tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23660233073548262182024-02-07T19:15:15.995-08:00Sarah Laker Creative Arts for Theatre and FilmSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-67061223869401000342011-05-26T11:22:00.000-07:002011-05-26T11:35:02.505-07:00Bibliography'The Death of Ivan Ilych' Leo Tolstoy, Fine Creative Media 2004<br /><br />'Russian Houses' Elizabeth Gynor, Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1994<br /><br />'Interior Textiles: Fabrics, Applications, and Historic Styles' Karla J Neilson,John Wiley and Sons, 2007<br /><br />'Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques: basic guide for Theatre' Chuck B Gloman, Focal Press 2007<br /><br />'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride' Mark Sailsbury, Newmarket Press, 2005Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-26136148090139354152011-05-25T14:36:00.000-07:002011-05-26T03:52:50.484-07:00Final Photo shoot and filming<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Today was the final day when all the necessary photographs were taken. Two members of the photography department came down to show us about appropriate lighting techniques for filming our sets. First thing in the morning we now had the rugs from Rhyan which were positioned in each room, then all the trinkets, books and nick knacks were assembled, some had to be borrowed from the other group just to fill out the gaps in cabinets. Fiona brought in a huge bunch of fake plants and flowers which we distributed about the room arranged in various vases, these added colour and life to the drawing room a definate contrast to the study filled with skulls, mould and darkness.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610778814208340402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvStS1e1PJpu-NnywBYLtPgAsYiAW67L3m8g0WQBmjlO0E4BtLppOpRmMjpYDQGzr7ymXJWUs9PZDsUZ6k0RtI6ABJlDskC9owhrPstWAfYlj9qfJl72xcEL3PevB3gqoYWmRhP7iU7xg/s320/P1090824.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610779006395068818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYSVji1XUf9sG5oD5-gDOhT8K5rmh3njoTcmxxaAXlX94FRIvtvSF6q-xzKW65CMQmeEzMeMCSi1H8TLg0FB1jfd47FmzFelz3gZcnow-dEjoXIYGrnQIS3JnVLnU4Kz08lzFLfDU3uc/s320/249792_10150637863010313_791500312_18419407_2165383_n.jpg" />Discussions took place and the group decided to take up the black fabric put over the windows to block out the light and workshop, we were to use the lines of the window with the softer lighting to illude to sunlight shining through. The drawing room had to be the warmer of the two rooms possibly eventually we used orange gels pegged to the two lights at the windows to achieve this. One smaller lipstick light was clamped to the beam on the ceiling with a sheet of fibreglass tissue / matting layered over to soften the intense light, it was held above the centre of the room to portray the light from an unseen chandelier. The effects of the lighting had to always be checked by how the frame looks through a camera (as it is different to the eye) adjusting the cameras iris settings. Other techniques we tried to stop the light being too direct was to bounce the light off a piece of white foam board, softening the light making it more natural. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimKcy4d6fjJUUQvcp6AaNwPlVM3h6S9YmfJJ70xrZEsPRj41cMuhPQwVXMiXqb-f8rVF3AKp4CantOQpVfVJQMCTyHkymHNm0F9DRc0sznv3biN-uMSiFQqE8NrEhMLdAIyQvgeOdRZ0/s1600/250302_10150637868305313_791500312_18419460_110901_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 255px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 377px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610786167319483106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimKcy4d6fjJUUQvcp6AaNwPlVM3h6S9YmfJJ70xrZEsPRj41cMuhPQwVXMiXqb-f8rVF3AKp4CantOQpVfVJQMCTyHkymHNm0F9DRc0sznv3biN-uMSiFQqE8NrEhMLdAIyQvgeOdRZ0/s320/250302_10150637868305313_791500312_18419460_110901_n.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhTMfLkJhfzA0D17duZ2EUldBLIspG5nKS0rd4yoevvWHjbF_6ayVbb5qffEx6UEGfnFWLZt1m5AouOy1w6QwJ54a8VMdD3d9nGy8_ed0VDVArKR0BNfOb7FyMbq9qFiJ42Du2eGCcLE/s1600/P1090858.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610786706627647714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhTMfLkJhfzA0D17duZ2EUldBLIspG5nKS0rd4yoevvWHjbF_6ayVbb5qffEx6UEGfnFWLZt1m5AouOy1w6QwJ54a8VMdD3d9nGy8_ed0VDVArKR0BNfOb7FyMbq9qFiJ42Du2eGCcLE/s320/P1090858.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAw0CkTQVF2cB0YH5Kg5hsNB8OmZLwzUa8F-WmGfp5bwGbNyW-tsGKBV3grRG_DJXvfbHJt-rYVzs8ImqKoOthrg4p6R_DHYLIMb4m9u5HCWv6jDPMLwHRdT5wFXkvA1eQ1SpKzLQqDFA/s1600/249102_10150637868850313_791500312_18419474_2725612_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610788282792119490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAw0CkTQVF2cB0YH5Kg5hsNB8OmZLwzUa8F-WmGfp5bwGbNyW-tsGKBV3grRG_DJXvfbHJt-rYVzs8ImqKoOthrg4p6R_DHYLIMb4m9u5HCWv6jDPMLwHRdT5wFXkvA1eQ1SpKzLQqDFA/s320/249102_10150637868850313_791500312_18419474_2725612_n.jpg" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610785849969759954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj53PAPpwsc6QrfQrY_YaFADExQHu4QVFeF-bSRJ1KZHsSNj1n93Nr2Sj4IexqmGliPhFN2l7qzu0w28lspSYevteOkHORH-wE6XvpO4nAGG7fBUVSfbe1eioWbhcjgwLqzegeul5ydIA/s320/249284_10150634652670657_507185656_19015564_6164778_n.jpg" /></div></div></div>The photos below are some of mine and other members of the group's photos from the shoot displaying the window lighting techniques casting shadows on the love seat. I do not yet have copies of the film footage from<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUdl00oQZaWR5OtKUQYWVcx3uFg2DIMjQwsI76Hp5D7x6xxag-xSWkEBp_GNWtwJ0649AcjpDZtUr5zuLELJAlGPN5DO_Iu_xmk3D7LiZgPvPLWCMHq6SPO03TNfYkSRdmve98ctxUIM/s1600/P1090868.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610788826140487346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUdl00oQZaWR5OtKUQYWVcx3uFg2DIMjQwsI76Hp5D7x6xxag-xSWkEBp_GNWtwJ0649AcjpDZtUr5zuLELJAlGPN5DO_Iu_xmk3D7LiZgPvPLWCMHq6SPO03TNfYkSRdmve98ctxUIM/s320/P1090868.JPG" /></a> today but will hopefully upload copi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKi5dYVL5XyPh3ncVP8iLWAQmyHfCKvAFNKYP-qLV8Ry9_JyA17byfaHfHf23lRtYA0THgeOw1NmGHOKhYDEUf8_AeTxxkTiH3qtQAinR9BVL_SY2feafW-8dC3AX9K7OXn1oY-HCuCM/s1600/247147_10150637870385313_791500312_18419508_5322137_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 342px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610787787996271986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKi5dYVL5XyPh3ncVP8iLWAQmyHfCKvAFNKYP-qLV8Ry9_JyA17byfaHfHf23lRtYA0THgeOw1NmGHOKhYDEUf8_AeTxxkTiH3qtQAinR9BVL_SY2feafW-8dC3AX9K7OXn1oY-HCuCM/s320/247147_10150637870385313_791500312_18419508_5322137_n.jpg" /></a>es soon.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxrJyUT46b_tF7VU3fj8AzPizMIEKkcr1wp_h6Y349I_DxrAczMx0Sxe4nQbwx0895bKsxuKZM2cW3DNKEspjC4zmMwd0xZwyBxPraFUXCFNoTzLFayPjdYb4RZuE8EPzlCIy5-UTBT0/s1600/P1090907.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610792736815193922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxrJyUT46b_tF7VU3fj8AzPizMIEKkcr1wp_h6Y349I_DxrAczMx0Sxe4nQbwx0895bKsxuKZM2cW3DNKEspjC4zmMwd0xZwyBxPraFUXCFNoTzLFayPjdYb4RZuE8EPzlCIy5-UTBT0/s320/P1090907.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 337px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610791206120066802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkAWqI66RAMk10ET03ah2N0F3rNBThETj_ZhtDkfc_btABGxszjnvYaYxcd5joyQJW20a60JSCufDmOKS2h0ENCvQn0SpEGZo4sgVeba6wllWayqn_UUB-86WFe9YNwXQD3jFkswyDSM/s320/P1090896.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610791943216088994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHvCMlusIMTcarwBpCMVY32ZymmXhrh_1eyOuJBpLiXiL-R3GSKifzFOpjLRwL0NY7zV1wGsBLJVsbl3-EkAbBR9KkMGdR0UcDrE7io58yXf8gHoulq3cFfIYlo1I_LWHHyfRjsBwrro/s320/P1090898.JPG" /></div></div></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x8_ZYZFeYAE0clZZUaNWdepvk3NC0a0xDK1h_6HppVg_ZtzJvm072ecHeBjp-Nv8Sii66nqisQkfpo2uDZCP642-bLy9A1XSXwyOiLHL-n9_rTFW-QyEvXn-6-nXQQWARQ1i23CyQOY/s1600/P1090883.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 332px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610789451407434994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x8_ZYZFeYAE0clZZUaNWdepvk3NC0a0xDK1h_6HppVg_ZtzJvm072ecHeBjp-Nv8Sii66nqisQkfpo2uDZCP642-bLy9A1XSXwyOiLHL-n9_rTFW-QyEvXn-6-nXQQWARQ1i23CyQOY/s320/P1090883.JPG" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-69073694512524529192011-05-24T14:23:00.000-07:002011-05-26T09:52:31.110-07:0024th May finishing the room<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>On this last few days running upto the photoshoot and filming, we had limited but vital jobs left to do like laying the floor, patching up the paint work, painting the windows, hanging the drapes and applying pictures and other set dressing.The first job was to add more layers to the death corner. Using a technique shown to us by Henry Jones we used French/button polish and water which resulting in a minor reaction alluded to sticky wet surfaces with scatterings of mould and other corroding spores. By sponging on the polish in thick amounts sometimes encouraging drips but whilst still wet water was immediatly flicked or dripped onto the polish. This turns to foam and drys in a yellow stain but the more water applied, the whiter the stain. This same effect was blended aross the corner of the wall and the panelling as well as the floor behind the feet of the screen. The effect was also mimiced onto the fabric around the hole in the screen. The polish and paint did taint and stain the material but the water marks were not as clear, so using watered down white paint we created the similar drips and stains. The jersey velvet was very difficult to rip and tear convincingly. After much experiment we discovered the easiest ways to part the threads was to closely roughly cut frays with scissors and rip and pry them appart and rub them down with sand paper, below are some photos of our tests and final outcomes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcQ7nTzRlQSlDJX37TJ6J-74q4UnfOIxs5GfH0mis9c2mFmzJMqRHRvbq2p4HT_DWoyDhNHBDyKpsnPvTbafP5Zi-bpwisNgHyuxCiqQU8EWdsCbZ5eJ3kfgcQIHz1qGRmmitTXoviaA/s1600/P1130292.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 234px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611068214354193458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcQ7nTzRlQSlDJX37TJ6J-74q4UnfOIxs5GfH0mis9c2mFmzJMqRHRvbq2p4HT_DWoyDhNHBDyKpsnPvTbafP5Zi-bpwisNgHyuxCiqQU8EWdsCbZ5eJ3kfgcQIHz1qGRmmitTXoviaA/s320/P1130292.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh7q-wxDX0VQietlhEYyIylLTDLyHaqbtJP8pTbTfH0hBbCU1CXyuIDsN686nRP8IBFi3cKztTPUeChpFnCxw78Rn8qMXDB9crFY5C768QNRO9Pa4lZ_9_4FFYAO6hsGcUXqfgmf0ncc/s1600/P1130290.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 168px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611068462017932978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh7q-wxDX0VQietlhEYyIylLTDLyHaqbtJP8pTbTfH0hBbCU1CXyuIDsN686nRP8IBFi3cKztTPUeChpFnCxw78Rn8qMXDB9crFY5C768QNRO9Pa4lZ_9_4FFYAO6hsGcUXqfgmf0ncc/s320/P1130290.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610755848859505026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4BF48Y6fBOTCyO9o07PSlwXliA1O7tAUXMICAdTEt4v9twP1orQlGM2J1fnMUDtcYfmZjxev1P1X14-gA5pWU6bu-DjPF_hqA5VfjNr4fzBq481goxwK3JIQfcHVAljoQauhDo9lW-c/s320/P1130212.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610756284729011762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1rIXqJoy3Uq-ksT9nDUIziBCOdW5uokc3XhB4NOyZWYJb3B0qnm4Q73bt_ziR02b_8F0nEAGEQSTqyekke-XmTd22rub0Zp-eUaaBAGA8s-QYG7BgmbN9L-6xpQOqShyr1WbfNdDnNQ/s320/P1130224.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610756753669428130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKt2VqtxMg5WJOQt-GvoCbtdVNxxzxlzYWg7L-wvtcjJRFk7fDCaEVKBJqX9Spvb8ZOf9lW3ORg5uPvcJ_83L_CiKWSvAsg9reQV6hC3405JGICMp2Xg_DWRSc8pu0bZKbWmKuQJBbBM/s320/P1130222.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610759272883573074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwQOrYsmaj7oklzXokUSke0HX_NS5PArzNXNIfAp53rp7cO-F8Wi5gXhFqnBK9nJgDnfDpxFidm07FPZE9KEIfA9P7jafcZFdW8qg2_2QedthpdvqmE1r5lx2haFqK0we5E2Fj8GBmVY/s320/250242_10150637861610313_791500312_18419375_1613002_n.jpg" />other features of the day included painting the windows with dark oak varnish. Then once dry the curtains could be stapled to the top of the windows. One problem that occured was that the seperate swag in the study Lauren had beautifully made was unfortunatly the wrong way round for the way of the curtains, to over come this Iunpicked it and turned it round so the top was now the right side. Folding in the pleats and tacking them in place. Then tacking some of the green braid used on the chaise to the edges to add the the baroque style and detailing.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610761738632428818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJIG2wvARJzdJlfa-H28QLfEaUmPhOM5_w62Rd5NWNdHzmgfqNaubdxBUSZWChXmIzatTkYE4Lp2eatpBPq9NTb5drElxiRfTsZwfxqzMmMszBVty7iJFv5jHq7-P-gfUDOgy82j-QPY/s320/P1130257.JPG" /></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610762422509257186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxzIpcehPFJ7AcXAZ74yhqW388L2zpJo3z8NE01NsgPB2r9Jmy236uEY_z4vrrRgff6E_cYlFSPU3HyJPxkZvNTmHm7cQYTr82JN1P7is504UwgH1JEeR1h6tXY16c_iJ-ntm9660CC0/s320/P1130248.JPG" />Other features applied were the lights made by Kirby and Rob, also their deathly hand candles for the study both casts of kirby's hand and moulded in plaster painted gold and then layered with the wax drippings of the candles. Pictures were added to the restored frames including my embroidery made at Easter, old pictures of victorian towns from other peoples houses and printed baroque paintings. Old photographs included one of Tolstoy the author of the story and one of my great grandmother who played the part of the portrait of Mrs Illych, Ivans wife. The floors were layed down in the drawings room, some extra strips had to be cut to fill gaps or to make notches for uneven sections in the wall, this was done with the jigsaw. After the boards were laid then they were secured to the under floor and each other using duct tape. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610766988298855986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryEd6PnPDmYIO1CUyOMAK8UIuJO87lLznu1eE_pG7WhkH8fRhfWpxPiqKKlW04bYYXQYq6Y0bbOMP41Ow6tihaEHfyt_PGUcmNrPME4ko5uMrivZAkSZ58vfhiFXrggKLnPgyJEjS-mM/s320/P1130234.JPG" /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610767747884356834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38b3FHAXQOr_awuyPt_DrRlASdi8I7WIhAokwjDMzeoaXWrw2N-rNnRXzfATpq_5HBEx3KnzMUhc1JRpucVooE52OyE0gf6RYl4E0GLcYfaoHPUpuNooZAEG-MF1wt-4qSGoiQeisSFM/s320/P1130259.JPG" /><br /><br /><p>Finally before we finished for the night everything was sprayed with fire retardent, a necessary requirement for any set or publicaly viewed theatrical or display piece.