Walkcycle Test

WALK CYCLE TEST 

This was the first test I did after borrowing a uniform from a local amateur dramatics company called sundial theatre. Courtesy of Gill Jordan. 

Tiles, Props and Thinking Big

To create interest in the beach scene for verse 2 I wanted to introduce something besides our actor and encouraged by our course leader I hit upon the idea of a mosaic pattern in the form of a whale. Hobby craft sell miniature kit forms for kids but what's to stop, with some scaling up a animated 10+ foot whale entering the scene. So taking the miniature as a guide I worked out how many appropriate kitchen tiles would be needed. Here are the visuals showing the process of scaling up from concept to finished article..

Coaster Kit - mosaic

white tiles for teeth

tile cutting in progress

body tile 0-45

tail tile 45-77

Scaled up Whale in it's glory

Like Pebbles on the Shore

OFF THE ROLE

Printed PVC also offered a second texture and saved me from going to the stone yard with a rubble bag so I snapped up a few meters.

pebble pvc

SETTING THE SCENE - Verse 2 (Beach)

A large blue polythene sheet protects the flooring and allows the pvc and sand to be placed on top to create the beach scene for verse 2. 

Setting the scene - pebble pvc and genuine beach sand

TOP DOWN CAMERA VIEW

A Material World

Giving the scene's some texture meant introducing some materials into the frame. Inspiration came in the form of a trip to Dunelm Mill and scouring their cloth & material section for suitable colours.

These loose roll material was available to buy by the meter so I snapped up a sea, sky and a clear perspex sheet offered some texture for the on/underwater scenes. A meter of dakron was also added for the water splashes and clouds. 

The Venue

After weighing up the short list of venues and looking at expenses/ease of access/facilities/travel-time it became apparent that the best solution would be to approach my godfather who had previously given access to his home to a 3rd year film student, James Walker Sieradzki. James used the house and grounds to produce his final year film 'Laces' https://vimeo.com/23372552

The Ballroom/High Ceiling/Parquet Flooring

The Cast

MEET THE CAST 

THE BAND

Ian on Mandolin/Vocals 

Chris on Guitar/Vocals

Rachel on Violin/Tambourine/Vocals

DAVID

David aka Marc Edwards

THE POLICEMAN

Police aka John Foster

The Breakdown

THE BREAKDOWN

Mark Simon Hewis attended University and during his presentations I asked him about his approach to the music videos he had produced and directed. He basically drew a very simple diagram showing the timeline to the song and then a way of chopping the song up into its relevant verses. So simple but it helped break down a big task into the sum of its parts thus giving me a start point to begin.