Kids Company Key Worker

Taking still shots of the scene where our character talks to a key worker in the Kids Company building.

Working On Flats

Cardboard and polystyrene found on the street was shaped and painted and decorated with tissue paper curtains to make the block of flats where our character has been sleeping on the sofa month after month.

Working on Living Room

Making the living room where our character sleeps on the sofa.  Made inside a cardboard box using scraps of material found around the art room, magazine clippings, plasticine, wood veneer scraps, print outs for the details in the cupboard and a clipping of a real plant for the flowers. 

For the animation the light was adjusted to create the effect of moonlight changing to daylight by changing the angle of lamps found in the art room.

Legs

As it was my first time I knew a bit about working with clay but not the animation side of it.  It was challenging at times when I could not get it to stand up but I enjoyed the process and challenges and would do it again.

Second Puppet

Working on the puppet for the key worker character.  Making her body from corks shaped with a craft knife, and wire so that her limbs can bend.

Adding detail to the face and hair.  Photographing her in different postures and from different angles to think about storytelling.

Storyboard & first puppet

Group project starts with a hand-drawn storyboard.  The first character is a the young boy.  His skeleton is made from wire and cork.  This is called an armature and means he can be moved into different positions when animating.  The armature is covered in plasticine 'skin'.

Working Hands

Working on props for the group animation.