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Doki

Age/Gender: 25, Male
Location: Leeds UK
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Hello. My name is David Firth and I make cartoons and crap. I run the website Fat-Pie.com.

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Doki

Stop Frame Project

Posted by Doki May. 30, 2008 @ 11:31 PM EDT

Just thought I'd offer a small update on a project I have been slowly chipping away at for a while now. It's an experimental stop-frame video that I've been animating using my digital SLR camera. It's the first animation project I've tried with it (even though I've had it for 2 years) and I am amazed with the quality of the thing - especially for capturing light. Below are a few screenshots that look strange, but don't give much away because a few of them will flash by very quickly.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_0027.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_0085.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_0475.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_0589.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_0614.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_0938.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_2240.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/d oki66/IMG_4253.jpg

It would be cool to upload this to NG when it's ready (as well as youtube) but I'm really not sure how to prepare it as an swf and have it still look ok. Any help on that matter would be appreciated

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May. 30, 2008 | 11:32 PM Skankles says:

Sexy, I'm looking forward to it!

May. 30, 2008 | 11:35 PM Doki responds:

I've never seen such a quick comment!


May. 30, 2008 | 11:38 PM TheNossinator says:

Awesome!
Can't wait!


May. 30, 2008 | 11:48 PM MindChamber says:

is saladfingers in it? lol


May. 30, 2008 | 11:53 PM Goat-Man says:

This looks like it's going to be the most twisted, and wierdest thing in the world!!

The two that freak me out the most is the first with the Pig dude, and the one where the hand is holding the head, and the walls are covered in like bloody newspapers.
O_o


May. 30, 2008 | 11:55 PM mrnihil says:

where do you find all of the masks and heads and sometimes bugs you use?

May. 31, 2008 | 11:43 AM Doki responds:

This time I struck gold! In the house that I rent, the garage is so packed with old junk that you literally have to climb right over it to get in. Some of it has been there since the 1980s.

Updated: Jun. 5, 2008, 11:08 PM

May. 30, 2008 | 11:57 PM Meebs says:

Looks amazing!
That first image makes me so excited.


May. 30, 2008 | 11:58 PM squeakytoad says:

Man, you have on weird mind.


May. 30, 2008 | 11:59 PM squeakytoad says:

*one weird

Need... edit... button...


May. 31, 2008 | 12:31 AM TrippingMetal says:

Cool.


May. 31, 2008 | 12:48 AM De-Line says:

as long as you tell us where to go to see it i dont care where it is :)


May. 31, 2008 | 12:55 AM 50vmp says:

those images are very interesting I can't wait until it's finished


May. 31, 2008 | 1:35 AM BlueHippo says:

Is it going to be animated to another Aphex Twin song? Loved some of your other experimental films...

I say, fuck it. Just embed the movie into the flash, and email the .swf to Tom, and he will add it to NG. Fuck that 10k limit ;P

Too bad we can't have streaming flvs on NG though, eh? Lookin' forward to see what crawls out of your mind next ;)

May. 31, 2008 | 11:44 AM Doki responds:

I probably will make the music myself because I'm sick of not owning the full copyrights to most of my work....or use some music that's been donated.

Updated: Jun. 7, 2008, 9:26 PM

May. 31, 2008 | 1:38 AM PolishMatt says:

Great work, keep it up and can't wait to see it.


May. 31, 2008 | 2:12 AM Oobar says:

Stop motion is an amazing medium! It's one of my hobbies.

To save it as a SWF you could try editing your image sequence in AfterEffects then exporting it out as an SWF.

May. 31, 2008 | 11:45 AM Doki responds:

I could do but it'd need to have a preloader.


May. 31, 2008 | 2:16 AM Tomajko says:

Wow, looks like it'll be very weird, creative, and perhaps scary? The photos have a nice look to them, I'm anxious to see the final result!


May. 31, 2008 | 3:05 AM Sawdust says:

Everyone's going to be like "GURR, IT BE SCARY WHY ON FRUNT PAIG". Good luck, I can't wait.


May. 31, 2008 | 3:30 AM JSSKFF says:

That pig looks scary


May. 31, 2008 | 3:47 AM Gerkinman says:

Looks like a breath of fresh air, im really looking forward to it.

