This animated mechanical spider is a final prototype for a short film.
It was shot on a Canon EOS 600d, the final film will be produced with a Panasonic GH4.
Please do not hesitate to leave feedback!
I also would like to know if you prefer 6 legs like in the video or 8 legs like on a real spider.
I took a look at some reference material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE2QPYKju04
I prefer the 8 legs, as it gives a more ‘spidy’ feeling. Also notice that the spider in this video doesn’t walk as smooth as your spider but has a rather jagged feeling to it.
Thanks for your tipps and feedback!
@ Joarn I guess the result is clearly, the final spider will have 8 legs.
@.Adam. You are right, I only used a dome light and AO. Next time I’ll add a direct one.
the movement looks very realistic actually, but I think its too bright the whole scene, it creates noise in the composition as it almost looses focus because of the enviroment.
@harleynut97 Thanks! I used a transformed shoulderrig with added weights for the movement. @Renham I appreciate your freedback and it’s unfortunate that you dislike the scene being that bright since I intended to create a certain atmosphere with it. I agree with you regarding the focus but this was the best shot I got without using a steadycam so I decided to use it anyway.