The first attempt at making this extremely FAT Domovoi to walk. Unfortunately the armature was placed in the wrong way, reducing mobility within the knee joint. Next time I will try with another Domovoi armature to see if I can correct the moving problems, and possibly add more motion into the arms, to give more character to the puppet.
Last term, Nicola made an experimental time-lapse of the construction of Domovoi, where she literally started with the skeleton of the character, then added muscles, skin and hair. Domovoi was 'brought to life' through the time-lapse, and allowed Nicola to patiently animate for over a month, using different materials (such as synthetic hair and spray paint) and to simply, enjoy the process of creating a character.
I (Lily Goodchild) made a condensed, abstracted version of the story that we had planned to do for this next project. I became drawn to the idea that the little girl's dream self would be aware of its surroundings, and would be so frightened of Kikimora's appearance that it would dive back into the girl's head to hide. I also used implication rather than explicit reveals of Kikimora, so when you watch the film you are not certain who or what Kikimora actually is, but you get a general idea of her connection to the spinning wheel and her daunting presence.
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