Moon Model

Hey guys just showing off a model of the Moon stage i made to help me get the backgrounds including it to look as accurate as possible.

First i drew a half circle using a compas and drew a moon shape.
I then needed to grid the whole thing so i could cut it out in chunks.

 

Then i need to clean up all the edges.
Really should have used sand paper for this but i didnt have any to hand so filing it down with my cutting knife it was!

I then got hold of some thin card and cut it into 2 1/2 by 1 cm stripes - these are the decks of the stage

More decks glued on.

Cutting them to meet the curve of the moon and covering the whole thing is layers of PVA

 

And here's the finished thing.

Doubled the plasticard up and used a modeling putty to fill in any mistakes i might have made which hurt the curve of the thing.

This way i can look at the Animatic, attatch the Moon Model to a camera stand and line it up to match the angle it is in the animatic.

This saves me loads of time as i can trace the model from the printout without spending ages drawing grids and trying to get the perspective right.