The Little Merman #26
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The Little Merman - Part 26 Pirate James surprises Mermaid Mariel when his third and final wish is to become a merman so he can be a part of her world under the sea.
This is it! James has his final wish. He could wish for Mariel to be human, but instead he asks to be a merman. Mariel is happy that he wants to be part of her world. He is happy to swim with the sharks, and date her of course! I smile every time I hear James say, “Look Mariel, I have a tail”.
I attempted to do the transition of James from a pirate to a merman with a video trick, but I couldn’t get it to work. Every attempt went wrong. I tried again and again. This was big moment in the show, so it had to be right. I was frustrated. Finally, I went with the only thing I could think of, a simple still photo transition. I set up my camera with the puppet in the scene and just carefully remove his tail costume piece between photos. Then I reversed it of course. I think I worked. I hope you agree.
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