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WILL MACUCH
Stop-Motion Fabrication & Cinematography
LE CHARADE
LE CHARADE- DIRECTED BY ERIKA TOTORO
Le Charade is a senior film, created at Savannah College of Art and Design. For this project, I was the lead fabricator, as well as the only lighting/ camera person.
Process
Diner walls
Final Diner Wall Builds
Early Wall Concept Art
Tiles were engraved using a raster laser-engraving process.
Tiles were sanded and prepared for priming and painting.
Priming and Painting
Laser-cut files were generated in Adobe Illustrator and then cut out of MDF and Acrylic using a Trotec Laser-Cutting Machine.
MDF and masonite laser-cuts were stacked and dry-fitted to ensure that the walls worked as intended prior to painting and assembly.
Laser-cut acrylic strips were glued onto an MDF frame
Frame fully assembled, primed, and ready for painting
Door laser-cuts
Painted lasercuts are dry-fitted and installed
Final Assembly
Booth
Upholstery by Lilianna Martinez
Early Booth Concept Art
Silhouettes were drawn to narrow down the shape of the final booth.
Once several variations were chosen, each was drawn with different table variations to test if the shapes worked well together.
Booth Mechanical
Booth Build
Laser-cut assets are sanded and adhered to each other with wood glue and pin nails.
Final structure with 3/4" birch supports.
Chavant NSP clay is sculpted onto hardboard structure.
Final sculpt
Booth bottom cushion. Shaped out of foam using a bandsaw.
Final sculpt is sealed and prepared for molding.
Final mold!
Latenight mold-making crew!
Fresh plastic cast using silicone mold,
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