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610769193806874034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjYK754PT0JcW5pDN7-IH-C3zTGe-ex_HLDwG0j4AzwomYUBCrO32RcJxPQjxUHA-4X812-A4iCbTMn2f1pTOrWL89qDPS3BVvFEqpnjbLEwUARlSOTNqpYdBHymd5mlOmMzXDX2H-VY/s320/P1130280.JPG" /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-78619183277264914082011-05-21T08:05:00.000-07:002011-05-26T11:19:39.601-07:00Psychological Film Review Essay<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#000000;">Psychological Horror in Film</span></span></u></b></p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shape style="Z-INDEX: 251658240; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-TOP: 164.05pt; WIDTH: 118.5pt; HEIGHT: 180pt; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: 4.5pt; mso-wrap-style: square; mso-width-percent: 0; mso-height-percent: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-width-relative: page; mso-height-relative: page" id="Picture_x0020_1" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTCLzmG_C0KQpjgYRus1qXI7DrfEOh2yYdTl7g18qpMRmaQsaHyYAZA2hH2CKz3UlyLXcCuuSs_NdZ7oIgOqqczzJdzRaytaIL8Fq9HQXzI-0tHJOpuVm66Fqnem8cpT65XnZ5Ds9khQ/s1600/untitled.bmp" button="t" spid="_x0000_s1032" alt="Description: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTCLzmG_C0KQpjgYRus1qXI7DrfEOh2yYdTl7g18qpMRmaQsaHyYAZA2hH2CKz3UlyLXcCuuSs_NdZ7oIgOqqczzJdzRaytaIL8Fq9HQXzI-0tHJOpuVm66Fqnem8cpT65XnZ5Ds9khQ/s320/untitled.bmp" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;"><v:fill detectmouseclick="t"></v:fill><v:imagedata title="untitled" cropleft="33178f" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\SARAHL~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"></v:imagedata><?xml:namespace prefix = w ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" /><w:wrap type="square"></w:wrap></span></span></v:shape><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="color:#000000;">Every feature of a psychological horror film is intended to build tension, confuse and twist with the minds of the audience. <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri">Character Director Sato Takayoshi explains “Psychological horror has to shake the human heart deeply. (this means) uncovering people’s core emotion and their core motivation for life.” He goes on to state that some areas to focus on are “Sex and Death” (Hantke:2004:123) as these are things on the minds of people in daily life. </span>Camera angles, filters, lighti</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7D75x5bE5qxbgTOPeRz4ShX8x69ry8VlzPjBOtYOVYfPCk1GYwojevOaMP0awCbr7nL4LS3UE6MOJPzfYoJxUnWttVeowm7mGBXWysKHXzUMNFBdgFWXAhdKgLJRNKYXe_h9mH5yKK1A/s1600/BALE%252520-%252520THE%252520MACHINIST.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 147px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609187928895808690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7D75x5bE5qxbgTOPeRz4ShX8x69ry8VlzPjBOtYOVYfPCk1GYwojevOaMP0awCbr7nL4LS3UE6MOJPzfYoJxUnWttVeowm7mGBXWysKHXzUMNFBdgFWXAhdKgLJRNKYXe_h9mH5yKK1A/s320/BALE%252520-%252520THE%252520MACHINIST.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">ng, sounds, actors and settings all contribute to the intense portrayals of dark narratives. Many films centre around one character, a protagonist and their families or people closest to them. The events of the film traditionally have a tragic and traumatic result for the protagonist and the audience are left to see the reactions of the friends. Using examples from Brad Anderson’s ‘The Machinist’ (2004), the protagonist </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Trevor </span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Resnik's physical appearance is one of the first features depicted to the audience, and an element of why the audience becomes disturbed by his story. Actor Christian Bale lost 60 pounds for the role leaving his body practically skeletal. His physical appearance is tragic. Pale and malnourished as if the life is being sucked out of him. Along with the characters tiredness the hollows of his eye leave his face dark and lifeless. A key quote from the film repeated by two female characters close to him is "If you were any thinner you wouldn't exist." As an audience member it is assumed that secretly this is what Resnik wants, to slowly disappear from existence. His overall appearance does display him as a pitiful, tragic character, helping to gain some empathy towards this character which means that viewers become more engrossed in his suffering story. Though Resnik is an example of physical deterioration, he and other protagonists display mental deterioration. </span></span></span></p><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal" align="left"><v:shape style="Z-INDEX: 251659264; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-TOP: 116.95pt; WIDTH: 3in; HEIGHT: 141.05pt; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: 250.5pt; mso-wrap-style: square; mso-width-percent: 0; mso-height-percent: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-width-relative: page; mso-height-relative: page" id="Picture_x0020_2" spid="_x0000_s1031" alt="Description: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCD_qeTca-OggKagUNgxNaYxszQrZDx5-CfPkNf7tgBZBcXHFrHq478AKYvtO6XZfvalYBfxxVvJlT-07H3C3dq3BLS0wm-AaaE7a1zpr_VHd-O8dLiCnB3RwT8DP9r8px7At3Ye060M/s320/The_Shining_cmyk.jpg" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;"><v:imagedata title="The_Shining_cmyk" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\SARAHL~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"></v:imagedata><w:wrap type="square"></w:wrap></span></span></v:shape><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;">Jack Torrance from Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ (1980) is again a dominant character who gradually suffers a takeover of paranoia stemmed from ‘cabin fever’, As with the protagonists of both ‘The Tenant’ (Roman Polanski 1976) and ‘The </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7XY_E9BFF2AoFytCJ2wtIpa04Q1NA-M-HwADmN9FqbfqEVOwvyzx2ptToR832-MHcV0MyWXB3LSMbR_BzvGMQu6ZJ-Eml7YdSSgyoyU63UNgGVVaPPdMGhbstUmzpXvaZ-pzbjDzDLc/s1600/The_Shining_cmyk.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609188570209182690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7XY_E9BFF2AoFytCJ2wtIpa04Q1NA-M-HwADmN9FqbfqEVOwvyzx2ptToR832-MHcV0MyWXB3LSMbR_BzvGMQu6ZJ-Eml7YdSSgyoyU63UNgGVVaPPdMGhbstUmzpXvaZ-pzbjDzDLc/s320/The_Shining_cmyk.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">Haunting’ (Robert Wise 1963) characters who through actions of other characters or suspected paranormal activities become mentally manipulated and again the pattern follows that this leads to paranoia and then their eventual complete mental melt down. Jack Torrance on the other hand, played by Jack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nicholson is a perfect example of how the actors mannerisms, facial expression and gesture can enhance the visual intensity and tension of the character’s present state for an audience member. Nicholson takes this psychological thriller and pushes it over the genre boundary into horror. His character becomes frightening and unpredictable, violence is a catalyst for horror, as the tension builds the audience knows that a bloody end is near for someone. ‘The Shining’ is an incredibly intricate metaphor for the breakdown of the human mind. A Freudian Theory can be related to the three family members. Jack, the Father is a symbol of a ‘super ego’ the part of the mind that enforces rules and boundaries. His son Danny is the ‘id’ the untamed sect</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7fnQNtkRRNe21RpG-NZOTp9WEhoMjLop7um4zcbnPZgoMzwfqQNNAs8Y7GKDEWkSo9PU5gryD2On1KshR4BGtvkyRddsBW4bbnPvemcqvLPD3i0VU5mAhrx7LeO8qn1Lb-uIGgOL114/s1600/TheShiningHallway.jpg"></a><span style="color:#000000;">ion of the mind which wants and desires with no knowledge of rules, and his mother, ‘the ego’ a compromiser between the two. As Jacks mind begins to corrupt the enforcement of the super ego increases threatening the other sections of the mind driving them away. The ego and the Id eventually flee the forceful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hand of the enforcer, resulting in his demise. <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Author Gary Hoppenstand believes Jack Torrence to be “ A weakling who loves others only because he loves himself.” (Hoppenstand:1987:59) This most normal of emotions and metal states, pure selfishness is almost ike the foundations of Jack’s futures melt down, his mind was built on rotten foundations. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><v:shape style="Z-INDEX: 251660288; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-TOP: -2.05pt; WIDTH: 191.25pt; HEIGHT: 143.4pt; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: 266.25pt; mso-wrap-style: square; mso-width-percent: 0; mso-height-percent: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-width-relative: page; mso-height-relative: page" id="Picture_x0020_3" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnw8ss87822oZWDzuFgO1LYNxtqFnPYBybYjghyphenhyphenF3GnRc7mrBU4zNj2Wot-RX50K7TxTzDpJlCBFBHX5Mn-VtOvuZ_2Iaa_tkJOScifZTu_PVRg9Gdou_SJtNUdO4CrtqKDs8Ga7fU4w/s1600/shining4.jpg" button="t" spid="_x0000_s1030" alt="Description: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnw8ss87822oZWDzuFgO1LYNxtqFnPYBybYjghyphenhyphenF3GnRc7mrBU4zNj2Wot-RX50K7TxTzDpJlCBFBHX5Mn-VtOvuZ_2Iaa_tkJOScifZTu_PVRg9Gdou_SJtNUdO4CrtqKDs8Ga7fU4w/s320/shining4.jpg" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;"><v:fill detectmouseclick="t"></v:fill><v:imagedata title="shining4" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\SARAHL~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.jpg"></v:imagedata><w:wrap type="square"></w:wrap></span></span></v:shape><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span><span style="color:#000000;">Camera shots vary widely in all films but there are certain techniques used in psychological films that enhance the tensi</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7fnQNtkRRNe21RpG-NZOTp9WEhoMjLop7um4zcbnPZgoMzwfqQNNAs8Y7GKDEWkSo9PU5gryD2On1KshR4BGtvkyRddsBW4bbnPvemcqvLPD3i0VU5mAhrx7LeO8qn1Lb-uIGgOL114/s1600/TheShiningHallway.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 220px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609188822760086290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7fnQNtkRRNe21RpG-NZOTp9WEhoMjLop7um4zcbnPZgoMzwfqQNNAs8Y7GKDEWkSo9PU5gryD2On1KshR4BGtvkyRddsBW4bbnPvemcqvLPD3i0VU5mAhrx7LeO8qn1Lb-uIGgOL114/s320/TheShiningHallway.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">on of a specific moment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The photo to the right (from’ The Shining’) (</span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.chickinkiev.com/blog/index.php?paged=2"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#000000;">http://www.chickinkiev.com/blog/index.php?paged=2</span></span></a><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#000000;"> ) shows how a high angle elongated shot from behind the child takes the audience into a "god" view point becoming the second 'presence' in the room, an unseen presence. As the shot is from behind the child and the child is purposefully made to appear small in the shot his isolation is made even more enhanced. Our unseen presence also encourages the character to become paranoid, our view could also be through the eyes of another who is behind Danny, undetected and waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting character .</span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><v:shape style="Z-INDEX: 251662336; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-TOP: 222pt; WIDTH: 240pt; HEIGHT: 101.25pt; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: 229.5pt; mso-wrap-style: square; mso-width-percent: 0; mso-height-percent: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-width-relative: page; mso-height-relative: page" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593510616405571202" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-wc5KKKSmXTI7Jgg4W1OnftYErvk1WjAlDcLpOO8r0EfYIEjj82mDYY7MmDnATamkNJjlplrP9x3zZMiWUretetfnIyBZ1m97Z-GaW5KN_GMmMVUnWsBsDpNPl1aOVoytQQr9zjUJtg/s1600/clipboard064ie.png" button="t" spid="_x0000_s1029" alt="Description: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-wc5KKKSmXTI7Jgg4W1OnftYErvk1WjAlDcLpOO8r0EfYIEjj82mDYY7MmDnATamkNJjlplrP9x3zZMiWUretetfnIyBZ1m97Z-GaW5KN_GMmMVUnWsBsDpNPl1aOVoytQQr9zjUJtg/s320/clipboard064ie.png" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;"><v:fill detectmouseclick="t"></v:fill><v:imagedata title="clipboard064ie" src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\SARAHL~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007.png"></v:imagedata><w:wrap type="square"></w:wrap></span></span></v:shape><v:shape style="Z-INDEX: 251661312; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-TOP: 11.6pt; WIDTH: 198.7pt; HEIGHT: 143.25pt; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: -5.15pt; mso-wrap-style: square; mso-width-percent: 0; mso-height-percent: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-width-relative: page; mso-height-relative: page" id="il_fi" spid="_x0000_s1028" alt="Description: http://www.best-horror-movies.com/image-files/rear-window-mr-thorwald-raymond-burr.jpg" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></v:shape><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span><span style="color:#000000;">‘Rear Window’ by Alfred Hitchcock (1954) </span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#000000;">accounts the experiences of L.B Jefferies (James Stewert), a wheelchair bound photographer. He begins observing his range of di<w:wrap type="square"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwVz78iaBxYz3N46hjB_FYyFvSj9Q2fUmtrmY6hh3APnU3FD7lnLOQ4UdFCiLCoKSTR2zm5fqnEcMYGhJ_GuyLwfUz8SAOP6pcP576ZpRJYH7bwMYgHxYJV4zLFiHS4TPsMfhPrdxb-w/s1600/rear-window-mr-thorwald-raymond-burr.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 143px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609189268379412050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwVz78iaBxYz3N46hjB_FYyFvSj9Q2fUmtrmY6hh3APnU3FD7lnLOQ4UdFCiLCoKSTR2zm5fqnEcMYGhJ_GuyLwfUz8SAOP6pcP576ZpRJYH7bwMYgHxYJV4zLFiHS4TPsMfhPrdxb-w/s320/rear-window-mr-thorwald-raymond-burr.jpg" /></a></w:wrap>verse neighbours from his window cataloguing their movements and habits. The still to the left (</span><a href="http://www.best-horror-movies.com/rear-window.html"><span style="font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#000000;">http://www.best-horror-movies.com/rear-window.html</span></a><span style="font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';"><span style="color:#000000;"> ) is one of many shots with the round filter to mimic the view through Jeff’s camera. It is a very detached shot purposefully so you are looking at action but cant necessarily understand want is going on. As Jeff does, he jumps to conclusions and believes this man Mr Thorwald, has committed the murder of his wife. The basis of this film relies on the audience being under the same disbelief as Jeff, otherwise the mystery and tension of the film is dead. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';">‘The Haunting’ by Robert Wise (1963) </span><strong><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">sees Dr John Markway gather three other people with prior paranormal experiences to investigate the haunting background of 'Hill House'.</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-: minor-latin;font-family:Calibri;" > </span></b><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">It is important to say at this point that no ghosts or apparitions are <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgqdqN0-o9yXZ-sUMMnDtU-tXy9QoN0pMXFfvxfuuTb7mMjL3zUWNi8S0fdAnCmUB-ui4u5YDM47jcTG5Byb1CaSvIWThBe32PMoObKdvvgkSp_-f35gfNR2XK8ZgX_wKMQ2dhDJ4Tls/s1600/haunting-of-hill-house.