Arby's Cat in Wallpaper progress

When Director Dave Merhar called us up for this Arby's spot, he knew it was right up our alley. We used a static form for the cat's body, and cleverly covered it with wallpaper. For the tail we created a cable-controlled, sinuous "tentacle" mechanism, which was then covered with an orange tabby fur transfer (all synthetic fur). Below, see the progress page we had the Director and Client review so we could get the effect just right. Video of the movement tests are located about mid-page. No animals were harmed during the making of this spot! "At the top of the page is Friday's 5/12 Progress on the Catwall. To eliminate the propogating/radiating folds, we've done something different. We prewrapped the cat, and then cut an outline around it in a pristine piece of paper. Pros: Looks pretty much like what (I think) was described to me; a cleaner central panel of wallpaper covering the cat with the cat form bulging out of it, with the tail end at the right edge of the paper. A question: The wall paper is NOT "palindromic", that is, each sheet has a dark green edge on the right, and a light green edge on the left, and this reverses if you turn it upside down. So, we need to know: Which way are you going to be hanging the paper in the room? Darker stripe rightmost, or light stripe rightmost? Click on any photo to see an enlarged version." IMG_1161.JPG IMG_1162.JPG IMG_1163.JPG Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs IMG_1165.JPG IMG_1166.JPG IMG_1167.JPG Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs-and Flash photography Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs-and Flash photography Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs-and Flash photography IMG_1168.JPG IMG_1148.JPG IMG_1149.JPG Friday's cat with clearer definition on head, legs- no Flash Thursday's cat Thursday's cat IMG_1150.JPG IMG_1151.JPG IMG_1152.JPG Thursday's cat Thursday's cat Thursday's cat IMG_1153.JPG IMG_1154.JPG IMG_1155.JPG Thursday's cat Thursday's cat Thursday's cat IMG_1156.JPG IMG_1157.JPG cattail1.MOV Thursday's cat Thursday's cat Cat tail movement test 1 cattail2.MOV IMG_1122.JPG IMG_1124.JPG Cat tail movement test 2 Prone position Prone position w/ flash IMG_1125.JPG IMG_1126.JPG IMG_1127.JPG Prone Position w/ exposed tail Prone Position w/ exposed tail Vertical position w/ brown paper IMG_1128.JPG IMG_1129.JPG IMG_1130.JPG Vertical position w/ brown paper Vertical position w/ brown paper, tail exposed Vertical position w/ brown paper, tail exposed IMG_1131.JPG IMG_1132.JPG IMG_1133.JPG All Fours position All fours position w/ flash All Fours position w/ tail exposed IMG_1134.JPG IMG_1135.JPG IMG_1136.JPG All Fours position w/tail exposed Vertical position Vertical position w/ flash IMG_1137.JPG IMG_1138.JPG IMG_1139.JPG Vertical position w/ flash Vertical position w/exposed tail Vertical position w/exposed tail        Home What's New | Features | Commercials | Resume | Realistic | Whimsical | Scary | Animatronics | Prosthetics | Puppets | Waldo ® | Publicity | TCS Fun | FX FAQ | Reference | Contact Us Except where noted, all contents are the property of The Character Shop, Inc. and copyright 1995-2007 Photographs and text may only be re-published with written permission. All rights reserved.