As for compression for swf, id say Knox is the guy to talk too, he seems to have compression pretty well mastered. Atleast compared to most other people here.


May. 31, 2008 | 3:54 AM ZekeySpaceyLizard says:

yaaay


May. 31, 2008 | 6:54 AM munchmed says:

very excited about this!


May. 31, 2008 | 7:18 AM Shylian says:

Are you planning on importing the images into Flash?
If so, importing them at PNG images instead of JPGs has made the quality look better for me when I import images.

Stop frames are always great to make, though I never upload my experimental work to Newgrounds, I am looking forward to seeing yours.


May. 31, 2008 | 7:39 AM Apophic says:

Brilliant. I love your stopmotion videos.


May. 31, 2008 | 8:43 AM Psi43 says:

Well, you couldn't upload it to youtube with "ok" looking quality either. Maybe just upload it with the best quality you can (that doesn't boost the upload limit) and add a link in the menu/preloader to a high quality file?


May. 31, 2008 | 9:25 AM mraw says:

great stuff, i remember watching all your older animations on fat-pie that are stop motion. have you seen 'LichtFaktor', they make some insane light photograhpy animations that look alot like that last piccy. keep up the amazing work, look foward to it


May. 31, 2008 | 10:51 AM zooominsh says:

Hi.
I love your stopframe videos.
The best is hell !
mmm.
And you are making this on flash or monkeyJam or something else.
Cause when i made stopframe on flash it is very slow, adn loading takes very long time.
I love your third picture, do you made this doll ?
Pictures are good, then movie gone be perfect.
Good luck Doki.
:)


May. 31, 2008 | 11:18 AM Wiiporter says:

Looks fantastic, can't wait.


May. 31, 2008 | 1:39 PM Oobar says:

Doki wrote: I could do but it'd need to have a preloader.

You could take the swf from Aftereffects and import it into flash, add a preloader, and then publish it again.
Just an idea, I'm not sure what the file size would be after all that.


May. 31, 2008 | 2:46 PM snayk says:

That looks so fucking good it's ridiculous. You're good witha camera. Some really beautiful shots in there. I'm looking forward to seeing this project :D


May. 31, 2008 | 3:30 PM LazyMuffin says:

Your podcast is fun to listen to.
The effects you use make my ears confused, but I like it.

Also, the pictures look interesting.


May. 31, 2008 | 3:48 PM Evilcactus says:

What Camera are you using? I am pleasantly surprised at how professional this looks. I love this one: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/
doki66/IMG_0589.jpg

PS. Take me now, Firth!

May. 31, 2008 | 5:05 PM Doki responds:

Canon EOS 350d


May. 31, 2008 | 5:57 PM TheBoogley says:

This is looking beautiful, very much like Jan Svankmajer.


May. 31, 2008 | 6:23 PM Mightyjim says:

c'mon! Put Hull on the map!

May. 31, 2008 | 7:18 PM Doki responds:

I'm from Doncaster and I live in Leeds these days.


May. 31, 2008 | 7:31 PM fallingashes says:

I look forward to this. Although I hope the flash animation hasnt gone on hold...


May. 31, 2008 | 8:33 PM kokonut10 says:

Looks scary...can't wait for it!


May. 31, 2008 | 8:55 PM The-Super-Flash-Bros says:

Flash supports H.264 these days, so you'll be able to get the video looking spiffy even at an NG sized file. Should be as simple as hitting the import video option in Flash CS3, whacking it on the timeline, working the usual preloader magic and publishing.

Jun. 1, 2008 | 11:11 PM Doki responds:

Thanks Flash Bros. I might contact you for assistance when I get to that stage if that's OK?


May. 31, 2008 | 9:38 PM LAVAGASM says:

I use a program called Total Video Converter. It converts any video file to any video file (including .swf). Hope that helps.


May. 31, 2008 | 10:44 PM mrnihil says:

wow, you really lucked out. i'm jealous.


May. 31, 2008 | 11:43 PM jacobgreen4 says:

How are you taking these frames? Do you take them all with the camera then import them, or are you using some kind of framegrabber setup? They look really nice, can't wait to see it.

