Flip Book Project, Trance Figure

"TRANCE FIGURE"

The "Flip Book" project started when I found a paper back novel ("Fifty Shades of Grey") in the trash. The concept of my flip book was to make a frame that would move around the page. Sort of a frame within a frame if you will... The dancing figure goes through a few transformations. This is where the title Trans Figure comes from... To make the "Frame", I used post it notes as a guide. I was able to post them, about a hundred or so at a time, and check the positioning by flipping the pages before committing to their placement.

The animated Dance Figure is named Klouse, and is influenced by the music of KMFDM, Ramstein & Kraftwerk. His main composition (Head and Torso) are the outlines of a dime and a quarter. His limbs were made by outlining different parts of a "D'Ring". He was created in a series of 12 step animations (thanks to my recent discovery of Muybridge) on card stock. I made a duplicate of the figures, and used an exacto knife to cut him out and make a stencil. The stencil was very basic, allowing for some modifications and transformations to happen while keeping the continuity of his movement.

The addition of other movements came after the main components were put in. They were more of an improvisation as opposed to part of a strict plan. The book is meant to be flipped from front to back. However, I did purposely add a few small details that make more sense when flipping from back to front. Lastly, the cover was created with card stock and spray adhesive to bind it to the original one.