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Blood Wedding

This is my adaptation of Blood Wedding by Lorca. Inspired by Silicon Valley and the concept of exploring how far a "professional" would go before reaching their breaking point, my work was ultimately influenced by shapes, particularly cuboids, to reflect the cold and calculated nature of the tech industry. The play's themes include greed and concealed hatred, which were prevalent in the Valley at the time of my adaptation, which I set just after the dot com boom crash in 2004.

 

To begin, I looked on Google Earth at Silicon Valley -- selecting the city of Mountain View, CA -- and picked  a condo for my chosen scene, Act One Scene 3. I adapted the condo into a composite set and created a technical drawing using Vectorworks, which I then used to construct my model. I experimented with 3D printing for the first time, as I believed it would've enhanced my previous project if I had a better set of stairs. When my 3D printed stairs came back from the technicians, I assembled it using a different glue than Quickfire Skills. I think it turned out better because of that choice. I am really proud of my model process here!

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I produced my visuals using a combination of a 3D render and artwork created with watercolor pencils. I used a Blender render as a guide to direct my perspective while drawing. Then, I scanned in my layout and added Photoshopped chairs and textures on top. This added a fairytale vibe to my piece, which would not have been possible without the mix of traditional techniques. I created my character designs in Photoshop and used brushes to color them in. I would like to see whta it would be like if I combined my character designs with traditional art as well.

 

Overall, I am pleased with the feedback I received on my visuals and model and am grateful that we are so close to the portfolio deadline, allowing me to continue working on it. I am excited to see what comes out of the entire process. Although I did not receive feedback on my character designs, I would like to work on them further, as I believe they could be improved.