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609189607711817202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgqdqN0-o9yXZ-sUMMnDtU-tXy9QoN0pMXFfvxfuuTb7mMjL3zUWNi8S0fdAnCmUB-ui4u5YDM47jcTG5Byb1CaSvIWThBe32PMoObKdvvgkSp_-f35gfNR2XK8ZgX_wKMQ2dhDJ4Tls/s320/haunting-of-hill-house.jpg" /></a>seen in the film. The events are portrayed through strange use of lighting, diegetic sounds and uncontrollable movements of furniture. The architecture of the house is vitally important. Low angle camera shots enhance the house (picture above :</span> <span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><a href="http://s-tremain.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html">http://s-tremain.blogspot.com/2010_11_01_archive.html</a>) looming over the people destined to venture inside. with its, dark and gothic towers and large black windows it appears incredibly threatening. The protagonist Eleanor responds to this by saying that she thinks "It is staring at (me)".<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><v:shape style="Z-INDEX: 251663360; POSITION: absolute; MARGIN-TOP: 19.5pt; WIDTH: 240pt; HEIGHT: 135pt; VISIBILITY: visible; MARGIN-LEFT: -0.15pt; mso-wrap-style: square; mso-width-percent: 0; mso-height-percent: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-width-relative: page; mso-height-relative: page" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593513030023882738" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GtwZT_QtgJ4Sk_MIEg3Rm9YS7wApm1yamWXorpJ-IW4Gg60ztDSpI-n2a71QY06kbfZLZYP1j8V8Fbt4d6MDQzTox3KdNt92AeTrTLLr1AApGOq2o-4I5D7-3bQDF6SIH19z-wOkIl4/s1600/04%2520-%2520hanging-683.jpg" button="t" spid="_x0000_s1027" alt="Description: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GtwZT_QtgJ4Sk_MIEg3Rm9YS7wApm1yamWXorpJ-IW4Gg60ztDSpI-n2a71QY06kbfZLZYP1j8V8Fbt4d6MDQzTox3KdNt92AeTrTLLr1AApGOq2o-4I5D7-3bQDF6SIH19z-wOkIl4/s320/04%252520-%252520hanging-683.jpg" type="#_x0000_t75"><span style="color:#000000;"></span></v:shape><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;">"Silence lay steady against the wood... and whatever walked there walked alone." This is one of the first quotes in the film emphasising to the audience that every part of this house is evil and dangerous to its inhabitant</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n66D_a_DW-j7O4C9hJAKSXj0MNW0_jBtRKzqJJse7-FXc1W7kq9WfQ6uE44F2nvOD6yaoBpWPvNZnDTpVH70gbfhPkUu1Qi7twRpNueUv_HsbuZ40LiX-_WNGFlkWUpoMrGfXf4HIv8/s1600/TheHaunting6.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 219px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609190362763310466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n66D_a_DW-j7O4C9hJAKSXj0MNW0_jBtRKzqJJse7-FXc1W7kq9WfQ6uE44F2nvOD6yaoBpWPvNZnDTpVH70gbfhPkUu1Qi7twRpNueUv_HsbuZ40LiX-_WNGFlkWUpoMrGfXf4HIv8/s320/TheHaunting6.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">s. There are other uses of camera shots to build the tension and terror. Very high angle shots are used to increase a sense of vertigo. The still to the left (</span></span><a href="http://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/412-the-haunting-1963.html"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;">http://www.horrortalk.com/revie</span></a><a href="http://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/412-the-haunting-1963.html"><span style="color:#000000;">ws/412-the-haunting-1963.html</span></span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;">) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>is a prime example of this. The scene contains a woman hanging herself at the top of the spiral stairs. The shot is well composed to allow only the bottom of the victim’s legs within the mise en scene and the sudden drop to the floor with nowhere to break the fall. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;">‘The Tenant’ (Roman Polanski 1976) Polanski uses a great deal of diegetic sound to enhance protagonist Trelkovsky's isolation and loneliness within this haunting apartment such as dripping taps, the moan of the water pipes and creaking floorboards. O</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginMf5e4UNLOhGf6vdXateRcoGCMZKNbXZON2zwlSgCzyC_VlorVXeNOYf7ZKRoQ8H4-tYei6tYBMF2-SSk8epNjWfPav5XR31uKp7mRff185aB6y4nzraefy2PjBMEEIkYeUrx3_6WQY/s1600/imagesCAZFKVBU.jpg"><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 209px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 122px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609191002596575922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginMf5e4UNLOhGf6vdXateRcoGCMZKNbXZON2zwlSgCzyC_VlorVXeNOYf7ZKRoQ8H4-tYei6tYBMF2-SSk8epNjWfPav5XR31uKp7mRff185aB6y4nzraefy2PjBMEEIkYeUrx3_6WQY/s320/imagesCAZFKVBU.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;">ne Image that haunts both Trelkovsky and the audience is the image of previous tenant Simone's almost entirely bandaged face screaming in the hospital. 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The bandaged face unnerves people because it is a lack of identity stripping the character of their recognisable features. The scream is a typical horror feature created to shock and strike fear into those watching (and listening).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#000000;"></span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;">In conclusion it takes many elements to build up an effective psychological thriller, the elements of action, light, sound and camera angle all build up the tension and layers of twisting plot that the audience have to take in and calculate in their mind. But in the end, as represented by these examples in this essay it is the old tricks of “there’s someone behind you” and “what will happen next”, or a frightening image that keep the focus and attention of the audience.</span></span></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="color:#000000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Bibliography<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><p style="MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Horror Film Creating and Marketing Fear by Steffen Hantke 2004, University Press Mississippi, pg 123<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The Gothic World of Stephen King: Landscape of Nightmares by Gary HoppenStand, 1987 Bowling Green State University Press pg 59 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span></span></o:p></span></u></p></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-62905914477743482412011-05-21T04:29:00.000-07:002011-05-21T12:06:47.276-07:00Death Corner<div><br /><br /><br /><div>Rob and I late on Friday began working on the decay of the 'Death Corner'. Using the screen we were able to mark roughl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGh4I33wZ3UQamMhlv2unTtO3GlRsUlsVSX_TCIBNvCSzgNfHLHM867xj-UCsBjDJ5n9u0D-Zo40d2C81qGsEGma57_mCuE5EVSz7c2JKFJ6K6zYVYbAnFHf9iO2jijhdLXvb4bjVvmk/s1600/P1130192.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609133539481821506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGh4I33wZ3UQamMhlv2unTtO3GlRsUlsVSX_TCIBNvCSzgNfHLHM867xj-UCsBjDJ5n9u0D-Zo40d2C81qGsEGma57_mCuE5EVSz7c2JKFJ6K6zYVYbAnFHf9iO2jijhdLXvb4bjVvmk/s320/P1130192.JPG" /></a>y with a chalk how far we wanted the stain to come out on the wall not taking up too much of the brilliantly stenciled paper. Beginning with a layer of charcoal grey and burnt umber applied really thickly with a sponge to add texture saw dust and chippings were also added to create bulk and texture to mimic damp and mould. Some of the finer dust was lightly padded down to keep the colour alluding to mould spores. To blend out the sides a lot of water was randomy chucked at the wall using our hands and sponges to take away paint leaving lovely effects of negative drips and running water down the walls and the panelling. By vigorously rubbing the wall in places with a sponge I was able to take away some of the paint revealing the wall paper pattern beneath but some of the black paint had stuck to the paper leaving a blotchey mark that was very effective. Once the screen was in place the wall seemed more alive. Next week we will try adding some patches of french polish and water like we did on the actual screen.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR12ckVzrfQgXzN4ukjZWmnbpcVPz1-oPq8UCkQt8Sxd-lBHrH7DDl3Qx3NbuO0QLTEJ_7m7Jc11N-WX2TOOzrzsSRfda7bOuKQSoRLF0a6ZU_2L-8mcqvhziQLwTTwFSDh_TNiG2hec/s1600/P1130187.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609134459318148674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR12ckVzrfQgXzN4ukjZWmnbpcVPz1-oPq8UCkQt8Sxd-lBHrH7DDl3Qx3NbuO0QLTEJ_7m7Jc11N-WX2TOOzrzsSRfda7bOuKQSoRLF0a6ZU_2L-8mcqvhziQLwTTwFSDh_TNiG2hec/s320/P1130187.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609133822859051794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEplWPGL52_ZfrRMHwMgjI4wbbfAUXutUozNcPwMwK9nVjnZ_qGPIzNVoVH_HBM844vDPILy68wHnO7TuvL_eAUCt6QAezy40QoeFKNg2Zt4ohHggmCv8W2Q0NXu72a6hlsDBMb0uPUM/s320/P1130185.JPG" /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 356px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609134879475891906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyr2bfaVgIVcAJE-lvTSw196xGExxnIzIizcgAtnZ6nQxsyhe4KUqyoTPQI6oscLuirvNIo2f5HWjEpY5JYbGhGSM6YL8IvVGm8KCccsXcBFoz0_sHF-cx4fNigIY-Et1zo5NbVb1xFg/s320/P1130182.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-68229170793695474522011-05-21T03:57:00.000-07:002011-05-21T12:30:16.979-07:00Panelling and FloorThe last features of the actual room to be completed was the panelling and the dado rail. The first part applied was the skirting boards 20cm wide 12mm thick MDF. with thin 6mm pieces to pad out the back. On these areas of padding that stand along the joins in the flats screws were drilled in. Above the skirting was the bottom of the panelling that was again a 12mm thick but 15cm wide length that was drilled straight onto the flat. Smaller lengths of this 15 cm MDF were cut at 14 cm long for the sides of the panels. A 40x40 square was used to mark out where these had to be drilled to the wall. First two notches had to be counter sunk on these pieces to ensure the screws would be hidden. Then another long length of 15cm was added to the top. on areas that need to be cut to measure, the wood was lined up and marked where it overlapped the already screwed piece. Using a square to draw the line and then a jigsaw to cut the piece to size. On the corners of the rooms if the 40x 40 didnt fit exactly then the piece of 40cm MDF was cut in half, one piece applied to each wall of the corner. Once all the panelling was applied Fiona and I went round with polyfiller to cover any gaps or obvious screws while Callum went round with a hand held router to route the inside sqaure of the panels and the line of the top where the dado would eventually sit. Rhyan and Nicky followed behind with a hoover to clean up the dust so they could be painted and glazed before the end of the week. The already routed dado lengths of pine were painted and glazed before being applied to the wall so not to mess up the wall paper. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4L52VmmiONQY9_gEjsZg-ZF9Jq_TYL44yMtO7TADnSK8wj0wLqrjk1degbfuP6ntyoS-D6KURC6fOkV53-jEkqAyPTdN1Y1uWYj0Ar4vr_K-UKpvdN9544CMOd61rHzA94f15KLe7Vo/s1600/P1130138.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609127893948889410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4L52VmmiONQY9_gEjsZg-ZF9Jq_TYL44yMtO7TADnSK8wj0wLqrjk1degbfuP6ntyoS-D6KURC6fOkV53-jEkqAyPTdN1Y1uWYj0Ar4vr_K-UKpvdN9544CMOd61rHzA94f15KLe7Vo/s320/P1130138.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609126405382564610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4wa6EV9k1wySzGBpqoEZ890Gx2NiL0Ojp3eJ9KeBNFjIY5xIVZdTb_UZRhpxInSZFIlSH2pL3d4tYta-RiwOQDfS_d7Q3FTs3x3hsVk9TYRIyGmLQLryWcAaPvebwNYW17dtsBEUBoc/s320/P1130170.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609128190178787394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpVjh5ebKJVFeFwpUzLeNtrQ1n63pXVxoaRiYVzxITk5FR8sDRlQgU2lMjtxuGvGb4e7o5FGeJAx0qpiyyFebWuxjFwJGzMAkDoPAjcsxzzmcHdV9XXcjwL6BlmC0KcKghyphenhyphen2-RxYhNN8/s320/P1130175.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>After I had helped apply the panelling and polyfiller the gaps, I went on to help Callum with the sheets of plywood that would be eventually the drawing room floor. We painted them with two thick layers of a dark oak varnish and once dry, using a length of the 15cm MDF Callum drew lines of the floorboards with a subtle black marker. Making these marks more realistic will be easier next week once the boards are on the ground in position.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609127516859032098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTLtg86s2TixXRwIScH-KNW_rICO_mJpn8bDc8YxpSe-oFdCgdR-O1qkJlFo9VpcgQYlxd06MvnSAvmG7sjiFQFr0Zztz3pzzuv3EFCnKVFpgD_AKkh5PVDIxDRImjB6yfLYZUJOtl2w/s320/P1130177.JPG" /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-50452468540769016632011-05-21T03:22:00.000-07:002011-05-21T12:12:24.975-07:00End of the week (developments with room and furniture)<div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Whilst I was completing the screen many other pieces were also being completed. Fiona had finished glazing all the tiles so she and Nicky layed them all out on the floor to get the order of the designs correct, then using 'no more nails' Fiona applied each tile to the MDF heater that Callum had constructed. Kirby, Heather and Steph had stripped back the upholstery of the comfy chair then reupholstered it using some red and gold baroque fabric that Nicky supplied. Kirby then finished it off by picking out details on the dark wood with gold paint, just as Nicci had done with the table. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 209px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609115136404753410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDtQOp23QDAj8IgNtoA3ILPyRcCmacFP8sHlSBNzj2cxFqSGqw7S-kEk4aSRfdvl_RZRDIK9k0Owy-5xFaOKMSR7q6wL9B-jGSjqjiLSY6hcpJ47NJ1zkEJV3N-Y6EIYba9BhYBczhrk/s320/P1130057.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 275px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609115905059919634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EsaY1V5PylFX4jNqA2rtZxA-dl0ZSVJ6En2YmYJA4TvjPwiQRvm2AaWXZszfZr-FA5kMsQVkRiOt6i7Gu0fdsNFwUxrIrQhGbFpaBCbpTgyk2KLXDyr7Wnrlm3PGUpVBMGqtrNK4DP4/s320/P1130114.JPG" />Fiona also was continuing with the decorating of the doors. Callum wood stained with a dark oak varnish the outer skin of the door. Fiona used small strips of routed wood painted gold and lengths of fabric from a table runner I bought. She stuck the fabric to the doors in panels using spray mount adhesive then using a hot glue gun stuck the gold wood to frame it off. Callum then fixed on the door handle and mounted the doors. The doors were too tight to close properly at the top so he sanded down the edges to make this an easier fit. Dan Chloe and Nuria have been undertaking the cabinet for the drawing room and the writing desk. The cabinet so far has been designed and made around recycling the curved wooden door from our Whatnot. The legs that they turned the other day have now been painted with the stain varnish. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609119216016371778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXidh-AA9Y0ADfUEND922Wk8IPCe-5x8s9-IbK5E4XI6ibWvj1IfZ9NRrKce1G5JWbiX4j8Qeh9dGfGb2JsxvIgvcgI7L8LXz3YH6Urmhyy9_T2_D_9STGYfcyZGdR3XsMIjKzCCWZJI/s320/P1130165.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609118730562735634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnDW8eNEoaLmV9KRfdb76rGbquUaPTnV1GagaztoGx1GgDozAWWCbSQE2xDB0-JYwyR2hp2-XViavzK2cKnT4ii9QnlGsPzxLfbjjEVNiXOlHPL0lgJZ9yzwk7vPWN42PVIUz6HGq7Zc/s320/P1130067.