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multiplane - yarn fluff

Intro/teaser concept for the roommate

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teaser test shot

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Portfolio pdf

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Concept for short film poster

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portfolio images

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portfolio images

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Portfolio images

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props

I didn't have any designs for the props or any reference images given for The Roommate, so I improvised a lot of the prop making.

As for the In The High Hills, I had a lot of reference images to go from and I had sketched a few things I had in mind.

for both concepts, I wanted to introduce as many textures as possible.

Therefore I tried using a diverse range of fabrics that would show on the camera.

for certain props I was able to crochet what I had imagined so it would mimic the actual furniture.

method: single Crochet

This is was very rewarding to do because it looked great on the camera.

various materials and mediums were used:

air drying clay

tissue paper

plasticine

foam board

acrylic

scraps from socks & jumpers

matchsticks

wire

nickel silver

glass beads

mosaic tiles

various sizes of acrylic tubes

yarn

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lighting in sets 2

another way of lights I wanted to add was night lamps. To fit the luxury aesthetic of the lobby I wanted to make lamps using metal.

I was able to use the metals workshop to make the lamps I had in mind:

material:

nickel silver

I think this was successful, its a simple design and making it wasn't complicated but it complete the look a lot.

I also came up with a simple way of adding lights to the other set.

I attached the led bulbs to the wall using a copper sheet.

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lighting in sets

I think to make a set believable to the audience lighting that comes from the props or sets is crucial. After some internet searching of ways of adding miniature lighting to a set I found small round LED bulbs that are battery powered and can be switched on/off using the plastic tab it comes with.

discovering these bulbs allowed me to explore my options with the set for the Roommate.

I wanted to make panels that had soft lighting come through walls in the hotel lobby.

I stuck 4 bulbs onto a frame rod, I then slid the frame behind the feature wall.

This gave me the option to take out the frame with ease and switch on or off the lights.

I used tracing paper between the panels.

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stairs cont.

I first researched plans for spiral stairs, I then made my first trial stair using paper and aluminium wire. It definitely was not big enough, so I doubled all dimensions.

I cut out the steps from foam board 5mm. Everything was stuck together using hot glue gun, for the stair columns, I used bamboo skewer sticks. Fatma and I agreed that the surface of the stairs should be glossy so it would reflect light, therefore I went and found faux black leather to cover the entire stairs. I then spray painted everywhere else with matte black.

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Environment Stairs

Fatma gave a specific image as a reference that she absolutely wanted me to create...

to create a similar look to the stairs on the right I thought I would build something that is curved and playing with lights to get a similar look.

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Furnishing sets

materials:

acrylic paint

sand

card

glossy vinyl

cell

veneer vinyl

craft sticks

foam board 5mm

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Sets

I spent approximately 3 days in the 3d workshop. I used the bandsaw to cut out the doors, windows.

I used a hand held screwdriver to drill holes. I made the dowels myself by cutting 6mm rod into small pieces then sharpened the edge so the ends were tapered. The dowels are the thing that holds all walls mounted to each other.

I loved working with the tools and in the workshop, I think in the future I would love the opportunity to take on more ambitious projects.

In total, I made 3 sets. 2 for The Roommate and 1 for In The High Hills.

materials:

12mm MDF

6mm dowels

PVA glue

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Costumes

For the costumes I collected scrap fabric pieces from the fashion department and used old clothing from home. I also used coloured cottons I bought from online.

Each puppet had different needs, for example, The Girl from the Roommate doesn't have an outfit but rather her skin is her look.

I had to come up with materials and a look using cotton (came material as the skin on her face).

I experimented with yarn, pen and stitches on the fabric.

In the end, I decided sketching using black fine liner and then sewing straight lines was the closest to Fatma's designs.

For the puppets in the high hills concept, it was easier coming up with fabrics and making their costumes.

I wanted to play with different textures, therefore I used a mixture of fabrics.

During the year, I picked up a new skill, crochet & knitting. I was really enthusiastic to use crochet to make the traditional Turkish sock wear 'patik'.

Material:

unravelled yarn (4ply into 1)

2mm crochet hook

Pattern: I had to come up with my own pattern for the patiks as there wasn't a miniature pattern available online.

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Wig making

I came across many ways of approaching the hair of puppets.

One method that really caught my attention was using yarn to make the fibres for the hair.

materials:

yarn in the colour of the hair

PVA glue

hairspray

heat (I used hair straighteners/ iron could also be used)

method:

tie and unravel strands of yarn

brush out the yarn strands using a metal bristle brush until fluffy

straighten the fluffy fibre

cut the ends of the fibre

glue the ends to make wefts

let dry the wefts and then cut off excess glue

to assemble the wig, I made wig caps for each puppet head using multiple layers of PVA glue and the same fabric I used for the faces.

I then glued each weft to the wig caps using PVA glue. I trimmed the excess length and then styled the hair using hairspray.