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Project 3: Life Modelling [Head]
By noting the structure of the skull sculpt, I now had some clear reference points for creating the head sculpt. In a similar fashion to...
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Project 3: Life Modelling [Skull]
In preparation for the sculpting a model's head, we were tasked with creating a half-scale, plastecine piece of a skull. Hopefully, this...


Project 2: Prosthetics
This second project runs with the character brief of a cult member who unknowingly holds an implanted key in the form of a sub-dermal...


Project 1: Animatronics
This 1st of 3 projects for Unit 7 started with a viewing of Jan Svankmajer's 'Alice' [1988]. As a craftsman of puppetry and stop-frame...
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Independent Research Project [Overview]
Before starting this final project of 1st year, we had to decide our specialism for the next two years and I'd always known that it would...


"THE STORY OF CRUEL FREDERICK"
So, here's the final outcome! Nearly 3 months in total including 2 and a half weeks filming. We had some serious technical difficulties...
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Spinal Crack Productions [Presentation]
Below is the final presentation I put together for our group "Spinal Crack Productions", summarising the making, filming and editing...


The Shooting Process
Before shooting we had to rearrange our workspace into a shooting area and a making space. Below you can see a few photos of our layout...


The Finished Sets, Props & Puppets
The Dressed Sets: Above: Frederick's Bedroom. Above: Appartment Kitchen. Above: Appartment Hallway. Above: Exterior Set. The Puppet...


Filming Schedule & Technicalities
In preparation for filming this week, I volunteered to put together a filming schedule, prioritising for the sets and props that were...
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Isle of Dogs [Exhibition & Screening]
Today was the day I finally got to visit the Strand exhibition and see the screening of Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs'. I'm really not a...


Creating the 'Spinal Crack Productions' Logo
Having come up with our company name, 'Spinal Crack Productions', at the beginning of this project, I went on to create a quick...


Group Decisions on the Film
I thought I'd make some quick notes here from our last group discussion about some of the smaller logistics within the film; the...


Recent Work Outside of Uni
Over the past week I've worked on two separate jobs - an advert for 'Wagon Wheels' and a music video for 'Biscuit Town' by King Krule [a...
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Creating Props [& Other Jobs]
Once I'd completed the puppet and set that I was assigned, I moved on to creating props to dress the sets with. Below I've documented the...