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609120070949432290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCh8H7PN36oSwR0PY0bWu9LnoN2-FvJfWvksQgKPLnneahircHGtpDbfOQNHq7HY2Jg5enom59jA9Xc2bKOv985DiXI7OVuE3LGPDXG9dKclB-sgOH_LxSGwew5TwwPY3B2FS33h08eSY/s320/P1130120.JPG" />The Love seat for the drawing room has now been upholstered. Rhyan created the basic wooden frame at home using hardboard to bend round and form the curved shape of the seat. It has to be able to take the weight of two people. Using a staplegun and foam provided by Vicky. The foam was wrapped around the curve and then on the seat, an extra seat cusion was applied too, after the fabric was laid over. Gold braid was applied to finish off the edges.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609121513580074210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgmaHyOfUlbqSLSTmyZIe44bAzYZVoMq0jixmd6thwDHPSX5wP12wbc8B_NK1alrofe8pAEWXkOqDOe6-wP3TJLClAQQSidoNjvfXCqod1jcfN2JrxzSn3UVPKC9T2cdvG5lDTP_xmco/s320/P1130061.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-49572916320147553192011-05-19T09:43:00.000-07:002011-05-26T03:45:26.050-07:00Finishing the Chaise and Screen<div>On the Tuesday and Wednesday of this week I managed to complete (with Nicky and Rob) my two allocated pieces of furniture. The chaise unlike most chaise lounge is not going to be pushed up against a wall, infact the back is facing the shot of the camera so areas of older wood had to be covered. To do this and not taint the wood underneath we cut a seperate piece of plywood in the curved shape of the leg side joined to the head rest. A template was made with paper and transferred onto the ply, once the ply was cut out on a bandsaw it was covered in doublesided tape and a strip of the William Morris fabric was stuck to the front, notches cut and then the fabric folded over and stuck to the back. Once this piece was covered we used hot glue to attach it to the chaise. Hot glue was a specific decision as it will be easier to remove without leaving marks or bits on the wood when it is eventually stripped off for return to Nicky's mum. After this was secured some areas on the wood had small patches of fabric stapled on but we completed it by hot gluing the last pieces of green and blue braid around this curved head rest detail. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 296px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609100457499119858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZocNSSnMoi9dXEKDnnj6FhMX19BF1R1ar4H80ytpfDXU5C5vKB64BQbULMocI48BuzasCo-pf_ZCuhx_TNM341a1tLWGPkkEWtJq7TE2uAWzSK0PhjMpkH8bBMTGEaud4mn8asTwhPE/s320/P1130084.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609101958013210866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbUQvjE2uC_60a00gbsHzySbRK6qNQ62evYHAnLeors3AIBcNHLOFxFEieabM8X4UFFyosw5XsLQ5I5VEKNb0PCwDiVBuKCRvARCX-b9IcKIgvavPqh-iDMTzVzl_jeOGD8YUFPUIgUY/s320/P1130101.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The screen was at the stage of painting after we had glued the seperate frames together with Evostick (contact adhesive) and clamped the pieces overnight to ensure a firm hold. Instead of creating woodgrain effect (we tried this but stopped because it did not work very well with all the lumps and details of the screen plus there was a lack of paint after other panels and furniture in the two groups rooms.) We wanted the screen to look burnt, dark and a dominant feature of the room. A piece that intimidates and looks engulfed by death and Ivan's fears and nightmares. The base coat was a dark brown (burnt umber). Then using a dry brush and some black paint I picked out areas of definition and shade blending and bleeding the black across, darkening the whole piece, resembling to me the roasted skin of a chestnut, a rich brown, blistered with black burns. Once these layers had dried I used a bronze acrylic applied with my finger to pick out the details and features. Later Rob and I completed the surface effect using French Polish, thickly applied and then Rob splashed droplets of water to the wet polish, this created a water mark with a slight white reaction that immediately aged the surface alluding to mould and stains.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609107585428830562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNKCv-kr8uD4Q64s-_Dv7kb9bHRDIr7fPKh_v7PlWIW7fTb1Rn-_KVRu0Fd0B2cqowOaLbbskdzVVinvsZKytn9B5hF2AXRvManS8_lhDwDU63DJxuzBRS6fTUWA3RNIOJUOvCSEN7uc/s320/P1130052.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609106945486174242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZUFoH0ulxJJJXIInau_gdcwBWtk6BpnFXxtEyPVk5NsswdR70_9KzqdVaLB1BuQnGRjX2YmUgaoKbgU7We8Fl-gB2zrk6R1BT2GyHsvBGtsTh3c_fzi8pKIdMKBjF58sRkAwhHziSvs/s320/P1130081.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>The batwing detail was mounted in the top of the middle panel with araldite adhesive and two screws were then drilled into the back through to the two thicker sections of the hourglass. The next stage was to hinge the panels together. We screwed on the four brass hinges then stood up the screen to see if the weight distribution was equal. Unfortunately we came across many problems. One problem was that the two outer panels of the screen did not bend in enough inward to be able to stand, the wooden routed pieces at the bottom of the panels had to have the corners cut away to allow the screen to bend inward. Using a hack saw Rob took off these corners. Another issue was that the central panel was too top heavy and it leant backwards. We agreed we needed to make the screen rock forward to allow this weight to lean forward on the two outer feet. Using a jigsaw we cut slithers off these two outer feet. Wedges off the bottom now meant the screen could fall forward slightly and lean onto these two outer feet. Now the weight was evenly distributed because the central panel was not leaning backwards. The last thing was to touch up areas of paint that had not covered all the MDF or paper mache. We decided against adding the mirrors for many reasons. Though the mirrors would have been a great feature to the room and another distortion to focus on, real mirror would be very expensive to get cut to the sizes me needed (and breaking it would hae taken longer than we had to convinsingly reassemble) the fake plastic mirror surface that is sold in the store was more like a funhouse mirror it frosted and sratched very easily. Many people in the group said that the fun house effect woud have been good but in the back of my mind was alway the worry that it would just look fake. I figured we have done so well on it so far and I would hate to ruin it with over oing it with mirrors that never look convinsing. Plus the effects of the fabric were loved so much by the group we though it would be a shame to cover it with mirror.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609111622484079298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2FPJ9eUIn2KJMUFXMpoev-iZim4vjywP_HvIwTM0MMg3NAD45i81-VOV-A4JQFaM5pnGlRUk3ujDxO_m1ec5iuYth3vGwLKhCDv5MRe5CYplDn0jC5ehM2Ov5hHWTZV8JfOpkXSwad8/s320/P1130106.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-39065370811778812902011-05-16T11:36:00.000-07:002011-05-21T12:26:10.567-07:0016th May continuing the chaise<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Today we continued with our seperately allocated items. The day was very productive with everyone focusing on their own work but helping out with others if they needed help. Nicky and I began to apply the braid onto the chaise. Out of the selection Nicky brought back with her we chose to use two different ones, a plain blue 3/4 inch braid for around the top half of the piece but also a green braid that had tassels this was a detail that suited framing the bottom of the chaise. Unfortunatly as these particular braids did not have the usual flap to hide the pins we had to attach this on with a hot glue gun instead of using upholstery pins. The pictures below show how the braid was attached after the trimming of the excess fabric, and its purpose in hiding the old wood and the staples. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607387277498053762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVIWSnIiyyF6wFn04FgeNJ9oqu5YRW45G2tZwI4fL-I9aXIaVYcIKGiVN3YVBIJHwhuQ_NHzcnAMfuzyDsQWAWZDtE7MM8zJdjlVbKjhHQ-C_wBV9F3UFujH83vETjdwtdZLXWpkshuU/s320/P1130005.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607387579020147570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIkFYlsV1pBZcbTrB_E1_y7oszZ0BvUC43HeYMv1iokznSBrdow5T52j1zTxO73BRTHOmOpvxfAk_LgrfSyFCLbLcVd4QNuRvuIIBcJi0nUsRLeGE3b6n0jGFP7SMQDOvaejEkGk65AA/s320/P1130025.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607387899133251314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNMaMssZ_JI2qPOfRPV48okUegynF_GGRwnfXhSzNXxNWXHdLEviYAvLymD9xFZsrarkMaHAmaPxlyPUrLzDoC9lb7WfZwvvBlvTwScKLDx6tgsR6f3fI1ZttGyR3wfFpXVuAfus3nYA/s320/P1130028.JPG" />Other activities that went on today included... Nicky and Callum fitting the second door onto its hinges, Fiona finished painting and glazing the tiles. Jenny and Rhyan completed the stenciling of the wallpaper, Steph and Kirby continued to plan how to baroque the comfy chair. Fiona brought in a vast selection of old picture frames and mirrors that already were of the baroque fashion but either needed repainting or fixing, Abby and Nicky proceeded to do this while Nicci used the gold paint to pick out delicate features of her table legs. Dan, Chloe and Nuria began work on the writing desk starting with the four legs, they skillfully carved the pine legs using a lathe. Lauren worked on painting her small table. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607391146264452450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLmxpN3P5rMRhOgpHvndImD9iGiBsW7MeKO_RpFjwI4gWs5Ltxuz0nPMAptoN5HbGsf_TdkrV3MaIrGIlGjAZOKYrogAlV1rT97b0V_Apq5J9AHQ9aub6A07Tm20ZKa1aYbiIj1aFwXY/s320/P1120985.JPG" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcq7mgjjAksF59Cw3PNS4tkd31apG8Rve3ijTY3PVtrD8s13iZ2NlQVHX6AbvWwgI0Cli4aRhJ8eVEWiTtvbV77LyMdy4lVSX6lXRNO-dMmVsuEONx_Fll7hHSD2sr_vwiH4kuimeh54U/s1600/P1120997.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 272px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 233px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607392014033367362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcq7mgjjAksF59Cw3PNS4tkd31apG8Rve3ijTY3PVtrD8s13iZ2NlQVHX6AbvWwgI0Cli4aRhJ8eVEWiTtvbV77LyMdy4lVSX6lXRNO-dMmVsuEONx_Fll7hHSD2sr_vwiH4kuimeh54U/s320/P1120997.JPG" /></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607392501660177954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzZgvRZOaRej4EjoHYen872lxRSeb2FPgmsVk6tJB0evNUf3hA7YHgjE00JsjBSow_0K-OHfG5U977O8YbGgv91RaqbJJg7HxgEYns6aMl-sQ1oExlBua3QrG2FiSNa9bVV9vhKVNz2M/s320/P1120998.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607393775278440946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ij-gBeOw-D4eMXFlPSvuTugI8OwSXp6zh0SVxwR621-Hkm_-VXiHgyDkTS2oqJ-8upoDZ7i4z3hp4cSj1Neut8LqgDDKCJ5FtfHRLYXS9TQ22XwBj6QJqhBvXXM3DgOEdUS4kMiLTSE/s320/P1130035.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607391623999874178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZ17grczDJc9FcpknXU1U7OuW63DF2TizPVI7h7Go6tFYlociHHaBG-nNSHJhTN_rqxIGHXoZyoTYg6dL2XMJJk2nOMO2QZvPVvj7aZbWvT92wAeJNI9e4uydKkisZkzGDx2dVoiuvBI/s320/P1130013.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-26515039102263619992011-05-15T12:03:00.000-07:002011-05-15T12:24:24.358-07:00Inspiration from 'The King's Speech'<div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQPeApIOMrpu6d0UXuCajrL_Kn80upd-CmetytDagKLvkyVtyqZtupfqvfeHuY0OmZSktX37t8GYotqQELeudF0hV3_6LYWC34EB1eOQe7WHmH4t0TqnTYpUVFVT5sRVU3a5m8HZPyt8/s1600/article-1358456-0D428DEC000005DC-305_468x369.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607023688613647586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQPeApIOMrpu6d0UXuCajrL_Kn80upd-CmetytDagKLvkyVtyqZtupfqvfeHuY0OmZSktX37t8GYotqQELeudF0hV3_6LYWC34EB1eOQe7WHmH4t0TqnTYpUVFVT5sRVU3a5m8HZPyt8/s320/article-1358456-0D428DEC000005DC-305_468x369.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>While watching 'The King's Speech' (2010, Tom Hooper) over the weekend one of the sets inspired me with ideas looking towards how we will decay the wall behind the screen. Lionel Logue, speech theropist to George VI had a very unique office. Much of his work took place within this huge empty sparce room, with one baroque style sofa against a wall of torn and damaged paper/paint. The layers of destressed colour are a maze to the eye, almost as if an animal has agressivly attacked it or that over years and years of weather and wear the layers of the rooms past have been exposed. In our corner this same technique would be used but for a darker morbid affect. Death is destroying his house from this corner like an animal attack that is stripping Ivan's soul away layer by layer exposing his fears. The film also had many examples of palace interiors likening to the paintings of the Winter Palace in my early research. The pictures below show and example of production designer Eve Stewart's original drawings for the room, against the final set still. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607023828294615266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfEMOH6-KwIl7zmzdvI6jc3MlHKMDsQGIPRJss4s9UgViiLgAqjoOIW9D52h2Lzx7UlRL5ShHtFw2VDV9cynfCBIjEyShU1qUWMNtBG_PKCG9Ft7dTmH_TdQaNHJXOVU3GooZTtu19GQ/s320/1_-Logue%2527s-Rooms.jpg" /></div></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607024069868670002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCpo9Le-fJvIiKyn1udgDWxG07UmVx6YQDyqYhNNjMe1nMhpTeA_5GxcOSDJRRQHPR0SkN3qWTEGEM8We3qUM8hrhI1hOlt6ySXvXPluwCdi6lcqpti8qHtRnKvMx4TA9bXuvQA2Ykxo/s320/5378959674_a1c29ae293.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607024854340119570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuPlithkvc6VtS6GOZtJe-CxmqyNcSkugpc809bBoIzXZtB3FFVIBwjMulhiUE7RQ3qONXyclnNPeA479FKK2hw0Lcwfg1T4tgASyT6BV8xSYLsSI96OVQOStFxhhJhblgtQZYj9xuzM/s320/kings-speech2.jpg" />pictures sourced from <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.icgmagazine.com/wordpress/2011/02/02/eve-stewart/"><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:#800080;">www.icgmagazine.com/wordpress/2011/02/02/eve-stewart/</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri;"> </p></span><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/addictive_picasso/sets/72157625882741604/detail/"><span style="color:#800080;">www.flickr.com/photos/addictive_picasso/sets/72157625882741604/detail/</span></a> </p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mydeco.com/blog/the-kings-speechs-oscar-nominated-eve-stewart-on-set-design">www.mydeco.com/blog/the-kings-speechs-oscar-nominated-eve-stewart-on-set-design</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></p><o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-50087366093833038752011-05-15T11:39:00.000-07:002011-05-17T22:40:02.739-07:00Friday 13th May<div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Today was a mixture of getting many little jobs done before the weekend. Rob and I purchased some styrofoam blocks, 2x (300mmx600mm) at 50mm thick for £8. These would be used to create the legs of our screen. By tracing around the MDF legs Rob was able to use a band saw to cut out the shapes. At the bottom of the screen panels, lengths of pine were cut on the band saw and routed to curve them these added another 3d detail to the screen and gave us a thickness to shape the legs to. Using a scalpel, mouse sander and sand paper we were able to shape the four legs to fit the MDF ones. I used a scalpel to carve out the feet/toes and dew claw (mimicing a dog or lion foot that was popular in the baroque movement). Once they were sanded they were applied to the MDF with pva.