Midterm: Alice in Wonderland

My design for this project evolved a lot.

Version 1A & 1B
I made these designs before I started making anything. I had big dreams about a scrolling backdrop.

Version 2
I changed the design to have Alice attached to multiple cams, each one controlling a different limb. I hoped to make the movement look like she was falling. I planned to design her dress and hair to accentuate this.

First cam. It kept getting caught and wouldn't turn all the way around.

Got it to turn by making the cam wider and moving the shaft farther up.

Experimenting with 2 followers on one cam.

End of day 1: looking a little like a kindergarten project

Built Alice out of cardboard pieces held together loosely by string so each limb can move independently.

Attached each limb to a follower and added a head with wire for hair. Wanted to covey "falling"

I didn't like how the movement was turning out. I kept trying to adjust things but it was not satisfied.

Version 3

I decided to make Alice stationary on one cam (a snail cam) and have 2 other cams with random objects she is falling past (a lamp and a teacup).

New version with old Alice dead on the floor

So much happier with this version. I think it's clearer what story it's telling, and gives me more room to be creative with the objects and Alice herself.

I cut 2 identical layers to glue together for the top, but for some reason one of the holes was not aligned on one of them :(

I glued 4 layers of 1/8 in birch wood together to make each cam. The laser cutter leaves ugly brown edges so I sanded them off carefully using a dremmel.