Experiments in Real Life
Making a paperclip come to life was an experiment in stop motion anmation. Using a number of bent paper clips, a magnet, and a series of images can be put together to appear as if it is walking. I used a 3D program with a manquine figure to produce a reference image for a 30 second walk cycle. The reference image and sample videos can be seen through the links below.

Reference image used to help pose the paper clip (100k).
This page last modified
by F055 on 12/10/2000
This page, text and images, are Copyright © Ryan Foss
Foss Visual Productions 1998-2004