Final 3D model!

Our final finished piece, and we were all very pleased with the outcome! We weren't sure if the light would pass through nicely from the back, to be honest we didn't have much time to make it so it was either a win or a fail, fortunately though, the stencil worked perfectly and the torches we used made the whole thing look all dramatic and fantastic!

There were tiny details that we wanted to add to the final finished piece but couldn't because of time restraint, like instead of already drawn curtains, it would have been made so that the curtains would be closed so we would have to pull them. Also, it would have been cool for the lights to move about a bit, giving the whole cinema model 'movement' and feel. We had also discussed some 'epic' music playing in the background while presenting the mini cinema, but that never came to happen!

Overall though, we are very happy with the whole process of making this typographic model, it was a challenging yet fun week for us all!

Further Development...

We originally wanted the font on top of the canvas coming out in 3D to make an effect akin to the I heart NY picture, we originally planned to make the letter forms by folding the film in shapes, we were going to use actual 16MM film to do this, however because of lack of time in the project, we were unable to get any authentic film and instead we decided to use camera film.

Later though, we thought that sticking the reel on top of the canvas would not be such a good idea, and not so creative so we came to conclusion of projecting stenciled letters from the film reel onto the canvas, which everyone was pleased about! We wanted to project the light on top of the canvas, but the lights would obstruct the way for the audience to see the projected letters, so projecting the light from behind was the best solution!

Two simple Torches on two drum stands things with a bit of cello tape for holding the torches is all it took to make our spot lights! Cheap and simple and VERY effective! If you need any technical work like that done, then go to Saif Zahra!, he's the guy who made the lights..genius!