Well, we didn't get anything animated yet. We spent most of time at my house, setting up the tables and tripods. A lot goes into setting up these stations and it took a lot of trial and error. We have 2 glass top tables, a light box, 3 tripods, 4 cameras and various lamps. We have most of the supplies; plenty of paper, charcoal, pencils, a jar of sand, markers, and various paints. I'm not sure if we HAVE to use gouache paint, but I have water colors and I think we can probably do that in one session without having to worry about the paint drying out. The only we concern we have is if it will be opaque enough to see through the glass.
We did brainstorm some more about the possibilities of the project. We found some glass window panels in my garage and came up with the idea of layering it on top of our base surface. So, at the bottom we will have a painted background, then lay a piece of glass on top of that and draw with the charcoal, then on top of that lay another piece of glass with and create our own transitions with the sand; like wipes, iris, fades, etc. We also came up with an idea of manipulating the lens on the camera, such as putting small amounts of vaseline on the lens shield to create blurs on certain areas of the frame.
We may be getting a little over our heads into this, but I'm confident that we have a very creative and imaginative group and might be able to come through with our ideas. We are really striving to create not just something that stands apart from the rest of the class, but something we are proud of and pushes the limits of our comfort zones.
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