For the shoot, I was tasked with designing the "incinerator," which is the thing in the story that kickstarts everything. It burns and digitizes all the books simultaneously. These are the technical drawings that I made for the construction of the actual prop.
The design went through several iterations until I finally landed on this one that the director liked.
Once the design was approved. I exported the .stls and 3D printed a miniature version of it.
This is what it looked like when it was all built, painted, and installed with lights and everything. I took an old Technobeam stage light and used it to act as the "computer" for the incinerator. I think it turned out awesome.
Another thing that I spent a huge amount of time on was helping to create the "Tin Man" costume which Merrick Hanna would wear throughout the shoot. The Tin Man is the main character, so it was important that we got it right. It took us months, but me and a team of three other artists were able to get it done. This is what it looked like in the beginning stages.
The sculpting and mold-making process took a very long time. But I think our efforts were well worth it. The three people I worked with on this are incredible artists and craftsmen, and it was so amazing to work with them.
These are some shots of Merrick Hanna inside the suit after we had painted everything and installed the lights.
These are some shots of the Tin Man suit in action on set as we filmed the pilot episode of A Storybook Ending.
These are just other various things I modeled and built for the Storybook Ending shoot. The thing with all the gears was something I though would add a little bit of extra depth to the Tin Man costume. When you open up the little window on his chest, you can see the place his heart is supposed to be, and there's a light with all these little gold, copper, and silver gears spinning around it. I got inspiration from looking at the inner workings of clocks and watches.
