Hello all, it's been a while. I've been keeping busy or trying to anyway. I was burnt out for a while, and so I thought I'd try something a little different. Recently, I was the Art Assistant for a short film titled, "
The Ticket Seller", directed by Laura Archer. It started out the same with me creating key props using Photoshop. I made some pamphlets, a postcard and an award certificate that had to look like they were from 1929 to the 1950s to use in the film. Ok, cool. On set, I had to take the printed props I made and treat them to look worn and aged. I also assisted the Art Director with set design and I learned a lot from him. Hands on experience- lots of fun. Here's where it gets overwhelmingly cool: watching the props I've made being used by the actors and filmed. It was such a gratifying experience to see my work in a different production. There was around 50 people, about 10 were crew and the rest were actors. Everyone was on top of their game and it ran smoothly. Overall, it was a great experience. I'm going to continue with jobs like this on the side and potentially full time. It made me realize that the possibilities are endless if I take the time to look and apply myself. Here's a couple stills from the film.
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| 1939 pamphlet created in Photoshop. Once printed, I treated it to look worn. |
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| 1950s style post card created in Photoshop. Once printed, I hand wrote the message from the script onto the post card. |
