Woo! I haven’t posted on here or updated anything in a while. Things got so crazy there with senior show and everything! So, I thought I’d catch everyone up by posting stuff from my senior project, ShatteredWe’ll start with some photos of the actual production.

This is my entire set up, lights and all.

The lighting set up. I used a bounce card (foamcore) to get light in through the attic window. The glass set up (the photo is at a weird angle) created the dappled lighting in the attic. I used an orange gel on the light, then mounted the glass on a C stand, as well as a cardboard “cookie” to get the effect I wanted. The end result was pretty sweet.

This is me sculpting Grace’s (my puppet) face, getting her ready to start shooting.

Left: I moved and stabilized Grace’s feet my screwing them down into homasote. Her shoes were designed with grooves for the screws and with the ability to peel back and then replace to hind them. Gotta love silicone.

Right: Me sitting in front of the computer with my capture program, Dragon. Not a bad little program, though I would have had a lot less aggravation with it if it hadn’t been my first time ever using it. I had to learn how to use it and all of its little quirks on the fly. I made it through somehow.

The entire set, mid shoot. I was very pleased with the overall look I achieved.

Me animating.

I think I may actually be close to shooting on my senior project! I spent this evening slaving away at lighting the set. Here’s a test screenshot: 

Hopefully I’ll start shooting in the morning. Keep checking in for more!

Grace, my main character for my senior project film, is finally finished! I think I remade each part of the puppet - shoes, torso, armature, clothes, eyes, hair, face - at least twice. So parts more than twice. It’s so frustrating, especially since I HATE redoing things. Here’s some photos of the finished puppet.