This Past Week

These aren't in order but they show the processes Jenna and I have been working through. i.e. Cutting paper to make stacks for the backgrounds and making the body blocks for the puppets.

Here's Jenna starting on the first ream of paper. (I finished up the job, I know I worked for 4 hours and she worked for quite some time herself).

Here was the first part of the ream. (Completed @ 4am).

Here's what I thought an entire ream looked like until...

...I remembered I had a bad of 1/2" x 1" pieces.

Here's Batman pouring silicone. This is actually the 2nd run after I figured out that my 1st hoof design wouldn't cast without having bubbles in the tips of the hooves. I ended up doing a 3rd and it finally worked.

Here's the 1st run with all of the blocks poured.

24 hours later I popped these out of the cups.

After pouring resin for some time this was the result. (This is before sanding and with the 1st run of botched hooves).

Here's Jenna sanding the feet.

And tonight she drilled into the blocks, twisted wire and assembled the first armature. We have decided to cut down the neck so I'm not going to show it yet, but it will be here soon. (That and images of the materials I forgot and prices of new materials).

Beyond this, I met with one of the people interested in helping on my film, 3 more people contacted me bringing my crew up to 12, I did the research needed to purchase wigs and went ahead and did that, I'm in the process of getting info on doll eyes, foam build-up will start soon, the fur is being sent (both ordered and my great aunt's old coat), an airbrush is being sent so that I can do some nice, soft detailing and I think that's it. It's been a lot so I may be forgetting things. Oh, tomorrow I meet with Mohamed (who I mentioned in an earlier post) to talk about the score and on Sunday, Oct. 25th, I will be @ the "Students Helping Students Session: Stop Mo Puppets" @ Montgomery Hall RM: 311. It runs from 4-6pm and I will be there the whole time, so come hang out if you can. :-P

Last Posters Hung

Today I hung the last of my posters. One for each of the last 3 locations.

Here is the list of Bulletin Board Locations for Approved/Stamped Flyers:

* Clifford Hall (Gulfstream Center for Furniture & Industrial Design) - 3116 Montgomery St. (Boards are by the elevator/stairs).

* Montgomery Hall (Animation/Vis. FX.Gaming) - 3515 Montgomery St. (Boards are by the elevator on each floor and on the bottom floor at the bottom of the stairs).

* Wallin Hall (Foundations) - 312 E. 37th St.

* Anderson Hall (Foundations) - 412 E. Anderson St.

(Boards for these last 2 locations where in stairwells and in the center of the upper floors).

* Eckberg Hall (Henry Hall -Fashion) - 115 W. Henry St. (Boards are in upper stairwells on either side of the building and on the 2nd floor in the center of the open space there).

* Boundary Hall (3D/Foundations) - 415 W. Boundary St. (I saw 2 boards in this location, one near the offices and one near the classrooms on the right. I only placed one on the right as it seemed the more likely place and I was running out of posters).

* Pepe Hall (Fibers) - 212 W. Taylor St. (I only saw one board here and it was downstairs between the bathrooms).

* Eichberg Hall (Architecture) - 229 MLK, Jr. Blvd. (This building is practically made of bulletin boards but I found only one that was for posters like mine, the rest seemed to be to post class work for review. The one I posted on is located on the left: past the security desk, through a hall and then is on your left...lots of lefts...ha).

* Crites Hall (Theater) - 217 MLK, Jr. Blvd. (I found one board in the hallway on the main floor and one in the back room on the left where the elevator and the second set of stairs are. There are others in the stairwells but they are in class cases).

* Bergen (Photo) - 101 MLK, Jr. Blvd. (There is a board by the elevators on the main floor and on the bottom floor near the fountain. There may be other boards here on the other floors, but I couldn't spare any more posters).

* Hamilton Hall (Film/TV) - 522 Indian St. (There's a board by the cage desk in the back on the main floor and one by the bathrooms in that weird alcove).

* Alexander Hall (Paint/Print/Ceramics) - 688 Indian St. (There is a board behind the security guard desk, but I didn't post there as my posters have tabs. I did, however, post by the ceramics rooms in the back, right of the building on the main floor, and upstairs in the Grad Student Studios just after you step out of the stairs).

