Building:
Set Design
SET DESIGN
The story will take place in four locations of the Persephone's childhood home.
Locations:
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Front Entrance/Front yard
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Conservatory
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Forest
Demeter's House
Final Result:
Demeter's house needed to show age and weathering which was done with paint, charcoal and pastels.
Materials Used:
-Dollhouse (found on side of road!)
-Front exterior, recycled materials, wool batting, found fallen branches, moss, paint, and various other items
Conservatory
Final Result:
To celebrate the beauty of the
Art Nouveau movement,
William Morris, royalty free wallpaper was used to cover the walls and the wood was given a dark finish resembling the dark wood houses of the era.
Embellishments were added with props.
Floor is a steel base so the puppet can perform on top with magnetic feet
Details:
Construction took place in my hometown of Providence Rhode Island, in my father's workshop. In order to have each set be portable and removable. Each of the side walls was connected with velcro to keep it secure. The set pieces were then primed and then next steps are to paint and decorate both
Forest
The materials for the forest are
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Found wood and sticks
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Foam base
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Paper Mache
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Burlap
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Glue
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Moss
The set is currently being built in the SVA Stop Motion Thesis Room
