Culture: Art: Automated
Robotic 'Stop Motion' Chase Scene   (+4)  [vote for, against]
Stretching time.

Construct a limited theatrical cast of large roughly humanoid robots capable of very slow movement. Program the robots to perform what would be a ten-minute scene at human speeds. Get the robots to perform it in a public place at 1/60 speed. Dawn and dusk frame the piece. Spectators become mere blips in the background.

Show the resulting film as a 10 minute short.

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[Aside: the 'stage' would probably have to be pre-drilled with holes and the feet of the 'actors' fitted with retractable spikes to allow the to walk at 1/60 speed without overbalancing.]
-- st3f, Jan 13 2008

Bravia bunny ad http://gizmodo.com/...8.php?autoplay=true
And kozyndan, the artist they ripped off for that. [jutta, Jan 14 2008]

This has already been done with Keanu Reeves's face. I have watched several movies in which he has gone through only one facial expression.
-- 4whom, Jan 13 2008


It's also been done with people, rather than robots, for music videos. And there is that gorgeous ad of multicolor rabbits bounding through Times Square, etc.
-- DrCurry, Jan 14 2008


But that was traditional stop motion animation, not robots. But yeah, I guess the effect is the same. (IMHO, it works for cars, but with people, it's just irritating.)
-- jutta, Jan 14 2008



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