Jun. 1, 2008 | 9:39 AM Doki responds:

Many stop-motion programs are including support for digital SLR cameras these days. I can adjust almost any setting on my camera from my computer just through USB, as well as being able to take frames and run a time lapse sequence. All the frames are auto numbered and when I've taken them I just import them into premier as image sequences.


Jun. 1, 2008 | 4:52 PM Pyto1 says:

Not many people can say their inspiration and supplies come from a garage. I'm looking forward to it, looks like it'll be even creepier than "hell."

Getting a bit angry now though, I haven't even heard anything about Jerry Jackson in a while. I'd like to see a new "car22n" from him.


Jun. 1, 2008 | 10:42 PM Yottabyte says:

Looks pretty standard David Firth Work...Creepy, eerie, strange, bizarre, unique, funny, true, twisted, unpredictable, and awesome.

Can't wait to see it!

-=Yottabyte=-


Jun. 2, 2008 | 4:45 AM Hearny says:

Dave, whens trumpet fingers out?


Jun. 2, 2008 | 9:02 AM The-Super-Flash-Bros says:

I'd be happy to lend a hand, if you end up needing it. Just let me know

Tom-


Jun. 2, 2008 | 1:01 PM EvilVulture says:

the 4th picture down is great! looks like some of the weird crap i make out of junk, awesomeness. junk is always fun to work with, its usually better than new materials anyway. i wanna see that thing move! don't keep us waiting too long, ok?


Jun. 3, 2008 | 5:50 PM Pilp says:

YAY!!!! Can't wait!!!!!!!!!


Jun. 4, 2008 | 6:02 PM nyokalover says:

WOW... creepy lol


Jun. 6, 2008 | 8:40 AM aap says:

Salade Vingers is gewoon een groene man. Dat moeten jullie gewoon begrijpen.


Jun. 6, 2008 | 9:14 AM UKMATOR says:

Great new podcast! that women with bladder problems was class.

May i ask what microphone you use? and how much are they?

Jun. 6, 2008 | 11:49 AM Doki responds:

MARSHALL MXL 2001. £35 - £50. You'll need a preamp with phantom power too.


Jun. 6, 2008 | 2:54 PM Yottabyte says:

Awesome Podcast, man. Very believable American Accent, but not enough arrogance was put into it, Lol (Just kidding)

Your awesome.


Jun. 6, 2008 | 3:48 PM Bimsa says:

omg that pig scared the eff out of me. but everything else looked very good. makes me kinda frisky, hahaha. =D can't wait for it! I lovelovelove your stuffs. ^_^

-greetings from Norway. :D


Jun. 7, 2008 | 1:59 AM qwertyporst says:

have you thought about turing it in to some kind of short-film DVD release? you could make it your latest youtube feature and make a few pounds on the side for the disc sales (I know I'd buy one), and then just dont worry about Newgrounds or the silly swf problems

ah, i enjoyed seeing the Alan drawing in the background of 0614


Jun. 7, 2008 | 6:03 AM stinkoid says:

It reminds me of a Tool filmclip I once saw. Do you get any of your influences from Tool?

Jun. 7, 2008 | 4:21 PM Doki responds:

No.


Jun. 7, 2008 | 11:36 AM st1k says:

Looks like saw.


Jun. 7, 2008 | 7:13 PM RetardedNINJA666 says:

Wowowow.

You have no idea how long i have waited for this day to come.


Jun. 8, 2008 | 7:57 AM ReZTeR says:

Holy shit, this really really really does look impressive man. I can't wait for this.


Jun. 8, 2008 | 8:31 PM Yottabyte says:

NO WAY!

One of the voices (provided by Crust, I assume) is Patty, from the Great Smete (Ep. 4). Did you do that on purpose?


Jun. 9, 2008 | 1:16 AM bigjuicy says:

Think there's a giant number 3 shouting at kids?


Jun. 9, 2008 | 10:14 AM Zimbion says:

Iv been looking forward to something new for ages and after seeing those screenshots I rly cant stand the wait.
Looks another masterpiece in the making


Jun. 9, 2008 | 3:42 PM gamesgeek07 says:

i would surely like to see this in my mirror whilst falling of the top of my shed, it would be delightful.


Jun. 9, 2008 | 4:17 PM Gi-go says:

You should contact Richard James about donating a song, or you doing a music video for him.