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017329948275874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrQ15HjXAtOvSpxdTomU3ErDmYrk_KpAvGbNKj02uKEjhrnDmGCBVV1QaYyG-yJ4ouLAE49t_K3Z-gzQCdz9B59Fz5euotqmdXaBvbmGnbDuxfSeD_OuCdMbpGSq9mCQ2s0YqfcR1a3g/s320/P1120958.JPG" /> Fiona continued to paint her tiles, Chloe and Dan painted their book shelf and began on the doors for it. Nicky and Callum constructed two double skinned flats for the double doors into the drawing room. Abbie upholstered her pouffe and Rhyan Jenny and Vicky continued to stencil the drawing room and study. Their stencils were taken from designs that Rhyan found in a William Morris book, photocopied and traced using acetate then cut out with a scalpel and using sponges the paint was applied to the walls.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607017719680072146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDB9MsH_60RFqX1YuVtAykoCVzQWyGKZpLLop1PxCp0lFUgNhgglCnWvnm0Ipec2LcigIwUYeASJfWeeQ18TP7gG2phEN-nxKFFF_96LKVsZcmrT_vXJhktKO4Xq_LziNBZMznBt_wlA/s320/P1120859.JPG" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejCDEM5tdJXW9MJ2zjvRfm74z35YIN9KcFAgLu0X7BwXaH2PFdKu2p5W8nixaa1T2njCwRo95p1ZDZpAb5NliWJ4EMmffOktv49e-kkmR7F9JfIXY357PKyXIYYxclU0n50cttIDRwv4/s1600/P1120941.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 194px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607018675129560674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejCDEM5tdJXW9MJ2zjvRfm74z35YIN9KcFAgLu0X7BwXaH2PFdKu2p5W8nixaa1T2njCwRo95p1ZDZpAb5NliWJ4EMmffOktv49e-kkmR7F9JfIXY357PKyXIYYxclU0n50cttIDRwv4/s320/P1120941.JPG" /></a></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM5CueYB_OQqFGQ2EkItTEbP2ZDBtt8kQ4XVsBmAurrE4ksL4Ui-wnrtQJ8xAhVJGCQa47NUmM1wQhKE1-38BXzuqMZaM4UuK_uo4FMGtQejSpzPx2ty-LALC7VRnwb5uf8c1RLDgQtI/s1600/P1120939.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 187px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607018122614670146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJM5CueYB_OQqFGQ2EkItTEbP2ZDBtt8kQ4XVsBmAurrE4ksL4Ui-wnrtQJ8xAhVJGCQa47NUmM1wQhKE1-38BXzuqMZaM4UuK_uo4FMGtQejSpzPx2ty-LALC7VRnwb5uf8c1RLDgQtI/s320/P1120939.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607019462733064962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd-rts78rFXM9P9SfZn59eOLd1yh5oxMRodFOmIsN29bto6em6hKB10kZ3jaSbFlh3vQES-2DrLExrWnwWYwNKrDAJxjn6TQGxQzRKPOfQyF7BHmSNNnwCIR5a0AvQfkA44zLcvnKVrA/s320/P1120952.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607019906327915538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDzUZSfxlQCTw92lAE8hsQe3lLquqRNTKyIiEAtNFaI19Hsl5s1oJtRYubQmGGX0GGIw_QWtoI0g5S3chTU50bZgm1AsFeCV5upxgv0AT8ylj_ojYa4dGHagVFGR1CixX7s7hQZvMJx0/s320/P1120961.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-32157715686187959672011-05-15T10:53:00.000-07:002011-05-21T04:28:05.631-07:00London Borovick Fabrics and the V&A<div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>On Thursday 12th May , Fiona, Callum, Nicky and I went up to London to a fabric shop in Soho. According to Henry Jones this particular place is used by many people in the industry so it would be important for us to get out there and experience the places we would soon be working with on projects. Borovick Fabrics in Berwick Street was our destination to find fabric for the baroque drapes in the drawing room. We were aware that we have two windows to get fabric for and with the mass of material needed to gain the richness of folds and drapes we would need a lot of fabric. We decided as a group that we were not making usable drapes, to lessen the price we would only make false drapes that do not close but remain open. To cater for both windows we would need at least 8-10 metres. When we got to Borovick we were shown many fabrics, some thinner silks others thicker rich curtain fabrics ranging from £15 - £36 a metre. At 10 metres this would be well over what we wanted to pay. Eventually we had the choice of three fabrics, one pastel pink, thin silk with a very faint pattern. This was the cheapest by the metre but we did not want the curtains to be this colour it did not inkeep with the baroque richness we we<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-yBPM4JKziRDUDwI-8RrMx0MMgyooyJM7cYwi8aCobgCFphHX3Kf7Q3qYYWNCeAtBr0RUqQhYxaHmXQ9nEo9IF-1ImU4icsc25M7Dc2z5zr_3Tl_XhUptw0fhxGG35LVYEsyyypjxrE/s1600/P1130151.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 255px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609129491834866946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-yBPM4JKziRDUDwI-8RrMx0MMgyooyJM7cYwi8aCobgCFphHX3Kf7Q3qYYWNCeAtBr0RUqQhYxaHmXQ9nEo9IF-1ImU4icsc25M7Dc2z5zr_3Tl_XhUptw0fhxGG35LVYEsyyypjxrE/s320/P1130151.JPG" /></a>re looking for and the thickness of the material would not have hung properly. The other one we rejected was a beautiful thick shiny muscle pink with a swirly embroidered design. at £360 for the 10 metres and it was slightly too modern so we decided against it. The final fabric was a rusty pink with an appropriate baroque goldern design. It was cheaper at £24 a metre but we agreed that instead of having two curtains one on either side of each window we would have one large drape going across (shown below). This lessened the amount we needed by almost half. In the end we purchaced 5 3/4 metres of this (all left on the roll) and a couple of metres of a pink tafeta to blend the rusty pink into the wall paper colour. The man in the shop helping us was haggled down by our charms and Nicky's cheekiness so we got all of this for £130 much better than the original quote of nearly £200! </div><br /><br /><br /><div>pictures from <a href="http://www.costumeconsultant.com/">http://www.costumeconsultant.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.luxuryhomedecors.posterous.com/">http://www.luxuryhomedecors.posterous.com/</a> </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607009124457757234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeOjuLCxN_TJZGHDYrW_vcSWg2n_ln6HaHznMAs09JqudKIx3-RbVMaJWehcA0eOneQEdbSHQzK9J-2ELFyrPtEI4yx_6RgJpDJOiWN4bCptTHbiBxC0j3SISymIVbAJbwYz9DEe8_aE/s320/xcustomers.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607009878916172130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFI_-ydIci0b3jMRl3LlO92KV_e2nX24GBVP7VMxokZwmOsLAC9yX0ya580CkoZHPFGrOHohxBWo4gBDBs4OFNXAS9ufqHXYYPqba_kuOSwRyz5qcRntbXFHBoGrDh4V5KE28lJFTyfE/s320/scarf_curtains.jpg" /> After we had completed the task of buying fabric we head to the V&A to study some of their baroque furniture in the British and European 1500 -1900 section. I observed tables, frames, mirrors, chairs, panelling and tiles as well as smaller props like clocks and ornimants. They all follow a similar pattern of over embelished extravigantly carved gold. Much of our furnitire could be discribed as subdued baroque. We have used a lot of dark woods in the furniture we have made and aquired but not much is gold. I believe we are slightly intimidated by this furniture movement, on a small budget, with little experience in sculpting, and furniture construction/ restoration we did not want it to look cheap or tastless opposing everything that baroque ever stood for. Looking at these magnificent pieces or craftsmanship it is clear gold needs to feature in our room more, the fabric we bought today will hopefully inject some richness of texture back into our subdude designs.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607012181189787010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTn7YEpg21PRljXxkJFYQseU-_DYzVV6gO5Se9tDARpa9IFknC8FoCpLwDT_VlFPH3IumPkibVcEi1I6Sqj_H1bMBKzOpDXGm3ExsMQR-zDFog2mxQa7Q4vGw60PN1s3MU1hcPJoQsrgg/s320/P1120909.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607011870729949650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWldcFaraR6pzzNHL50oFSmUjQXMzEQzJOQqeTmz_4JmSiZPTp4MGXIg8JWZZXrXcSeNLgr0oxJwDG7YNvfJhVuy1xoteZtRlcxO46cfgcZUXGi1h1NPBEWnSf7nGHYjoxC80xlGBz0cA/s320/P1120900.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607012849724560770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOeQ_Sp0CU65ED1fvOJbfCvmm5-nEKljdCigbBLXQvjhFRilLdiSm8Fr5vkgsSMY8DFL6R0LFDK0VIx_dMGBglrkMFZUAp1NKg9U8MUbiYpZ_G_AYskXr2ZQpqBi4XBw0YWsH3oYqz9k8/s320/P1120913.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-28707299049104882392011-05-15T09:56:00.000-07:002011-05-16T22:41:59.472-07:00Beginning of the week: Screen details<div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>When adding the details onto the screen such as swirls and raised carvings we had to consider weight. If too much weight was added to the front of the screen then it would topple over or need the extre weight re enforcement box applied to the back of the central panel. polystyrene and paper mache seemed the cheapest, quickest and lightest option. I purchased a range of sized polystyrene balls in the university shop for 50p each. Cutting them in half and applying them with pva to the wood added some enhanced detail on the shaped frame. A piece of thick string and cord/braid was easily appied once drenched in glue, it was manipulated into swirls and borders. All these details were held down with two or three layers of pva, water and blue tissue. We used ble tissue instead of newspaper because it would sink into the small swirls and not hide the detailing underneath. The flat pieces of MDF had a final layer of newspaper added to stop the ridged texture of the tissue showing through the paint later on. While layers of the tissue were drying Rob and I tacked the crimson velvet in place using a stapel gun. By holding the two pieces of the screen together we were able to draw around the inside of the top frame, indicating where the fabric had to stretch to. In the original design only the outer panels had fabric inlays but we had enough spare to cover the central panel too so we did as we prefered this textured finish to just a painted effect. On the sections of the screen that had the smashed hole we merely notched the fabric with the intention of pinning it around the back later.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606992831715373922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwgQWyPbm2SDYcEyyDKl74bCYbbPTbt4RolYaMnAMTp8Hq4hKMU7Ls5eSTwk8TH6pqxQEPtg2wBPKYpNM7ZXF0zatw2nC4_ZuRA9QtQpN_iK8X5VM57HFPlNPTgJS6NHwPK2Lc-27FZ4/s320/P1120866.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606993325197388130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QfleUFt0A2khBPDAcB5dhzKj8sJiDhNkS5gnDsDQDKYq6mRYM6ci7E12MyvIOixL4ovDrzGLlAiRDQ6QfHgNIarD0Qg4cWb84vxPyuSBijlS0eXez0FZvBLx0vvR06tt2qw4B2YM3oU/s320/P1120840.JPG" /></div></div></div>During this first half of the week the wallpapering was completed and dulux paint purchased in pale and darker shades of dusty pink and green so stenciling could begin. Before Rhyan and Jenny commenced with cutting out the stencils they painted the lining paper first with a thick coat of the lighter pink in the drawing room and darker green in the study. Fiona began painting the 60 tiles for the heater in the blue and white traditional pattern. Once a batch of tiles were completely dry they had a few coats of glaze to illde to ceramics rather than the wood they are made from. Callum and I gave the heater a rolled on layer of white emulsion to ensure once the tiles were applied that no MDF was visible beneath. Dan and Chloe and Nuria began construction of the bookcase in the alchove. By measuring out the sizes of the shelves and drilling positioned blocks they were able to arrange the plywood shelves and create a false front which the 'draws' woud be applied to later. Abbi and Nicki sanded down a coffee table they had purchaced over the Easter break for the central focus of the drawing room.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606997623725095922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fhEaCdmYbCy9O7Cad5JFqs8pQIWQLJusqGsUDkl2JayyeVXkwo6Z2a78spvn2uPEAERIyZSR8Zsfckm-LRprMuy6AExXHlwD_tltxSV58QEPYC0qp3Y2Z0LZios7IQrNtcx4A4AEI5c/s320/P1120846.JPG" /></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606999867820891346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PKAf7N0yRJNjxDhpD06PVZFGO0rFodOkuuoUsYua23Zva4xYvcaFHUAde_VaZt63fzjaTXHiIbJbPWbM0YID1PvSBlRFacu00AtadwBjFCARGA7suZNv5dIYe-PZrD5IMPLw9A6Fj84/s320/P1120831.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606998134260078786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcdZ4D3nBBSOHebt6yFVFcnFaCNVYRFkNx7ilxR_b-s0e7HdGRAKVPSaJouiZoe0ug6aHP9YUIrHrE-6Ov_hyphenhyphenzALoedQ0BFQAm0HX_KBlVy0tE1qKN4KFL5WEsWTAUqpa4rqM9sk81As/s320/P1120836.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607000710791105314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVtyu2HBR3qEkhad2zy-3Hnx-rfzhiZber4j5agk59w7CrBCWtCfiqt-vKMmvgRSHCdN6sdbE_3q2cFUbb2_M6u18MpYB3guHISVkFz3b2p38RGbe5CfPXJ7Y-6leNWB8Xt_wK29w9Ew/s320/P1120854.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-15305662138661905762011-05-15T09:22:00.000-07:002011-05-16T22:47:06.515-07:00End of the Week, Screen, Tiles and other furniture<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Towards the end of the week I left the chaise until Nicky found some braid and continued working on the screen. Before the Easter Holidays Rob and I had cut all the seperate pieces out with the jigsaw. Now using my mouse sander we were able to sand these pieces. While they were clamped to ensure both sections were the same size. Using some card I created a template for the legs and drew them in place on the MDF. These were then cut out and sanded. At this point we had six pieces of MDF that layered together to form the basis of the screens three panels. Now we had to consider how to bulk out the flat surface making patterns and details found in the 'carved wood'. To sculpt out the winged hourglass detail I used a powder called 'Art Mache' which when mixed 1 part mache to 3 parts warm water created a paper based pulp that was easily shaped and dried in a few days. Once dry it could be sanded and painted. I built the details of the wings and the glass out with this pulp applied straight onto the MDF. The mache had to be made larger than the necessary size as once dry it would have shrunk slightly. The mache was not toxic or harmful so I needed no PPE.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606982664521274898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIPuPg315rolw_3Ax1wbogngPQ-RIRXN3phYkCSshOb5wGz_wGjNqic2VQuoGNNPsanHY0I8Tsivc9xpgh06Z5rPhCc1RNklnvzW7XdbgJfzFH8ehQCPJbeOSWQ-4ULgPrDQiYKaa4QY/s320/P1120820.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606983137027064402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-McExXTga7YLUOBPWOQDIPvcRPp7ePuEOG_D85luSvG2_fnwbigoU2TAjbjXgSTxCf3eb8JCD-weSjeeFAKT3IiMdZCtqXCHpEWWSjf_LimV9tGZu8YgjNaOcFWh3etYM2ox2nRPhlw/s320/P1120816.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606984959046865698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppwEHGak5VO42NvGS3SSjK4TnScuVOP6OsZ2aA-WW0R5ZlM3d2bGqMG7209sg1YKunJnrhgJKdjNy2UM3EWVgq1GF2cdzr_hhknG8ARpqHn0X7zy9YDFNwaZH0nUSk6dDE_JTdg53b8Q/s320/P1120833.JPG" />Other members of group 2 were continuing with the rooms. Rhyan Jenny and Vicky were still applying a layer of paste to the plywood skins then wallpapering over the top with the plain liner. Fiona with help from others was transfering her tile designs from tracing paper onto the primed white MDF tiles. Chloe and Dan were putting the final ideas together for their bookcase before beginning construction the next week. Construction of furniture was slowed down at the end of the week as we were waiting for a wood order. Nicky reupholsterd her desk chair as it was felt her first attempt was too neat and taught, it needed loosening so she stripped down the fabric and reaplied the staples and braid. