Research
Meeting My Partner
YouTube videos for Exercise
Instrumental Music
As my partner and I were deciding out narrative, we decided on using Disney princesses as our concept and naturally decided to use one of the most iconic Disney songs.
Images for My Paper Mechanism
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http://kidsultimatezone.blogspot.com/2015/06/cinderella-story.html
After listening to our music many many times, I picked out a section of the music that I liked the most and that I felt matched the scene in a way.
Exercise
Two Paper Mechanisms
Pop-Up Bouquet of Flowers
Birthday Cake Pop-up
Iterations
Sketching Out Ideas
After deciding that our diptych would revolve around Disney princesses, I started coming up with different types of paper mechanisms that could relate to different princess movies and their iconic scenes. I played around with paper mechanisms for scenes in Cinderella, Aladdin, and Mulan.
I had three different scenes and paper mechanism ideas for the movie, Cinderella. Considering my iterations were the only ones made between the two of us, we decided to use these concepts for our project.
Rough Draft #1
After discussing how we were going to split the work, I started making a quick and very rough draft of the pull tab mechanism that I was going to be making. We also decided to do a little extra bit and make a pop-up castle, so I made a draft of that as well.
Rough Draft #2
Once I had looked into the scene that I was doing more, I realized that the Duke in the story also played a big role in the scene since he is chasing after Cinderella running away. I wanted to include his role in my section and made another draft of the two mechanisms using printer paper.
Rough Draft #3
I made my next draft with card stock since I knew that was the material that I was going to use for my final and wanted a more refined draft to reference. As I played around with the mechanism involving the Duke, I noticed that the mechanism was a little difficult to push in and out since the card stock was so thick. So, I went back to my printer paper draft as a reference and realized that that model moved much smoother.
After making that discovery, I changed the inside accordion strip that allows the mechanism to move inside the card stock draft to printer paper and it all moved much easier after that.
Rough Draft #4
For my final rough draft, I made a model that included both of my paper mechanisms on one sheet of card stock. I wanted the make sure that everything fit and that my measurements of where everything lined up was correct. I even traced out the Cinderella figure for a more accurate view of the entire sheet.
I also tested out an accordion folded strip of paper that would fold out when you pull down on Cinderella tab to reveal music notes from the instrumental music that we chose.
Experimenting with Cricut Machine
I tried using the scoring tool on the Cricut machine to see how my background would show up through that method. I wanted the background to be subtle, but the scoring didn’t show up as well as I hoped. I tried using a black marker to draw over the indents, but it was not a good look so I switched to etching with the laser cutter.
Test Cuts of Figures
I tested out a cut where there was an outline around the figure and one without an outline. I ended up liking the figure without the extra outline on the outside since it turned out much cleaner.
Concept Statement
For this project, my partner and I will be working collaboratively to create a diptych. We will be recreating iconic scenes from the Disney movie, Cinderella. Our diptych will include three different types of paper mechanisms, a pop-up, diagonal pull tab, and multi-panel pull tab. From left to right, the mechanisms will tell the fairytale in chronological order. On the left, Helly will be creating the iconic dress transformation scene by making a multi-panel pull tab. In the middle is the pop-up castle that we worked on together. I will be recreating the scene when Cinderella’s glass slipper falls off and the duke chases after her by using both a diagonal pull tab method and mechanism with a flap that flips out to reveal the figure. To incorporate the music in my paper mechanism, I am using the actual music notes from the instrumental music of “When You Wish Upon a Star” and revealing them under the pull tab that Cinderella is attached to. To accommodate for all the mechanisms, our diptych will be the maximum size of 14” x 17”. The main design principles present will be emphasis, movement, and unity. These can be seen when going through the mechanisms and seeing them move. Also, the main elements of design in our diptych will be shape, color, and form. We both will primarily be using colored cardstock, Bristol board, glue, and laser cutter to construct our paper mechanisms.
Production
Pop-Up Cinderella’s Castle
Tracing and Splitting into Layers
Constructing the Pop-up
Tracing the Images of the Scene
Mechanism Tabs and Dividing Layers
Adding in the Musical Element
Lasercutting
Assembling
Glass Slipper Placement
When I was designing my mechanism digitally, I realized it was going to be difficult to line up the glass slipper exactly where I needed it to be. So, I cut two small slips of paper to act spacers for the small piece, as shown in the second photo of this row.
Duke Reveal Flip Tab
Lining Everything Up and Adding Cinderella
For the Duke’s reveal, I lined up his foot with the top step of the stairs so it would look like he was actually standing on them. Also, I made sure that Cinderella was not blocking any of the music notes under the tab when I pinned her on and that she was covering the glass slipper at the beginning.
Final Product
Details
Link to Portfolio Piece: Dynamic Pages