I saw an interview of him saying that he is really into the internet community, so perhaps he knows of you.


Jun. 9, 2008 | 10:07 PM Darkminno says:

You never fail to freak me out. I can't wait to have a week without sleep after I watch this. And two of silence.

Keep up the good work.


Jun. 9, 2008 | 11:33 PM Pyto1 says:

Great podcast, very convincing American accents. I'd rather play a game of Team Fortress 2 though. Much less yelling than on Halo.


Jun. 10, 2008 | 12:59 PM residentevil6 says:

Looks awesome.


Jun. 10, 2008 | 10:13 PM chucho28 says:

cool and weird
great :D
i'm looking forward to it!!
by the way
are you making salad fingers 9?
i want more episodes!!! :D
well me and 98230837349385 more people
i know this new work will be awesome as all
your other works! :D


Jun. 11, 2008 | 12:28 AM misterscoops says:

Ill make you some music.

Jun. 11, 2008 | 10:37 AM Doki responds:

Thanks for the offer but the soundtrack will be composed by Marcus Fjellström.


Jun. 11, 2008 | 7:39 AM alienhominid100 says:

leave a comment on my user p-a-g-e


Jun. 11, 2008 | 5:57 PM misterscoops says:

P.S. I want to do a cover of "Peppermint John". Cuz its my fave Grape Diggers song. Do I have your blessing?

Jun. 11, 2008 | 6:09 PM Doki responds:

Yeah, definitely.


Jun. 11, 2008 | 7:28 PM misterscoops says:

SWEET! Thank you, Ill send you a link to it whenever it gets done. Probably be a while, I got so many projects going at the minute. And I was serious about that Toastboy comment on Youtube, Id love to see some more of that. Im still wondering if the poor girl drowned or not...


Jun. 12, 2008 | 4:08 PM Evgenii says:

this looks neat,,

Ps make a jerryjackson episode taking the piss outta the 4chan faggots and their lame scientology shit.

Jun. 12, 2008 | 5:52 PM Doki responds:

I really don't know what that means. 4chan? Is that like Channel 4? I don't think Channel 4 promote Scientology. No one in the UK does. I'll see what Jerry thinks of that.


Jun. 12, 2008 | 7:51 PM Hearny says:

Yea whats 4chan?! Channel 4 in UK, and Dave ask jerry what he thinks of trumpet fingers.

cheers mate.


Jun. 12, 2008 | 10:35 PM Evgenii says:

Haha no.
Its an internet imageboard where bored internet teeangers go to jack off to japanese cartoon characters. They type entirely in internet slang/jargon and go on futile lame marches on scientology occasionally. Seems a perfect habitat for the character to be honest.

Its actually been on Skynews a couple of times. Eitherway I always thought you were a freindsociety regular and would already know much crud.

Jun. 12, 2008 | 11:31 PM Doki responds:

Thanks. I know about it really, but I don't like the fact that it's become an internet "scene" and every little meme and supposedly comical misspelling trend spreads like some kind of infinite butter across the rest of the web until I get so bored of the repetition that I fall asleep and wake up in a different town. I'm not an 'anything' regular. I don't like interaction. I'm talking to myself here.


Jun. 13, 2008 | 7:59 PM Neonical says:

Firth, I love you. Your movies inspire me to ... ALMOST make a new flash film. This junk I still have on my account from when I was 13 is a bit pitiful.


Jun. 15, 2008 | 4:59 AM WildWillow says:

Oh yes indeed, looking at these pictures makes my ears give out happy dust to all the neglected apples that grow on disliked selfish well rounded under water razer sharp ball men. This is going to be great, i hope you find some way of getting this online in perfect quality, Why don't you use rapid share ? and save time converting. Oh btw, My dad plays your podcasts at work, him and all his work mates find it awesome, Were all looking forward to the next one...david ... by crikey david


Jun. 15, 2008 | 2:46 PM spamwangler says:

that is some amazing quality photography and some amazing looking props!

i look forward to seeing more of your amazing/horrifying work

if you ever want some music, anything i ever post here is officially donated to you!

maybe this tune would suit your style....:)

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/liste n/126489


Jun. 15, 2008 | 3:09 PM Brained says:

Great podcasts, you should have applied for big brother and come in as one of your characters! Is devvo still tourin? Saw him in Bristol and he was wicked, no shady piez though!


