animation and visual effects work was done with huge bulky camera rigs, outfitted with motion control systems that allowed the rigs to precisely move about whatever needed to be filmed...be it a model spaceship, flat artwork, or an actor on a set.
The rig shown here is the camera section of a Master Series Animation Stand made by Oxberry, LLC.
By swapping out a couple of the internal movements, this particular camera could shoot 16mm, 35mm-4 perf, and 35mm 8-perf motion picture film. It also had the ability to "bi-pack" 2 pieces of film through the camera gate at the same time for simple optical printing purposes.
This is the actual camera system I started my visual effects career with at a small studio in Portland, Oregon called An-Fx Productions. We specialized in motion graphics and character / cel animation. I worked there until 1987, and shortly after took over the space myself...and since then have operated my own studio. Now a days though I do everything digitally using various computer graphics software packages.
There are a few camera systems like this still in operation, but very few. It's a product of a bygone age.
Copyright © 2012 by Craig Paup. All rights reserved.
Any use, printed or digital, in whole or edited, requires my written permission.
Oxberry Master Series Animation Stand -Camera
Before the days of CGI, Photoshop, and digital cameras, "state-of-the-art" animation and visual effects work was done with huge bulky camera rigs, outfitted with motion control systems that allowed the rigs to precisely move about whatever needed to be filmed...be it a model spaceship, flat artwork, or an actor on a set.
The rig shown here is the camera section of a Master Series Animation Stand made by Oxberry, LLC.
By swapping out a couple of the internal movements, this particular camera could shoot 16mm, 35mm-4 perf, and 35mm 8-perf motion picture film. It also had the ability to "bi-pack" 2 pieces of film through the camera gate at the same time for simple optical printing purposes.
This is the actual camera system I started my visual effects career with at a small studio in Portland, Oregon called An-Fx Productions. We specialized in motion graphics and character / cel animation. I worked there until 1987, and shortly after took over the space myself...and since then have operated my own studio. Now a days though I do everything digitally using various computer graphics software packages.
There are a few camera systems like this still in operation, but very few. It's a product of a bygone age.
Copyright © 2012 by Craig Paup. All rights reserved.
Any use, printed or digital, in whole or edited, requires my written permission.