* Oglethorpe House (dorm) - 201 W. Oglethorpe Ave. (Here you can only use the boards near the change machine/ATM).

Other places where posters can be put up:

* Club SCAD (Gym) - 7 E. Congress St. (I decided not to hang here because I figured students would be more likely to see a poster of mine in a building where they would be taking classes. Everyone at SCAD takes classes, not everyone works out. Ha.)

* Student Center - 120 Montgomery St. (I didn't hang here for the same reason as above. Plus, I almost never see anyone there...sadly).

A Note about Dorms:

If you wish to hang in other dorms, O-House included (excluding the location in O-House listed above), you must speak with the RAs. I really wanted to hang in the dorms, but I wanted to hit the class buildings first. If I do a 2nd round of posters I'll probably get enough to hang in the dorms as well.

Here is a link that will open a PDF of the Facilities Map of SCAD Savannah. (Believe me, this will come in handy).

Expenditures 2

Here's a continued list from before. I'm sure I'll have to post about this again:

* Plywood & Other Wood Bits for Sets - $ ? I haven't bought this yet because it will depend greatly upon where I decide to shoot as well as how big I want/need the set to be. However, this can be purchased at Home Depot or Lowe's. (I want to go to Lowe's to see what they have when compared to Home Depot. I also want to go to the other Home Depot way out on Abercorn).

* 1 & 5 Gallon Buckets - $ ? These would be needed for plaster casting for skins. I just thought I'd include this as a "maybe" item. These can be purchased at WalMart or Home Depot.

* 10 1" Chip Brushes - $ ? To be quite honest, I don't know what these are for. But they were on the list as well. They can be purchased in the same places as the buckets.

* Large Tube of Spot Putty - $ ? This I haven't purchased yet, as I missed it on the list. However it can be purchased above and I believe it's to seal holes that you must drill into your set for tie-downs.

* Paper Reams - $40.99 (This price does not include tax or the Staples discount). I bought a big box of this that has 5000 sheets. I wrote about it in the last entry but had to get the price.

So there we are for now. *phew*

Expenditures

I said I was going to post prices, so here goes. (This is what I know or is a best guess):

* Digital Scale - $54.95 on Amazon.com (This was with Super Saving Free Shipping, I saved $6.95)

* 25 Posters 11" x 14" - $47.62 at Kinkos on Abercorn St. (Across from Michaels, etc.) (This includes tax) + $12.00 to be approved (stamped) for hanging on campus (certain locations ONLY) (This price was due to the fact that these posters counted as a Classified. Then I got a 20% discount for being a SCAD student. So here's the run down: Regular ads - $20, Classified ads - $15, SCAD discount 20%, which equals $12).

* Silicone - $76.41 from Silicones, Inc. of High Point, NC. (This includes shipping and a SCAD student discount. For students silicone is sold at $6.95 a pound, where as I believe it's normally $9. My order was 9 lbs., i.e. 1 gallon, of silicone and 1 lb. of activator/catalyst. This leaves $6.91 shipping and I believe I got it the very next day). (On a side note, they send you a packet with a list of their products with each order).

* Liquid Latex - $61.00 from Burman Industries of So. Cal. (This included shipping as well). (I'd give you the breakdown here, but I forget at the moment. However, it is 1 gallon of latex). (Side note, this is the company I would use to buy WED Clay and Hydracal Plaster if I wanted to make textured skins, which I may still do. These can also be purchased at FX Warehouse Inc.). (Also for skins you would need Bondo Applicators, which I bought at the Home Depot and can't remember how much they cost, but they can also be found at WalMart with the car stuff).

* Rubber Cement - $5.35 at Primary Art Supply on Broughton St. (This includes tax. And is just an average sized bottle).

* Paper Reams - $? I purchased these in a giant box on sale and with my rewards card from Staples on Victory Dr. (I'll have to get the receipt out of my car). (Word to the wise, their rewards cards are free, I did not know this.)

* Tie-Downs - $9.44 from Home Depot on Victory Dr. (Right next to Staples). (Each baggy cost 99 cents). (I may need to order others online).