Jun. 15, 2008 | 9:09 PM Yottabyte says:

#:3245
Title:"Claim Flam Keith"
Message: Hey Keith, I hope you get famous. Good job on the fan screams!

Lol.


Jun. 17, 2008 | 3:31 PM Gothkid789 says:

OMFG!!!!! David, THE David firth? Woah! Yeah i watch loads of your series e.g burnt face man, slad fingers, health reminder, video dating film Etc.

Looks Awsome whats coming up soon, hahaha

You always make amzing cartoons so yeah. keep the Videos Going :D

From Jacob Southgate :D


Jun. 18, 2008 | 9:00 AM TilskKarishma says:

This is pretty cool. I love your works. You are a freak with some skill and you seem to know what you are doing. You are my god.


Jun. 18, 2008 | 9:35 AM Reapaz12 says:

Hmm.. if its lots of pictures you could upload them onto your comp, put them throught Windows Movie Maker, Then import The Window's Vid Into Flash and Convert It To Swf?


Jun. 18, 2008 | 3:20 PM wooder1 says:

funny dude . you fucking rock


Jun. 18, 2008 | 6:26 PM Domzino says:

I can't to see this, it looks great as always from those shots. May I ask, what program do you use to make your stop motion movies? I use iStopMotion, but I was wondering if there are any good ones for Windows; I looked but I can't find any I like.


Jun. 19, 2008 | 10:48 PM nocturnldarknes says:

I was perusing from bottom to top, and the 4th one from the bottom shocked me and I was totally not expecting it! Looks fantastic though and i'm exicted to see the end result ^.^


Jun. 21, 2008 | 10:21 AM Kitsue112 says:

Dude, I love your work. All of it. I have a fondness to sick features when it comes to animations and what not. I keep updated with all your projects. (I sound like a stalker now, but I digress....) You're an amazing animator, and I have no doubt in my mind that this could very well be one of the twisted pieces I will ever see in stop-frame animation.

Keep up the good work. =)


Jun. 25, 2008 | 3:50 AM Lambpasty says:

Awesome man I'm looking forward to this!


Jun. 26, 2008 | 4:05 AM Ghost2 says:

Uh Oh! Looks like a certian little somebody is expanding into other mediums!

...But seriously, looks nice. Going with a higher frame rate may be a royal pain in the arse, but the quality will be much better.


Jun. 26, 2008 | 10:30 PM San7a says:

Big fan... Looks veeery interesting. I've always enjoyed watching you progress. I hope it goes well. Cheers you fuck.


Jun. 30, 2008 | 3:21 PM AndieCiambotti says:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/
doki66/IMG_0589.jpg

This one remind me a lot to Jan Svankmajer's work. If you don't know him yet, you should check out his animation shorts. You'll love 'em.

Good luck on this one, those images were very promising.


Jul. 2, 2008 | 12:08 AM phsychopath says:

I have a simple answere to your problem, just take the picture's you have and import them onto Flash and animate it that way.


Jul. 28, 2008 | 12:56 PM theusedmoron says:

Cant Wait >.<
Hehe x


Oct. 5, 2008 | 9:56 PM Pig-Vomit says:

What software are you using to make it? I've also got a digital SLR camera that's been sitting around. stop frame animation makes my brain writhe with yummy liquid-goodness (i think that's a good thing).


Oct. 7, 2008 | 12:44 AM nietzlawe says:

Damn, that garage of yours sounds like a gold mine. I'm surprised you haven't launched a takeover bid of Leeds United yet with all that dosh.

Any DHARMA Initiative videos stashed in your garage? With your Dad on saying "Hello, I'm Doctor Marvin Firth and this is station 666, otherwise known as the gold mine." The gold mine garage was originally used as a place for storing plenty of shite. When you use this equipment for your future Flash videos, it is imperative that you blow off the excess dust that will have undoubtedly gathered. It is important that you use a good blowing technique, or the dust may infiltrate your lungs and cause thyroid problems and you may end up talking like that guy who really just couldn't be arsed clearing his throat. Blah blah blah. Namaste and good luck."

Oh right yeah, the stop frame project. Forgot where I was then.

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