Clay Cannon!

In case it hasn't been clear in the last couple of posts, I like to multi task.  I am trying to get production started on my film Soil, but came at a temporary road block.  At the moment I am working on puppet build and experimental animation (like my kinetic sand tests in the last post).  Meanwhile, I have also been developing a 2D animated cartoon about candles.  Between these two serious projects, sometimes you have to take a break and have some fun.

The Animate Clay website posted a new challenge for the month.  Back in December 2015 I made the film Constellation for their space topic.  I also did one for the month of March 2016 featuring a dinosaur having a nightmare.  I actually won that month and received a prize.

This time the topic was "Impact."  After rolling around a couple of ideas in my head, I decided on the clay cannon.  When I was in Boy Scouts, we took a trip to Gettysburg, PA to learn about the Civil War.  As a souvenir, my dad and I picked up a model cannon from the gift shop.  For years I wanted to feature it in a piece of animation.  Now that dream has come true.  I hope you enjoy the cannon that fires clay cannon balls.

Thanks for reading and may God bless you.