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606985692501297538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinqHH-eHFznlqMdEqfeRGneaBF01rwjihuYwHHkwVHrY53laWQx9V6bYJY4YoQiYMIWBVFBJqPei7gXxP1P6tsYuPi9HB7JNrjdL6xpQA8tg-JrNlFSnFF96nCht-PTg1hT1Rq1xyCL4/s320/P1120784.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606986160650735170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGB4i8HUR0YDldeRehM1w-JdfkoWjBPBmSC1IWDqTZEV9pqMISvZemGBTeMonFwM9LETj9-GPpiYcCJ7OdRylCDV_g6tXl2fGrMrFxPv_opz_z2F0DsaLiYxeeQ8HycoJadM-T6TLnWlU/s320/P1120819.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-87960539138586985712011-05-14T14:11:00.000-07:002011-05-17T02:49:22.806-07:004th May continuing with the chaise<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>The next steps for chaise was to create the rounded head rest end. We initially used just foam wrapped over but there was no structure to the middle so the foam sunk in the middle. Wadding was our solution to this, bulking out the foam and making the whole structure much firmer, then the foam was tucked underneath the other already made cushion.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606857399382716226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-OZF0rXdSPBukMFKCp7-bz82qgbm-qtg6Hf2m2-hm3HCjomvQHi5_3Z_i1NgqqWjRsDFWMNwr3qXjsTXmYFJoY_x6rSxo85YN0aCFjGNdEsWOghkgvN5_LYWvGso1QerckYqvpTfqsE/s320/P1120751.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606857689415679890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjgE6Saa270IReP2k7bOWIq1J47zg3buGkHZhnwHPfzk6wQQF8OZnt58ejv5M7DVEuPSs4zx-zD5RusUo-P_qQ2onYxt0HgWA7gIsUHlSIr53fb56i8wmY0gaYKc43aZK3WX58t3qufc/s320/P1120759.JPG" />The fabric was then applied over the foam in the same way as before with a stapel gun. tucked down the front between the two cushions and then stapelled to the old wood that went up and round the detailed columns and down across the beam at the back. Again we tried to create some creases as the head rest would be worn and stretched where Ivan is lying heavily on it.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606859738043439138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyINONRVIw07L-eDIRF260zFWMg8PYysejzd65YoeAlbIc5kAV2WtezjFYGVYuRP-DDtolBb5SjhWvpsXD4kDy5j4eofS6TCimZj4wd5J6jQRKHJyxGnZcfDQNwY4h_u8ViEp7UjTZlA0/s320/P1120767.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606859320327726738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshY8sUL8do83Voev4pGBJQKLRa80uq4FO2IzlLCykDNX05Z3LSAHCdsQ6wmt0vuSGMlJFt1fAPVfj8ib2-721wFc5RZkJRIGpAWRR0JFOeFoLWoaGJl1AWY6AtaFqkl4JO7qrNHZN2uM/s320/P1120766.JPG" /></div></div><br /><br /><p>The last section of padding to be added was the long tube for the arm rest at the back. I created a tube of wadding by wrapping string round it binding it together. We stapelled a length of the fabric along alternating sides but made sure to make the thickness of the wading uneven. This was all according to where Ivans arm would have pushed down on it over a few years or where his head may have rested. To be certain where the human body naturally lies on this piece Nicky positioned herself on the chaise in a comfortable position. I then drew round her form with a fabric chalk this showed us where we could sand and distress the fabric later on. This is where construction stopped for a few days until Nicky located some thick enough braid to finish off the edges neatly then cut the fabric.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606863145817168066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmB-hsYQU0qH0XSqsshVimREC948zfrNpIYXB_4c7AuZxSI7lQtxW_UJPQ6pe06wCxNk0XOoBS1G94lbnqtM7fPsUOpfPhFZ2mUB7qxrjcCq9CEeIkNOXNjV8531KN-Uiv23cdyn-2iA/s320/P1120769.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606863831921301266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicENE-CEEEcPqmDlVVANb6hR0zScFcr5sIBxTXwXOnf7gk1OiEU-k1d83zX1jjqPStcSzvk7M8bWZn0aUtwxtjKF6kCmZErAItoKAyjS2Sbogy0JzT7XAHCssxS0W4Bf53jfq6SFBuBAs/s320/P1120776.JPG" />Other members of the team were starting to apply the wallpaper. Instead of purchasing many rolls of already designed wall paper (which was very expensive) Rhyan and Jenny purchased lining paper and paste for around £40, this meant we could paint the paper any colour we wished and then stencil the appropriate baroque design on top.Dan and Cloe were continuing to apply the braces of 90 degree panels to the backs of the flats. This enhanced the strength and stability of the walls also making then stand straighter. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606977709960790914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv8QjEGtEoO5hZLdj72fQE0pJKROBT4slx3mZpsWJRrB-OmF0BqvudbR9BPM-7ubpydFavgl75ceU8nz5AdeT4YLrVQKq6w2lihGJdnuwhrBKbxtpfrRYxsjcqcTqHnJGGAP0wejGUUs/s320/P1120777.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606868858955151906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUbhP3OvcO4F4Ji0_ddg0eAL6792ZvNuBVzG0uBjMVel6dYRE24d9BC6WAGJESZQso9FAhLd7BKUiRxxKeXMhPwM2IFmlN_zjk_yD6xjjTGFdbyfwR-mq8LfuqAGgPzPkHI73n7Wl_04/s320/P1120775.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606978236572325890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EiI0gtOTl3LZHXLweWHC2X9qZUg_2Ibw6H2orYxCWebRuXkxtyLRYAlYKiQg9dz3_G_Gy5x9REPn2lPcvShlPQB6hALMXOwLeGZK7OPTsn8MlgNP4f_qf_WZCyfpIRqSofcMVspbl2k/s320/P1120783.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-16183004465494443922011-05-04T13:54:00.000-07:002011-05-10T14:41:45.567-07:003rd May The Chaise Lounge<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>On the 3rd of May Nicky and I came in to make a start on our allocated piece of furniture the chaise lounge. Nicky's Grandfather provided us with an old frame of a dark wood Chaise. Our first job was to create a plywood base that fits across the wooden frame, this would give us a secure surface to apply the foam and fabric to. We started by using paper to make a pattern to translate to a template on the plywood.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605173790450876770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeHkoWpb1OpBYuMs7xTab7hPZQWobITRcnf3lTIGYgEmLh1OuvUKaeIx_XmwB43HuzQWmVblBazqodbxNtaRdV5bdW-ZqZo2GLyoQInTUhsD77Jdync57lLAXyGBrAaTAJk-YrhT2QDY/s320/P1120725.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605175486577838594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bQ0U3c5aDtaQcq1ztBJA4O1Ezn4mGUccNietBUUPoqaqLwEWHH4IgrVC4W1_O6zdmuSMM5wDw3UFWdg47HCVv1y8cSlvoyJP8F_QL2FICV6LiflAASV_5f6PXG0AZNXf_uNSTdGYPIY/s320/P1120726.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605176047037880226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNK8x-3rMmhMZpr9-kJzBOOUnFXJ_E1MdbCQNGJ9I3FhAlrOWn749aPP7wam3xlr77B2etMxTBUuqf4ZF5gSc5b8a33qBUaR38NBAchJlBpFWpPWopm5Xj-ntcGiwkqKXj3HDJN6fd6s/s320/P1120730.JPG" />Once we had the appropriate pattern on paper indicating the various notches for the legs and other pillars that the base layer had to sit around. We translated this pattern to the plywood then proceeded to cut the shape with a jigsaw (wearing goggles and tying back hair). This first atempt failed as the ply was the wrong shape, some how the paper pattern had twisted so the overall base panel was also twisted on the chaise. The net time we drew the shape out onto the ply we didnt use the paper, instead we measured the various leg posts and translated that straight onto the wood. After cutting with the jigsaw this piece fit perfectly, with some minor adjustments to the posts of the end legs, this allowed the board to sit flat and level ready to be attached using a stapel gun. Stapels that did not fully sit in the wood were hit into it with a small hammer. </div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605188217681994322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicm2KLSlyiyeyMgF6BQavcf0wVhl4fxZunxlAzAobFH6yJA6jU9nFu31aWP2f6nfLGJxIL7pqLy3yyxHIB-31kG_H87sMGQndCkQhQymqpu-RkvEkMGdsKYCXVAjYJHe2cWyTzJuYXTGY/s320/P1120735.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605189288463449378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJQqZ6njC7lxf9fGiXg4R5sNawm5ReIUe6-qRuqzjlmXDScD-y_gZL4wQ92ngZYOvUVtEiNfNc-aWmblXdGBoMsPGPRU9NdGnKegdqdSX5vOMEAgi48LDUFUU8eFnoN-k85oTERXmHys/s320/P1120738.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605179653297567826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLvIl9LOblcEdQNQ07zfqUGNHp-A6C7aNVaCBGYkl6rDVmSn-CM8H0wJWIFW1VRh8L5t1V_UuJ5mPMTMfa1gqE_1-ElXt-L-A8byt1SE7YjmDkj-GfNZ9C1GgruI7Clhh7ynNy1Qf_uo/s320/P1120734.JPG" />The next stage was to consider the foam cushion. The foam on the chaise was to be seperated into two parts the main seat rectangle and the folded head rest that would tuck under the main cushion. By laying out a thicker piece of foam across the chaise, using a marker the basic shape was marked and then cut using a sharp scapel. The foam itself was not attached to the chaise, only in one place it was stapled at the end of the arm rest where the fabric would eventually have to fit around.The fabric (an axample of a green William Morris print I provided) was also cut roughly to shape but with plenty of excess to stretch the fabric over the foam this meant that the edges of the foam would not be square but nicely rounded. We discussed the state of the piece at the time of Ivan's death. It was the chair that he died in and had spent hours and days lying in before hand. It would be worn, the fabric faided where he was lying, slightly loose and creased from movement pulling the fabric from the fastenings. To create these creases we held the crease in and held it taught while the other person stapelled down the fabric. It was important to make sure the fabric was stappeled down with a flat neat finish. Areas such as corners caused some trouble where fabric naturally wanted to pleate but these had to be pulled taught. In intricate areas up under a leg pillar or other section of wooden frame hammered in pins were used in place of stapels ( the stapeler could not fit in these areas) Sometimes the fabric would have to be snipped slightly so it could fit tightly around these tricky areas. By the end of the day of the 3rd this cushion was finished excess fabric not cut yet until the braid was attached later.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605202869742857458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOOhs2Qu7VBTQTiaiWkhSosRnxsNuYZmBMWF0ez6imSn9fxCCS3tWPP3BF_hnGn9cF9QtYZYIcfSWg74YJ2071Jc9ADyduZ_BoS_Bj2XlP6RLq-JVQSC9PvT1mCrnbSoeByKfMr4utFI/s320/P1120742.JPG" /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605203455445576722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH6OaMEJkFYIWWSpJvpswVr5HWe9HVZcc0P3CnsJ0yQdqAf4EB9B1_E0C41jB7-lQejgHJ6Ka5hAbHmujZxBUHgvcmDnePMebXLLWJpuiXZX2U-HCfDp73Va85QhaGzq1m7OnYmUUDyg/s320/P1120747.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605204767299183282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfDfc3SDhP8mWqa6iaATOr74TQ2kI1I2yu6sBvgJGYf01C6gFW-hHEw1Mkv5SAQl8rBnbBtmgBEOLjm2b83q9VBwRWCJ8wa_3uU2fA9IVfZgfGagHtHfKIQu4s0S_idrjOkAOJ68FcFo/s320/P1120749.JPG" />Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-7629237532799927692011-05-04T12:55:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:26:51.502-07:002nd May erecting the flats<div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>In this first session back after Easter we had to consider building the rooms and screwing the flats together. The flats were leant up against the side of the room to gain an ida of scale. The study is a 8ft by 12ft room with a small alchove of 4ft. The drawing room is 16ft by 16ft square with two windows and a doube door way.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602956192065522066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCtwfx4mjiKe1CbgrWOK9U7YMk_lMyArWW8HX21K7I6NBg1mKBDZTJ8glUubJmJHv33ROBuCnGwduUG3PQ7c8GvHLogxHSQslyAAycoKg67BZooRJtoBCiwUumTgMXiSDNjbUaZUAKG0/s320/P1120697.JPG" /> Henry Jones demonstrated to us how to join two flats together, always starting with a corner with two people holding the flats firmly together and another with a spirit level making sure the various points up the flats at 2ft ft 6ft and 8ft are flush together as another person drills a screw into the frames at each of these points.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602960516354633426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nwKFKbEKj-zSkxaVe1_loY6Caixje0fNd6g5iqRvRRJzCuS_lF-doDzoxxYPtqV4p_hA3wHLaSJpt-O1-7BEgOsaWVb6ubCse4iVm6Kp11t8f-99qW2wie-s6m3RPsKquJoS99lJNKQ/s320/P1120699.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602961307133809154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8__X77ow1fJAN3LxDikDgoUjMJTA93CrsPvPEhCUQaUzXheMgwlFkP2KCC0MdtohpBkdizmguR610eQO2JENGAG2fJtQREjIf8TvwD8OAyvQbnUss6mcqmXXxXgQXsgzNeL8u-WJg0U/s320/P1120706.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602962230486996818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAZ76DFcBLh-RDL8eFmSXbspo9JsQgOWCVRroHMJzq49lhm4y-xjANXyFF0ipFMvZ1rNeyKT-MrJkgVf_WDhT9vztViqsPw_7uH0ByJ7zHyIUZL14s7-CJIjG3YvF6AIDyU3MoCmsDPY/s320/P1120710.JPG" />Where there are windows and doors the headers and footers needed to be applied in the same way. The 3ft squares form the bottom of the windows joining the two walls together.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Other members of the group whilst we were erecting the rooms were starting to make the braces that hold the flats up from the back (strengthening the overall structure.) Certain problems that occured were that the bowed wood of the frames did not sit flat on the floor and they began to levitate in the middle of long wall panels. To over come this we were are going to try taking the wall apart and biuld from both the corners joing in the middle, this will hopefully avoid the levitation. One flat though attached flush to the ground seemed to appear taller than its partner wall there is no way of changing this apart from making a new flat.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602965509256253554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pwogg6Zsd9zYseT4JdWS6NwDyFVuVfYeTi7gKYSO6mdaDm1miyiPl6HwPsD1CDw1rFpBUWl8pQpa-kesd8NAU9WO66hRKFP5XCntAcrPK8LS1AlqkhPHLCqsxjQGWqz8WVmmann_8R0/s320/P1120704.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602966270328274514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8U5ImjkaJhiV3by-IZxmy3EdrzYziplPqlcNcji6hKkoitbxN9h2nmQjyC-h5nFCd8ztxMhp-IE2UVH6Va5m4HnBvhwEhrIHR_qoxV39UjzvNe9LfcWvBqSH3xK5TUtImhnBE_y7Tn0U/s320/P1120719.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-34452393120284531272011-04-30T01:10:00.000-07:002011-05-26T09:48:34.081-07:00Another Prop: Deer Skulls<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>After studying the drawings from 'Corpse Bride' I noticed that the presence of antlers and skulls mounted on the walls of the room resulted in morbid dark gothic style that would be very appropriate for the study (skulls illude to death very boldly) I started off by looking through books of various deer varieties and found that the Roe Deer (which is very common around Britian) is also very common across most of Europe including Russia, so would have most likely been the deer mounted on Ivan's wall. Red deer are also common but Roe deer skulls were easier for me to locate. </div><br /><div>I started off by making some observations from the referance books on deer antlers, size and age etc also looking at the skull shapes.