Google Sketch Up Design for Goosebumps Event

Here are some images from my Google sketch up design for an interactive event based on the Goosebumps children's series.

Final Costume Photographs

I have completed two costumes for my Final Major Project and had lots of fun photographing them today with the help of Dann Hill and Poppy French

Some Design Development

Over the last few weeks I have begun my design development for my major personal project. I have created a few initial design ideas in photoshop, have done some collages and 3d work. Drawing is not one of my strong points so i decided to communicate my ideas in other ways.

Nosferatu

I watched Nosferatu today as a start to my methodological research. It is a 1920's german expressionist unauthroised adaptation of Stoker's Dracula. I enjoyed the character of Count Orlok (vampire). I feel that he wasnt overdone, he is just the essence of vampire. All he wants is blood and thats it, so good for him. Nothing too complicated and a classic costume. The eyes and fingernails do it for me. But as for the film itself... i fell asleep for half an hour...

Lycanthrope Reminiscant

In my Tutorial today, I was advised to research classic figures in horror. In looking at werewolves ( i actually typed in lycathrope as i knew this would be less scary..) i found this still from Dog Soilders. Haven't seen it for years! I love this film but the werewolves are a bit uncovincing. I think the bodies are ok (different - not your typical fur, but whats with that shine?) but the heads are stationary most of the time, the mouths never seem to open and close - a key part of a werewolf yes??

I have also now changed my idea and am very excited now that i have more of a direction. I will be designing some form of cart / travelling set which will inhabit puppets and set pieces inspired by the goosebumps stories i am looking at. The technical elements of this will be designed using Google Sketch up. I will go on then to make parts of the cart ( eg a puppet head ) and a costume for the narrator. The idea is basically to have this cart as part of a travelling show to be held at events, theme parks, book promotions, schools etc. I am currently researching carnival floats, travelling theatre companies and will find a type of puppet that will be suitable for my design.

Goosbumps

For my major Personal Project, I am designing a costume for an event based on the Goosebumps Children's books, of which I have read 12 for the project. I am thinking about

PLANT MUTANT MAN

VAMPIRE

SCARECROW

HANDLESS PIANO PLAYING GHOST

SUPERHERO

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN MASK

EXECUTIONER

At the moment I am looking into making masks and/or head dresses with accompanying costumes. This format was particularly inspired by a costume designer and maker i discovered yesterday called Mona Kastell:

http://www.monakastell.com/