Statement of Intent: Final Major Project.

Leading on from the foundation of ‘The Birds’ used in my previous minor assignment, my final major project will continue from the narrative that I formulated through that term. During the minor project, I concentrated on a mixture of mediums between stop motion modelling and mask making, as I wanted to avoid pigeon holing myself into a singular category. This term I’m really focused on the narrative that I created throughout the minor project and would like to take that story forwards, either through means of stop motion animation or a series of photo shoots.

Going down the stop motion route will encompass more experimentation with a variety of materials, as well as honing the budget and aesthetic that goes with this medium; These attributes will tie in together as create an overall style for the piece. Down this route, I will also be able to undertake processes that I wanted to do last time but didn’t quite fit into that project.

My inspirations for the potential animation route include Zealous Creatives, ‘The Maker’; a stop motion animation with soft puppetry and intricate sets.

My goals for this project include experimenting further with materials and creating some sort of animation whether that be stop motion with photos, creating a mechanism that makes a model move or a series of sculpted models. Ideally, I’d like to experiment with all these methods! 

Below I’ve included a mood board I put together showing a variety of materials that puppets can be made from, ranging from stuffed tights, to professionally 3D powder printed faces. I also included some starting points for innovative sets, demonstrating scale and method of movement