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wCaYtI_lNeWvuyME3Gr1wGWGH7LcKT1T62e90FxrBY1VTyyYRW_h8lKrqIcuya3FDiSa0kbwpxBYM253MO-QisWgzfLTyHx8nTrRAZx4eEPacnIWsV5tX8XpmQVosm7nPmsTGO-IyN4/s1600/P1130294.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611067131789737282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wCaYtI_lNeWvuyME3Gr1wGWGH7LcKT1T62e90FxrBY1VTyyYRW_h8lKrqIcuya3FDiSa0kbwpxBYM253MO-QisWgzfLTyHx8nTrRAZx4eEPacnIWsV5tX8XpmQVosm7nPmsTGO-IyN4/s320/P1130294.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUj5uP1toYulZ2yn-KK8vTKJbPf7iqNIiRrF5jZn0F4mCi5I8MEwkGA1F360Z4C5lMhyphenhyphenBeU33zNhhPqtk_IvBfFbNqAi5JKU7QqcllRl6RnLnOcrrXs6Y-E5Gtm96juCBmGFIDchUGxTE/s1600/P1130293.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611067566769300290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUj5uP1toYulZ2yn-KK8vTKJbPf7iqNIiRrF5jZn0F4mCi5I8MEwkGA1F360Z4C5lMhyphenhyphenBeU33zNhhPqtk_IvBfFbNqAi5JKU7QqcllRl6RnLnOcrrXs6Y-E5Gtm96juCBmGFIDchUGxTE/s320/P1130293.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I managed to get hold of three Roe deer skulls from my uncle who was a game keeper. He also tutored me in the best way to mount them to a wooden shield. I offered the question to the group whether they wanted me to mount them all on one shield or on individual shields. More interest seemed to direct to them all being on the same one, so I made a template out of card then marked this up on thin MDF. The MDF was cut using a jigsaw and then the edges were sanded with a mouse sander (I made this at home and unfortunatly did not have a router). To gain a similar effect as a router I cut another shield 1cm smaller around the edge that was then evosticked onto the base shield. By lining the skulls onto the MDF I marked their position and drilled the three necessary holes. It was important to drill the wood screw into the central part of the skull as this was the thickest area of dense bone and would be less likely to split and chip. I removed the skulls and then gave the shield two thick coats of dark oak stained varnish leaving the surface looking like a more expensive darker wood rather than MDF. The skulls were then screwed back onto the shield tightly to avoid scratching the varnish, Then mounted two mirror fixing plates to the back that would allow us to easily hang them to the walls.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601289657906976898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqzgn-EjENfbeLjhKvbDDadewfD82gpR5STPcruMDFOkn3DIoBtDCHOK4q1D-CdSo9JMPJ8PyA-676yMaknNkJ0FA33V3x-en1f3bF11qbnoRGCau9DZHNECUsvS4IKY9xytZeXnyMeg/s320/P1120676.JPG" /></div></div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601290156074055186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gHCBz8-3MWt16TKHyiSZ2kyfaZtzYLKdB4eOXBIrlkQrDJBgCzr0QGgtuTFUH6C41HeNUoF59FGnMSvUnQ4xb4x_pzRlH1c7DSLO9E7xJwFrRaN9VYwm8OLILk3lpUp6MvjAQqsShf8/s320/P1120686.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 353px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601290560136468802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2-UkoYPCeNkmr9SdpfZLS6XWx8aLESPcViqOAnOfF5ir-0Ou3FlDtfc7YHotLmPPmqO1jeJnXVHBMvGPeWac9BQkRTQgZ2Otbmab19DX4_hobdcA_j5uGPhDQCRS6LvE9xcOLUQyMkw/s320/P1120692.JPG" /> </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-85877378463391244832011-04-20T08:40:00.000-07:002011-04-20T09:35:15.338-07:002nd of April Titanic Exhibition O2 London<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmi0c2Mj1g6TWfYUWnwnlqdsWRonKPbXAtLE-Gxa325t0vQQkMM9Y2jVWMp6Q5U4_EwPz2AozUuNnl3PBjgveOZSu_2ApQt2NKZsKwLJL243PRcgHCSbXwJ-0nYRXCuKxLX8733KahoY/s1600/205689_1841252784062_1022831516_32147533_4752270_n.jpg"><strong></strong></a><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 374px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 285px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597704224741033410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6USX2wStIdormdUGgChTZJujC82dJKB2JBBcQyn0cc69YnnB3M1AZ9quYGlP8xfac10rjT67RUNRXHnYfp5V8Xkxg_NiaWpoUO_oef9NhNfI8WxsEcWZImBwUcSoDRQvONBStS5jTQS4/s320/205689_1841252784062_1022831516_32147533_4752270_n.jpg" /> <strong>On the 2nd of April a few members of both group 1 and 2 went to the Titanic Exhibition at the O2. The purpose of this visit was initially to study the recreations of the 1st and 3rd class cabins. The time period of the early 1900's was appropriate for group one's research for Fraz Kafka's Metamorphasis but the Titanic is around 30-40 years newer than the Tolstoy rooms we are recreating. On the other hand there are still </strong><strong>elements of the 1st class interior design that harks back to the late 1800's and certain features or antiques are very similar. In general observing these room recreations are always useful for future projects, so we all took not of various elements such as the wood paneling, chairs tables and other furniture and mouldings. </strong><strong>The photos below are of the 1st class cabin. There were not cameras allowed in the exhibition so these images I am using are from the official website <a href="http://www.titaniclondon.co.uk/">h</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr3IQtyTBel0tVvkpbUjJO0hFphOBw790Zcpa3jZdoNa6RRId2dXvi6ByYSsKDtsdKvbOw1UodRE8maOzHmfjZy4EL_pDqwaO9o7q0WSaek_SqNkG9t-0G0EEqFNPXqp4k1LysJ6nICE/s1600/first-class-suite_1753142i.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.titaniclondon.co.uk/">ttp://www.titaniclondon.co.uk/</a> .</strong><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 373px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597702606973112210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD01mcqA0PWSxC57oPf2HNwmkSfh-CR6toeryDG3dXTca04MJWJDveLfL8YRHq2Yhg7fURSLmKp5V8IqPPFUhC1YlUaNNhk-j2KWrYgTxzqzWk2c1pqM5bvxUVQCkdiMampAF6R4fNem4/s320/first-class-suite_1753142i.jpg" /><strong>When viewing this room I took note of the types of wood used (or mimiced) The patterns on the upholstery and floors as well was very relevant to the baroque movement which we are currently studying. Dan and I discussed the fabric inlays in the walls possibly may be a good idea to have in the smaller study as this would 1 differ from the wall paper in the other room, 2 it makes the room darker and smaller in appearance. </strong><strong>As well as the room replications there were many huge exhibition historic photographs of the original Titanic interior. These were also useful as references .</strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597698940357539234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO33rFznoS-iPE0vWk8WEqa4zH5PIpC91rJegPR6aK6IEilDPrBGViwZr_bqKhIQDP85bYgXZasCKfx4Kx88VSR0zoarai-WFGs_fG5i7BF6M0JmryUBeK8oT9mcymnRJUCwRHRBYFqEM/s320/62_SRclose.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597699376834952690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPSGEExkhxvCzo1nBJpYTBjnhX6EVOMsidTfjVTnEXPVnW-d2ZcVL8EUfydIpJrq7Un939qL4bxDc3desDGoNL7jTqEmFzlO7Ev0-acTbZ8mCHmloExr4fwkmzeLzh1TFuZzv572JZY4/s320/titanic146.jpg" /> </div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-52967627037494857042011-04-19T12:02:00.000-07:002011-05-19T00:03:32.236-07:00Some Props I Borrowed or Purchased<div><br /><br /><div><strong>When searching through some charity shops I found some pieces that would be appropriate for display on the completed whatnot including cut glass whisky decanter (£6.00), a small silver tray (£1.00) the tumblers are just to show size Rhyan will be locating some tumblers. The small cut glass bowl was £2.99, all have been cleaned and polished ready to use on the set.</strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 339px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597378232151045090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK8hnkSGMB2TUfeuBdAzF9e7KD7H2h8mUFwkLxTu24oWPPsMTJOKnQTxzIf11UJYosU5DI_5n2am70mjY6HKQUe9GcaS214vAH9O_R2AWifvCVN2WH_N_wCzySp9-HuxdqfwsNnnP2L0/s320/P1120565.JPG" /></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 363px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597377638207607362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieq6kVdM8KXZDh7su81XfT37AsHV-vpV-eOhe5T4BHiBaPNby8SHqriShOGhqIPMBndA7ZyQ0__ye8iVqYhX61BnuAT1PKAyvX9aonwarhuSOmTQQ96Ni7Vtjw3vYx5tsnUpWv58bCaho/s320/P1120563.JPG" /></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>I borrowed a small brass inkwell and a very old leather blotting pad for the writing desk from my Grandmother. The ink well has an eastern theme with the intricate patterns and designs which fits with the fashions of the time.</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597381959541017202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_I7OSGFGU_uBBS-dK6vz2_FRL3LcWb3Yeq004DmW57bQd0xqKV8rESDFp-4SYhpg1LlLWAS6hfO4J1-K7XR_f8df4RHWu82p_jaILXJDE5XWrUEcASbmPnJidQZOmc6Xvw55CGjdHdk/s320/P1120569.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 369px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597382379501897986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnqWFxHCrjJDLRyjBoa85aGeOzV7jbhCkHLXm7TG1KNWABFESleI920wyGv1yg9HelhPtX-XZ2C7I6kZSvDEpIMEtDCpKQ2M1vYU5JmBdtFudTzHCRdCse9TmDoDrpjqz20YokPMokSc/s320/P1120567.JPG" /><br /><strong>I also purchased a table runner (£3.50). Though it may be too long for the drawing room table it could be used as extra detail pleats in the drapery (with the tassels) or even just appropriate fabric for cushions etc.<br /></strong><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 349px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597383795064444482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrQvnvuxOE4O_hu2J7k8Shunwq5XBSDptgpg4yDyFWIQp_s5XwGTq_7qLtT_V66_0amuu88APLmPAATIEjb4l3tsfLgphbGIKxtO2H7_yWL4wwcExkxIbEY_xsQJlQ_v1pS5ZAUrYetI/s320/P1120557.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597384308573421218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21TRJQfCVQVOGWRTYdMUH-C5kMHC86oRoLz_tFVZxm1lYu6J-4PTFNvTeU0EIEaMsZlxMMGOqKKTYe3_n8NtA058KZnFDDbxLv2n-sIcs09ITzGfH-BMmF6GcQLpaw4VgyhR4IwmvLpM/s320/P1120558.JPG" /> </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-32104993634163711622011-04-14T10:54:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:26:14.558-07:00Continuing construction 13th and 14th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_QKL7layTSe9rlPSDzNIJviiiYyaW_VdqW0NwqDWkTlFu0LGh8q1CdkKJ7ytiRhA8bqF985-GU0OhAs_Y3SbReM2nZ7KblHM7hUd0yipzxeUeJBQA5A7SXGVu5vOcAYVwdwZSU3pdUA/s1600/P1120501.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595522143885845170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_QKL7layTSe9rlPSDzNIJviiiYyaW_VdqW0NwqDWkTlFu0LGh8q1CdkKJ7ytiRhA8bqF985-GU0OhAs_Y3SbReM2nZ7KblHM7hUd0yipzxeUeJBQA5A7SXGVu5vOcAYVwdwZSU3pdUA/s320/P1120501.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><strong>The last two days have been very productive various sections of the furniture are well under way and the flats have finally been completed except painting two of them. </strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>The corner heater that Fiona and Callum have undertaken has taken form in two sheets of 5mm MDF screwed together down a 90 degree spine. The heater eventually wil be covered in tiles. Made again from thinner MDF ( around thirty to one side of the heatre. The tiles are sanded down on the edges to create a rounded finish then were primed with covent garden primer then painted with a base coat of white emulsion ( many members of the group including myself participated in the painting and priming) Fiona is designing the pattern to paint upon the tiles over the Easter break and callum is continuing to base coat the tiles. The structure of the heater was a little wobbly so brackets were added across the back (wood cut with 45 degree angled ends) the screwed to the heater to strengthen the structure.</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcFgPrv-2EOAgs8mK3FzpuZvjKuRmZ1oQSfM-e_FQx8b8TEz9QEIZ5fEW1UOtVP_stBUMXAZ6ydZMRrrVaCJ2wO-ZtnLNC-D4fOk3W4AOMq0kIkxx6J_QJOTHSbibzvL_zq32GrTO9bg/s1600/P1120500.JPG"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 301px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595513358339875938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcFgPrv-2EOAgs8mK3FzpuZvjKuRmZ1oQSfM-e_FQx8b8TEz9QEIZ5fEW1UOtVP_stBUMXAZ6ydZMRrrVaCJ2wO-ZtnLNC-D4fOk3W4AOMq0kIkxx6J_QJOTHSbibzvL_zq32GrTO9bg/s320/P1120500.JPG" /></strong></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>Other pieces of furniture that are continueing are Nicki's chair that has now almost<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugBOE94aCAwHyvQLl45p3o-fItCiWNBl04-qRLNCXWkGGrt88ZkZmapmzTKt1FkZkS4_EMmxq5mb51oJ31Zmw00iWfrIwONiWsD5qt0hNQc-xL9nZHTniE771rRs4o3qApR938IehdHg/s1600/P1120502.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 293px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595515344695231154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugBOE94aCAwHyvQLl45p3o-fItCiWNBl04-qRLNCXWkGGrt88ZkZmapmzTKt1FkZkS4_EMmxq5mb51oJ31Zmw00iWfrIwONiWsD5qt0hNQc-xL9nZHTniE771rRs4o3qApR938IehdHg/s320/P1120502.JPG" /></a> been uphoulstered and due to be completed over Easter </strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>With the delivery of the sheets of 5mm MDF Rob and I were able to mark out the sections of the screen onto the wood using the cardboard screen as a template. We elongated it by half a foot on the bottom to make it more of a feature in the now smaller study room. Two of each panel were cut out one solid one and one with a hollowed out centre to one make the screen thicker and sterdier also to be able to sandwich the fabric inlays between the wood. Rob Dan and I used a jigsaw to cut away the intricate curved outlines. We wore goggles and I tied my hair back as a safety precaution. Using the jigsaw was much easier than a band saw as the blade is much smaller and easier to control around the steep corners.</strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>All of the sections of the screen are now cut out and after easter will be sanded and pieced together.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkrA1s-lkTSY0Iqm3XNvCwz7Ultp3bwDNxQoaNsAJk-Rp0ow3fFE6Zz-ajfBgN5xL-l1z5EwhXLFU5RCSHg3H_b-2mK2XthMNIVYRgSlBSf5zdauTclK5ROGmPVHF7rOl_HExihAo1aA/s1600/P1120513.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595521098434407762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkrA1s-lkTSY0Iqm3XNvCwz7Ultp3bwDNxQoaNsAJk-Rp0ow3fFE6Zz-ajfBgN5xL-l1z5EwhXLFU5RCSHg3H_b-2mK2XthMNIVYRgSlBSf5zdauTclK5ROGmPVHF7rOl_HExihAo1aA/s320/P1120513.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr1HkQKj4AITBKF9TNMF6XNSS7yswz0UfrLiK0C1x5YU_AfsOf_oAfXNwpOmtQrmnfwcppgrbR_9_E9ZfraN-gTH0PG2iDJ1gq7HtbHIgOUjFBQrX9vieAjDZweczuSC_mB3ecIxoXEc/s1600/P1120535.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595521570361698674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr1HkQKj4AITBKF9TNMF6XNSS7yswz0UfrLiK0C1x5YU_AfsOf_oAfXNwpOmtQrmnfwcppgrbR_9_E9ZfraN-gTH0PG2iDJ1gq7HtbHIgOUjFBQrX9vieAjDZweczuSC_mB3ecIxoXEc/s320/P1120535.JPG" /></a></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>The last two flats were skinned then the rest had the mahogony effect painted on them. This was achieved by painting on the sienna as a base coat then using umber and black to paint streaks into this when wet. Then using a dry brush to smooth over this and blend together the layers.