Laika | Kent Melton
An original production-used maquette of Paranorman's Norman, together with a set of Norman rapid production faces presented as crew gifts, ca. 2012
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Laika Studios
PARANORMAN
Production-used “Norman” maquette measuring 11 in tall and 3 in wide, affixed to wooden base measuring 5 x 5.25 in, 2012.
TOGETHER WITH
One production-used RP (Rapid Production) Norman head with magnetized face mounted on plaque with label reading “LAIKA 2012 Studios / ParaNorman / This face was used in frame 28.271,” 2012.
AND
One wooden box containing 3 additional production-used RP (Rapid Production) magnetized Norman faces to switch out expression of face on plaque, 2012.
After the character design is approved, the next step in pre-production for an aminated feature is to create a maquette. Maquettes—the production-used ‘Norman’ maquette in the present lot was hand-sculpted by Kent Melton—serve as artists’ models, reference points of both character and look, and allow animation artists to solve design problems in advance while providing a real feel for the puppet before it is made.
A bespoke element of Laika Studios’ stop-motion animation process is the creation of “Rapid Production” faces—which are 3D-printed, magnetized faces used on their character puppets to quickly and seamlessly change the character’s expression in a given scene. The present lot includes 4 production-used Rapid Production Faces that can be used to switch out the expression on the mounted Norman head—screen-used in frame 28.271—that is also included with the lot.