* Fake Blood - $6.41 from Party City on Abercorn St. (This is in the same shopping center as the Kinkos). (This price includes tax on a pint of fake blood. I will warn however that this was in the Halloween section, since it is October and may not be a year round product but they may have it all of the time on their website).

* Straws - 88 cents at WalMart on Montgomery Crossroads. (This price does not include tax as I bought a bunch of other stuff as well).

* Plastic Cups - I had this item on hand so I'm not sure how much they cost but I purchased them at Kroger on E. Gwinnett St.

* Wax Paper Cups - Approx. $3 or $4 at WalMart. (Again, this was on a large order of things so I'm not sure how much they cost.)

* Craft Sticks - Approx. $1-3 at WalMart. (Same issue as above).

* Glue Gun - I had this item before (purchased at Michaels) hand and was given a ton of glue sticks, so I'm not sure. However, it is a small glue gun and works just fine.

* Crystal Clear - I bought this ages ago so I don't remember how much it cost and I believe I purchased it at WalMart. My assumption would be that it costs between $4 and $6.

* Insta-Cure/Insta-Set/De-Bonder - I bought these ages ago as well. I bought the Insta-Set and Cure from Bull St. Station (on Bull St.) and the De-Bonder at Primary.

* Makeup Sponges - These I got for free from my mom but can be purchased almost anywhere, CVS is a good bet though.

* Wet & Dry Sandpaper Pack - I'm guessing this was about $4 or $5 at WalMart and can't remember exactly.

* Roma Plastalina Clay - This I bought from the Utrecht art supply store in San Francisco (the one on Market St. I don't remember how much it cost). (I used to attend the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. My stomping grounds. They even had a Utrecht store in their Foundations Department; something I think would be very smart of SCAD to do). All this being said, you can replace this and the Crystal Clear with Regular Sculpey which is about $12 and can purchased at Primary, Ex Libris, AC Moore and Michaels.) (Extra Note: AC Moore has a free rewards club card and Michaels often will give you coupons with purchases: they most often are for 40% one item).

* Propoxy 20 - This is about $6 or $7 at Sandpiper Supply on Bull St. (I had this from Conceptual Maquette Design with Professor Larison). (Word to the wise, this is what Professor Hal Miles swears by, don't by the cheap crap from Ex Libris!)

* Foam Rubber Sheets - I had these and got some more from Jenna Wylie for free, but I'm going to pay her back in some way. However, they can be purchased online for about $3-4 for the 1/4" and I forget how much for the 1/2", but I really dislike the 1/2", it's hard to get it to stick with the rubber cement. If you don't want to order these online, the closest place to get them is in Charleston, NC at Hobby Town USA. The man who answered the phone is really nice and carries them in the DU-BRO brand as well as other brands. (The hours are I think 9-8pm everyday except Sunday, which opens at noon and closes at 5pm). They can be purchases online from Hobby Town USA's website or Tower Hobbies. (Let it be known that if you try to find them anywhere else, not only will the store not have them, but the staff will have no idea what you are talking about and will look at you funny. Ha.)

* Tools and Safety Gear - These I had but got from Alexander Hall, Hal Miles in the Stop Mo room, Home Depot and WalMart. In other words, you're kinda on your own with these ones.

Re-Post of Link

Here's Mohamed Sinbawy's link again: Click Me!

Hopefully that will work.

Problems with the Link Below

It was brought to my attention that the link below doesn't work. I'm going to see if I can fix that in a new post, but I seem to have lost the link now myself... Silly, silly me. It would be fair to say that I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. D:

However, I did hang posters in Crites, Bergen, Gulf Stream and O-House. I have 3 posters left and 3 buildings left that I want to hang in. This has been nutty.

Oh, I needed more foam latex sheeting and Jenna Wylie came to my rescue. I believe I shall be naming her Consultant and/or Co-Producer, the lady is all kinds of helpful. I was going to have to go to Hobby Town USA in Charleston, NC. She also brought me Manic Panic incase I need it.

Scoring

So a student here at SCAD messaged me on facebook about scoring my film and I just got around to listening to some of his work. I'm super excited. Here's a link to his music, his name is Mohamed Sinbawy LINK! Though I told him I'm not sure what I want exactly, I love the Middle Eastern flair the appears in many of his tracks. Check him out.