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595524022391167074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgE-DlPWJ0I4z6C8PgK7VkXkq4p6IdGcbsjMT8bISeUKAZudcO78EHbTS2m7B7qB0Aiqri723jRS7k2-xTgpKACk6rKxOy9Fg3qfa7A6xk5LzjBe8Ef1ReXEQWIRigCHT4DOoMffToSNU/s320/P1120541.JPG" /></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-61836579908015102532011-04-12T12:09:00.001-07:002011-05-19T00:11:31.239-07:00Our Whatnot Renovation<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><strong>To begin with our £15 what not</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcgvdIuHAdiTxfNanf3_-eD5zFWOXpiPxn6-DDppngleai-a8OV0-sNmPyuC92E4CCKZC4cSjG9hsI61nlHM7xKNw4AEV-7rHgmxjYb0idRJ198mqGDZ_bJFRFVQes4YpWnnpEpT1xV8/s1600/P1120314.JPG"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594776644734652514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcgvdIuHAdiTxfNanf3_-eD5zFWOXpiPxn6-DDppngleai-a8OV0-sNmPyuC92E4CCKZC4cSjG9hsI61nlHM7xKNw4AEV-7rHgmxjYb0idRJ198mqGDZ_bJFRFVQes4YpWnnpEpT1xV8/s320/P1120314.JPG" /></strong></a><strong> was in poor state covered in chips and scuffs with filthy glass and an interiour mirrored cabinet that was severly stained. </strong><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><strong>Step one was to clean it up, dusting, glass washed etc, then it was desided that we would remove the top flap door to open the piece up and make it more into a corner shelf (whatnot) then a closed in cabinet. The door was removed by unscrewing the hinges and the slide brackets. The mirrored panels were not repairable so those were then removed by also removing small screws and a thin wooden boarder. Once the mirrors had gone nice clean wood was opened up from beneath.</strong></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595498589848035698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9y_a2gTmw4iPOftN4CX3fWnKRUJiiiSec5_oOP5g3THKNsTLA7lr5rdzfiOUG9M8HHgqpf-o6yd3BgLiDqQdk5FHtzWk1OLgga_24oAMRq70w4W5b3FyVLaCPPJcxuXfm67s-77yMi4/s320/P4110020.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong>Further discusion led us to remove the other door taking out the original glass centre shelf and then using this as a template to cut a new MDF one to replace it. </strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjak20aJ56ntcN572Xpd6Vl9oF4P6Hs58GzLoJF0G8sHVi5qISR75ec-JF_NUod-dIJigoWgG3Nl83sGO6mg_oI2bVnNpYlCxtKAsiHI3ONL3gC_FR8VkG03ZwcRu-aj-3CoXhLYppF1zg/s1600/P1120466.JPG"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 333px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594778455778490098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjak20aJ56ntcN572Xpd6Vl9oF4P6Hs58GzLoJF0G8sHVi5qISR75ec-JF_NUod-dIJigoWgG3Nl83sGO6mg_oI2bVnNpYlCxtKAsiHI3ONL3gC_FR8VkG03ZwcRu-aj-3CoXhLYppF1zg/s320/P1120466.JPG" /></strong></a></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0AN52_Zylp9WH2dg2w7vx80wNK_5ucT2OQDyucISLsNQtkr9hrFl4nmKey0eHZBpJ1CtPPInr6QL-8Fwgc62HuEdU7w9qZecuhKwc7M5DtSvJICK7lomV2gnDCbRx39r-D1Mb7zCcEE/s1600/P1120476.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594778926351290722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0AN52_Zylp9WH2dg2w7vx80wNK_5ucT2OQDyucISLsNQtkr9hrFl4nmKey0eHZBpJ1CtPPInr6QL-8Fwgc62HuEdU7w9qZecuhKwc7M5DtSvJICK7lomV2gnDCbRx39r-D1Mb7zCcEE/s320/P1120476.JPG" /></a></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><p><strong>We used car body filler to cover over the chips and cracks, this was set off by mixing it with a tiny bit of hardner. Once this was dry the next morning we sanded the filler to a smooth finish. Now we had to consider how to paint or finish the cabinet. We tried emulsion paint first but this failed as it was hard to blend the colour into the shiny veneer surface. We washed the paint off and decided that whatever we do the shiny surface had to go. Using a black and decker mouse sander we sanded down the surfaces of the whatnot, fully getting rid of the veneer. The filler was sanded away as much as po<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ1StD_BnbozhOCu-7VFNOIyFWVHuPPlB5EF7psTqPRWxFMQM1hYBHDz91qHJzD2KbY_8TC3yIHFk11sYLv3bAqWZrG_Yl58sVzut7EMuc3zc9P99olHzkLPyqt1Ujp1J6MM3iAFA7Qc/s1600/P1120478.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594783258257556962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ1StD_BnbozhOCu-7VFNOIyFWVHuPPlB5EF7psTqPRWxFMQM1hYBHDz91qHJzD2KbY_8TC3yIHFk11sYLv3bAqWZrG_Yl58sVzut7EMuc3zc9P99olHzkLPyqt1Ujp1J6MM3iAFA7Qc/s320/P1120478.JPG" /></a>ssible. At this point we had a dilema. We really wanted to keep as much of the original wood graining as possible. We were daunted by the idea of stripping it completely and painting it from scratch using our little experience of wood painting effects. I also believed that as our finished set is for television and not stage the furiture would more likely be natural and not painted with emulsion (unless very skilled in this area of surface replication). This remained our plan B if our other experiments were in vain. Gaining some advice from someone who has worked with a lot of wooden furniture we decided that wood staining was worth a try. But we were advised not to use a wood stainer as it was more watery and would probably not work so well on the veneer, but instead use a wood varnish with a wood dye blended in. In Wickes we purchaced a can of this varnish in a dark oak tone as the mahogony was too red. The varnish was much thicker to apply and it covered<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqAiuS5cRvjOftaDoZDV06dKNmbD0Lq1YOl33Q4aQ5qPhRu4EkB4lvLQi6oa-Zu9TsttzGKdCXe5Okm5gtU1EcK_Cw56iyOS5qgGQd5LLdfiSv0K9nwHErTX0Gacw0r7IPkSLghTbhN4/s1600/P1120486.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 251px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594783752625122994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqAiuS5cRvjOftaDoZDV06dKNmbD0Lq1YOl33Q4aQ5qPhRu4EkB4lvLQi6oa-Zu9TsttzGKdCXe5Okm5gtU1EcK_Cw56iyOS5qgGQd5LLdfiSv0K9nwHErTX0Gacw0r7IPkSLghTbhN4/s320/P1120486.JPG" /></a> and clung to the surface well. It tinted the areas of filler left and blended it well to the original whatnot colour. Yet it still let you see the mahogany streaks from the veneer through the gloss. The overal glossy finish made the piece look healthy and well care for, it is a beautiful rich colour and certainly looks much better than when we bought it. In total two layers of varnish were applied. The middle MDF shelf I painted with emulsion paints in burnt umber and burnt sienna to achieve the diagonal streaks of mahogony as on the other shelves. Once dried it also had a layer of the wood varnish and was placed in the cabinet. It is fantastic to know the effects of using the varnish are so successful as it avoided us having to completely paint the piece and possibly ruining it, it looks very authentic in its tones and use of the original wood graining. ( photos below of the final piece, middle shelf is the false one of MDF)</strong></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MxK-ejmnWjkskvpXRnSwhHaNiNGzgZ4cGnEnk3fK08vA1Y1rVM66IIxST1xzRNRU2EvU_sC7mQ1tKAzq_h3bxfX9Bbt-ueJDkwps65cEDCFlOORPesSbhW3Ey-1pq9-HA2OnP9Bm4wg/s1600/P1120489.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 284px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594784216807600994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MxK-ejmnWjkskvpXRnSwhHaNiNGzgZ4cGnEnk3fK08vA1Y1rVM66IIxST1xzRNRU2EvU_sC7mQ1tKAzq_h3bxfX9Bbt-ueJDkwps65cEDCFlOORPesSbhW3Ey-1pq9-HA2OnP9Bm4wg/s320/P1120489.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><p><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBngMqXDY0_UZquyxOyCa2xa5iNh4Ku9-ctLA7EoVQaEmhyphenhyphen_9JjuOftcAugZ6Vk5NziJJ2LQxNGnEuqg-gqCxkhL07yqsk0kUEf1YtI8tA1p7FMtwOeR-dzD9Zj_tOpJxnXDTRSz4KF4g/s1600/P1120484.JPG"></a></strong></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-31834072269638051792011-04-12T11:48:00.000-07:002011-05-19T23:28:32.186-07:00Next few days of construction<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3zCFPqP6DWR7UKYyQGDTA82FGhPMMXYCHZs_0oakOgYNSXrLMDai-feKU2_I3H84l_TN4PBc69lULO5YBu70afRucMvBA8l0rjNz-FHObsrH-kTAfMaSheiPvMt29eXvDxtmX1ASgOY/s1600/P1120454.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594771434276632994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3zCFPqP6DWR7UKYyQGDTA82FGhPMMXYCHZs_0oakOgYNSXrLMDai-feKU2_I3H84l_TN4PBc69lULO5YBu70afRucMvBA8l0rjNz-FHObsrH-kTAfMaSheiPvMt29eXvDxtmX1ASgOY/s320/P1120454.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Some of the varoius activities that have been happening over the last two days of construction have been focused around completing the flats and beginning to think about paneling. The first ideas for paneling was to cut out plywood frames of 2 foot sqaure to apply to the wall ( the wall would be painted in faux mahogony up to 3ft off the floor meaning the frame would be centred into this to create the wood panels. In the photo to the left Dan and Fiona are using a router to create a template frame from leftover pices of the pine lengths. It was understood later that plywood is not easy to route as the various directions of grain means the wood fractures and tears so experiments are begining into using the larger router in the workshop on the cut offs of pine length in order to create our own mouldings/edges.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCigGHQR2W3Ymxhm99a0SvdCwVKnZrinVa7FD3dycfFCGdBib1AgsNqBwp8wJZbFRhCG88hzAKbQGhQW4S67S1UPegPEj01BgJf-PRY29fM9bVgfqs3MMmEyDIT5-IywGa_-TgqvxI704/s1600/P1120460.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594773390217071186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCigGHQR2W3Ymxhm99a0SvdCwVKnZrinVa7FD3dycfFCGdBib1AgsNqBwp8wJZbFRhCG88hzAKbQGhQW4S67S1UPegPEj01BgJf-PRY29fM9bVgfqs3MMmEyDIT5-IywGa_-TgqvxI704/s320/P1120460.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Another job for the router was to start leveling off the edges of the flats making sure the frames beneath are flush to the ply skin. When using the router it was important to wear a mask and goggles and a secondary person holding a vacumn cleaner as a form of extraction for the dust and plywood fragments.</div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPYCobGwcLH8GN2zpsQZqF-4Bnxf3qVx9sVyRPzxYJa6sWYLPZJee25ECVLf6fels2LTUvFFhjxdtPWpDqAKBvMUkPqZRxbJdARheDrM_qE4OH0xPOA_HwiHgVukoI-_BgIR0IM2c_-k/s1600/P1120473.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594774303862604226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPYCobGwcLH8GN2zpsQZqF-4Bnxf3qVx9sVyRPzxYJa6sWYLPZJee25ECVLf6fels2LTUvFFhjxdtPWpDqAKBvMUkPqZRxbJdARheDrM_qE4OH0xPOA_HwiHgVukoI-_BgIR0IM2c_-k/s320/P1120473.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Once the router work on the flats is completed then the lower 3 ft could be painted with the mahogony work. It was questioned whether the flats should have been artexed prior to painting to hide the under woodgrain of the plywood but because we are using it for wood panelling it seemed we got away with not artexing the surface.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2N_QhiOwIcxOsrwZXTO1NutisHC5hazTlL1buC8-NtW4mcD3NWZevAFOz9txqQcGBH4Vk8Y6Koi5X_0NGYaopDHKe45FodCY4zmN6zNmkJbbf01nlrJEPijI0ID1BnOsQ_-WenMZ8owk/s1600/P1120465.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594775652314576818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2N_QhiOwIcxOsrwZXTO1NutisHC5hazTlL1buC8-NtW4mcD3NWZevAFOz9txqQcGBH4Vk8Y6Koi5X_0NGYaopDHKe45FodCY4zmN6zNmkJbbf01nlrJEPijI0ID1BnOsQ_-WenMZ8owk/s320/P1120465.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Other members of the group began focusing on various pieces of furniture such as Nicki who repainted her desk chair and is now ready to star uphoulstering it. Callum began to make the large corner heater by fixing two large sheets of 5mm MDF together at a 90 degree corner bracket.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Rhyan and I began to renovate our whatnot....</div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-56499559324341262982011-04-10T02:54:00.001-07:002011-04-10T03:10:30.067-07:00Possible Rug<div><strong>I have about three old rugs in my garage, as a group we decided obviously we didnt have the skill to make a rug and to buy one would be far to expensive. So we are to either locate or borrow one. Some other members of the group have rugs at home that we can borrow and this is the one I am bringing in to show the group. It measures at 4'8" x 3'4" making it a medium sized rectangular rug. The colours would be appropriate for the drawing room but possibly some of the colours like the blues and greens may not fit in but if the group dont like it then I will bring it back home. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593894931623559698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3Nu6OtYVjmD4xnIt_ImR3aaDJh7j6WnDnZofd85tnsKQNdYi0Z15rSZhzFYggTWz1KWe-_LMg0K0brSXUq2MyoAGzLjhWtN0YVevJtopkm-BSndWONA84101KnL3orFjrRDcwynyCoc/s320/P1120447.JPG" /></strong></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2366023307354826218.post-33771186058671102482011-04-09T14:03:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:24:26.575-07:00Fabric for the inlays of the screen<div><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#000000;">The design of my screen includes the inlay of crimson velvet. As the room that the screen is in is goingto have a green colour range on the walls and furniture, crimson would not necessarily be best as this would contrast with the green and appear festive. So instead a darker shade of red possibly bergandy would be more appropriate. I have viewed many different types of velvet and faux velvet but in C and H fabrics today I found a beautiful dark crimson/burgandy velvet stretchy fabric, it has a subtle floral pattern blended into it that from a distance makes the fabric look aged and delicate but up close the floral pattern appears and so blends the fabric in with the traditional baroque richness, extravigent design. The price of the fabric was originally £9.99 a metre but the price was cut by 50% which made the purchase even better as part of our small budget. The photos below were taken with a flash so dont show the true colour.</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd7tpr2Iv9HExP3-myYdUy450-wvIDCsNIsBEM2IE7U8DbJLJL25Ye1XGJpg3-3chcrC_t6JzvKSoapY7UIoExx3woKBm_mOV7a7r3xbA5NkPnjYdh37-5ZS1Zx_fzWV5ohQlAjhlC-w/s1600/P1120439.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593696415328788194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd7tpr2Iv9HExP3-myYdUy450-wvIDCsNIsBEM2IE7U8DbJLJL25Ye1XGJpg3-3chcrC_t6JzvKSoapY7UIoExx3woKBm_mOV7a7r3xbA5NkPnjYdh37-5ZS1Zx_fzWV5ohQlAjhlC-w/s320/P1120439.JPG" /></span></strong></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NfJV1cp4A0BM7Qh-4jEk16xOORXp8T4TQ8CjUankeCD1XTlbzhl7rKZVU6vzIMwyOnOr7esdkw69YRUMFdeSfLnF-TOfkyWUAyHaLw4aNUrhwDJuL_L6cg1iNhjecxxNFJxDGH62sF8/s1600/P1120440.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593696851599662738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NfJV1cp4A0BM7Qh-4jEk16xOORXp8T4TQ8CjUankeCD1XTlbzhl7rKZVU6vzIMwyOnOr7esdkw69YRUMFdeSfLnF-TOfkyWUAyHaLw4aNUrhwDJuL_L6cg1iNhjecxxNFJxDGH62sF8/s320/P1120440.JPG" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#000000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 355px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593697252615824018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rCcEElZzh5oek70VJK1XvBga9ChdVOEyox7LflCPRpXbs5uUpXgJklqJb05paWgyol0kK_p6oYvmVpjuP45bWG9z8_j0LfZl7o8KX_Nm6IIoTm5uQ7l5jakfGb-03F7arDcLFlirmlI/s320/P1120430.JPG" /></span></strong></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889321608736025488noreply@blogger.com0