The Tom and Jerry Show: Fashion design challenges for small "boxing Rolls"

Deborah Cook.

It will not be wrong to describe the style of stop-motion film next Leica and boxing Rolls as a pan-European mash-up of selective Victorian, steampunk in German Expressionism. The setting of the film is the city of England in the 18th century called Cheese Bridge where the citizens live under the rule of the Supreme Council of the cortex and white hats, one day after the pesticide crew red hat for the night. To illustrate intolerance and corruption is the foundation of the city, has instilled a narrow not only in the architecture and accessories and distorted, but also the fashion.

"Twisted many linework in these little suits," says Deborah Cook, costume designer for the film. "It comes from the original conceptual illustrations of the film. Line of work is a kind of well, and it is only through a combination of everything that is brought into our unique look for Cheese Bridge that".

Koch, who has a life of fashion design as a stop-motion film ParaNorman, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Corpse Bride, and work with the production designer, character designer and administrators to develop the costumes for the film. Cartoon Brew during a visit to Le boxing Rolls founded earlier this year , she led us through the process of research and talked to some of the unique challenges in the making of costumes for some stop-motion puppets involved.

Delacroix

For "atmosphere" of colors used in each time, starts cooking by., The art in this period Did the color palette suits boxing Rolls 1830 Delacroix painting Liberty Leading the People ", and only small pieces of turquoise, ocher and various shades of yellow and brown., And a touch of red is a symbol of where it came from Red Berets" .

Tips substance call "The boxing Rolls".

"We wanted a certain originality in this time and we velvet and chiffon and things were, but we support them in something [last]," says Cook. "We use the properties of the two substances." For example, he refers to a puppet in the hands of the white hero movie. "[His] pants have become unfit together at the top, but fell with Lycra."

In terms of construction, and it is something from the seam on the surface with the machine, but fashion dolls mounted on hand always. Cook said: "There may be a few millimeters here and there to be:" Even if there is a double [doll] eggs and any form of unconventional own little be ", but that is a big difference [Stop Motion] If each machine. did and tried to fit each doll look very different, so you really have to align the eye and comfortable to hold. "

While working through the line in the fashion was introduced to complement the surroundings of the character, and also served a functional purpose. "We [lines] in the places that still need to stretch pants when these lines [Symbols] do not move closer together, and when it moves, and it is his department needs. It really helps if they need to out animation to kneel so he has a lot of lines around the knees and around her buttocks. last thing we do in the action [is], we set up the layers so that each person several purposes. they must also spending to the client to the access points to [animation] is not twisted or weaken the movement about fashion. "

'S boxing Rolls, cooking has also conducted extensive research on military clothing and gangs. This was especially a lot of inspiration for white and red hats. "For the white hats is a little distilled [army] and a lot of medals and ribbons Mr. Portley crust (the leader of the white hats) ;. seems the military has its plate before, and has cocks her hat spring." Group clothes inspired red hats, and especially the way their clothes designed and indicators take clothes members of the upper class. "He's still refers to it as the kind of band or as part of the setting of a few, but dedicated their jackets."

Examples of laser engraving on the white hats.

When working with these small problems, the scale is always a source of concern. If I were to wear out jeans, you can not use the real material, because once that inflated in full size on the screen, the size of the tissue will be wrong. Using a Leica laser engraving, everything from small velvet and lace pressure suit portions of the material, how to create buttons. "You can set how the [Laser] does not go on the scale last on the seen to the eye. Would you like to draw [] and then in size and laser engraving. Then when they meet on the screen, you can choose Details can be reduced in them. "