Week 5

The weekend before the deadline this final week I made sure the model box was ready to take pictures of and add to my presentation for Monday morning. I once again didn’t tape any of my walls down so I could photograph it from the viewpoints seen in the film and compile side by side comparisons of it for the hand in Thursday morning

I made a tiny double bed according to the appropriate measurements of a standard double which is about 1350X1900 mm and placed it in my bedroom to get shots of it from the frames perspective. It was a bit tricky to get wide angle photos of the windows from the inside and I found that they were tilted at an angle which made them not visible straight on when viewed inside and realized they weren’t quite right.

The first day back In studio I presented my current progress since the last rough model and went over all the changes done in the last two weeks to the measurements of the overall height and width of the space that changed the scale entirely and strengthened the outcome all while staying within a 1:25 scale that I felt allowed me to still work effectively in communicating any details required to the scene.

I thankfully received feedback on the presentation that my dormers were not surprisingly still incorrect in angle and I needed to go back and take them off the model box to redo them. I was a bit concerned that the process of taking them off could potentially tear my white card off since they were glued down with adhesive but I was told it would be okay as my new windows would cover up any minor damage.

overhead view of the model

side view of the model

Claire went ahead and even modelled a quick mock up of the windows of my measurements on Sketchup in elevation alongside the back wall to help me understand the 90 degree angle they sat on and this really helped me work faster to fix them on my model.

During the afternoon I went in and continued working on my sketchup model by placing the wall frames on each elevation and aligning the four side ones to the diagonal walls. My technical knowledge of the program needed some work since there were plenty of rough edges that needed cleaning up but the act of going in and identifying what needs to be grouped and modelled repeatedly was good practice.

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My final model was ready the night before the deadline and I’m quite pleased with the outcome. It stands out in elements where my design research into the film is strong with comparison shots of the scene with the model. I spent a great deal of time in evaluating different methods of presentation with respect to the wide angle lens used in film and in editing my raw images for the hand in. In the end this experience taught me a lot about the approach to designing a white card model for screen and the process that needs to be followed to be left with a strong and clear outcome that is almost entirely based on your approach to the practice.