The programmer as an animator: Possible interfaces between animation and programming through the use of Arduino boards for the production of Animatr

Abstract

This work is configured as a production description of an animatronic character for use in the animated film: “Vida de Boneco”, winner of the 2017 Brazilian Cinema Grand Prize in the category of best animated short film. In ad¬dition to explaining the production process, there will be a small discussion about the use of embedded systems, more specifically the Arduino board as a basis for producing this type of character, presenting the possibilities of use, advantages and problems. This type of character brings a new possibility of performance for the character, being able to be made through an advance programming of all possible action possibilities or through a unique code, which after triggered, allows an entire sequence of performance actions, turning the programmer into an animator.