Sunday, 8. May 2011
Descending Into The Underworld: The Silhouette Set is Done
The silhouette set is done.
The last two days I spent in my basement studio (which is kind of my personal Underworld) and worked on the silhouette set of the realm of the dead.
The Underworld set is approx. 2 m long.
Here are some pictures I shot of the set (in which I increased the contrast a bit):
Hades and Orpheus reaching the shore.
Cerberus guarding the way to the throne room.
Orpheus entering the throne room.
Orpheus meeting Hades.
I'll do the final recording with a slight back light against a colored background to achieve high contrasts and sharp outlines.
The Black Gate
... is, in contrast to all the other parts, made of aluminium wire which I have tied together with black thread.
Finally, I sprayed the door with black spray paint so it'll turn into a silhouette as well.
Right now I'm painting the background and then I'm done with set building... As in done. Who would have guessed that this is going to happen one day?
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Shelley Noble wrote on Monday, 9. May 2011 at 07:35:
Everything is looking totally Kewl, Jessica! I think you got everything just right!
Jessica Koppe wrote on Monday, 9. May 2011 at 22:46:
Hey guys!
Nils, The column actually is necessary, but I think I'll cut it a bit slimmer, you're right! But the gate stays as it is! ;)
Shelley, thank you! I've got much more to share but our stupid internet connection is down... I have no idea when it'll be fixed...
michael wrote on Monday, 16. May 2011 at 00:26:
holy smokes…
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Nils wrote on Sunday, 8. May 2011 at 12:48:
Yeah! Nearly done - Great!
I like the simplicity of the scene design - like jump'n'run levels with two big bosses. But where will Orpheus be standing in front of Hades? Is the column there wisely placed? Is it movable? Will you apply simple parallax effects while scrolling?
The gate is pretty - quite monkeyislandesk with its angled curls. But maybe the wire is a little too thin in contrast to the rest of the scene - it's detailed like an actor. Perhaps a thick spray paint could make it thicker and the dripping could indicate rust.