making wing flaps....

[JR Fountain]

Hey there,

Wondering if anybody has any good ideas for creating small wing flaps for a little cartoon bird. I figure I've got to flap something around but haven't found anything around the house yet that sounds decent.

Thanks,
JR

[minister]

gloves
rubber gloves
baseball cap (hold the brim)
shirt sleeves
small towel
kids flippers
rubber mat

mix with various feathers

[JR Fountain]

thanks for the suggestions minister,

after doing a couple googles, I found the gloves idea and am gonna try that first.

JR

[Buccanears]

Make sure you do the dishes first or the wife'll kill you.
I also went to the extreme of getting real wings from a deceased parrot.
We stuckem in the freezer untill time to foley, then used them for a
day before they started getting stinky. Sounded like the real deal though.

[Plugs]

You're probably done the project, but ...

I used a flag waving sfx once that seemed to work pretty well. Might not be cartoony enough for what you're lookin' for.

Ter

[JR Fountain]

Hey guys,

Well I ended up using some work gloves and then pitched them up a bit to make them smaller sounding. Worked ok for what was needed. Definitely would've done some more experimented though if it was a bigger project.

Thanks for the suggestions!

JR