Week 3

This week I did some research on the background and setting, but I didn't do too much research as I am still deciding on the type of materials I need to buy.

I spoke to my friend Shannon about the materials I need to purchase, but I haven't bought anything yet. We spoke about the type of felt I will need to purchase for my character. She told me I can use Wool Roving materials for my character and put an armature in there so the arms and legs can move/bend. She told me that I can purchase them on Paradise Fiber or I can purchase them cheaper on Amazon.

Yesterday, I spoke to Shannon about the materials I need to purchase, so I can create my list of items to purchase, but she suggested that I measure the how big I want my set design to be that will determine how big I want my characters to be which makes sense.

I will start to measure the set design this week and decide how big of a set I would like and how much materials for the background I will need for my set.

Set Design Measurements

Background

• Height

  • Level-Head on Shots

    • 30 inches to 36 inches

  • Upward Angles

  • Wider Shots

    • Perhaps Taller set to avoid unwanted elements in the shot
      

• Width

  • Wide-angle lens = Wider set

  • 60 inches?

  • Consider the movement of the characters

• Background

  • Consider the distance between the set and the camera
    

Character

• Character should be about 1/3 to 1/2 tall if the background is 30 to 36 inches tall

  • Sunflower Man should be about 12 inches tall

  • Sunflower Girl should be about 3-6 inches tall
    

Sunflowers

• Field of Sunflowers

  • 18 inches

• Sunflowers

• 18 inches to 24 inches Tall
  

List of Items to Purchase:

Backdrop/Background

1. Multi-colored Cardstock Paper

   1. Skyblue

   2. Brown

   3. White

   4. Yellow
      

2. Presentation Cardboard
   

3. Felt Materials

   1. Wool Roving (Character)

      1. Dark Green x5

      2. Light Green x5

      3. Yellow x5

      4. Dark Brown x5
         

   2. Wool Roving (Sunflower Girl's Dress)

      1. Pink

      2. Yellow

      3. White
         

4. Eyeballs
   

5. Mouths/Nose

   1. Polyester Fiber

Background/Backdrop

• Paper Cutout with Felt Sheets