Curiouser and Curiouser Props

The flamingo table was made from a variety of plastics welded together

included the vacuum formed flamingo bodies.
The wonderland key was made with resin then painted and aged.

The cake was a fruit cake with currents cut up then placed onto the surface

with tweezers. The cake case was cut from cardboard with a scalpel, the words "curiouser and curiouser" wrapped around the sides.

The bottle's label was a parcel tag with the words "drink me"

written on it in black ink.

A page taken from my folder

Curiouser and Curiouser

Current project at university is Adaptation, using an extract from a book and creating my own version of the prop, I have chosen Alice's Adventures in Wonderland after she has fallen down the rabbit hole and comes across a "three legged table" a "little golden key" a bottle with a label that says "drink me" and a cake with the words "eat me" written on it in currents.

The title for the project is "Curiouser and Curiouser" my choice of title is down to the original text where alice exclaims this line when entering Wonderland and also because i want to look at playing with the scale of the objects.

These are my initial designs for some of the props

Drink me Label:

Flamingo glass table:

Tiny gold key:

Detail: Key

Props for the BBC

Just finished making props for the BBC Inside Out South East programme. This show was about the future of Pfizer, i was asked to sort out props for the laboratory scene including an "experiement" in the shape of Kent, i sourced the majority of the lab equipment from Gravesend Grammer School who kindly lent me a variety of beakers and test tubes.

I made the "experiment" by mixing condensed milk with gelatin this when set made a gummy block, I then traced the shape of Kent through a template with a scalpel to cut it into the shape i needed.

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Magwitch

Have been busy for the past couple of months undertaking the role of Production Designer for ViolaFilms production "Magwitch" a prequal to "Great Expectations." The short film is to be shown in February 2012 and is currently in the post-production stage.

Here are some previews of some of the sets I designed, dressed and created.

Swan Head Prop

The swan head prop in shot for the film.

Commision work

I was approached by a group of students studying film production at a university in Bath to make a prop for a short film they were producing. The prop was to be a life size, realistic swans head and neck. I used a mixture of furniture foam, feathers, sculpy, latex and paint to create the prop.

Narrative and Genre

Based on a Bollywood version of Romeo and Juliet, I designed and created a set design using ancient indian architecture and patterns then created a model box to illustratue my ideas (1:25 scale) I also created a batik print for the backdrop in order to maintain the bollywood genre.

A vital aspect to take into consideration for the design was the famous "balcony scene." For my production i wanted a different aesthetic, moving away from the more traditional balcony on the side of the stage. I therefore chose influences from past indian architcture as well as looking into encorporating the lotus flower into the designs.