Paintings as Backgrounds

We haven't discussed the technical aspect of scenery building very much, but these photoshopped paintings are exactly what I had in mind.

We should

-find high resolution scans of paintings (which we'll have to do no matter what)

-decide if we want to

-print the paintings out and arrange them in mock 3d for our puppets to explore

-figure out how to do this in photoshop or and use a green (blue?) screen to place the puppets into the scene or

-do something else?

-decide when to tour the van gogh wing of imagination world. wow.

The slideshow continues here>> http://www.artcyclopedia.com/hot/tilt-shift-van-gogh.htm

How did everyone else see the paintings represented?

1/17 Worldly

World:

-       the imaginauts interact with other imaginary characters in ImagiNation

-       The Imaginauts never interact directly with the subject/character they’re helping. “Secret Muses”

-       “Surprise technology” – things that just work, with no explanation or introduction. Ex: ‘Where are we?’ ‘Oh hold on I’ll check.’ Pulls out a seed, plants it, a compass rose springs up. ‘Aha! Thataway!’

-       Imagimometer – main and handheld.

-   Main: large complex towering device topped with a weathervane – keeps track of the world’s imaginative flow

-   Handheld: shows us a picture of the episode’s client character, with a dial going from bored/frustrated to inspired – icons for those states change with each show.

-       there is no anonymous 3^rd person narrator ever – we always know the person talking

The Worlds in Imaginauts

Because the Imaginauts are traveling inside and interacting with paintings, we need to make sets for where they travel (obv). The ImagiNATION is a place where paintings and artists can interact with each other and the scenery blends multiple artistic styles together. The paintings and artists are ghettoized, so paintings by one artist are generally found near or around each other, and paintings and artists with similar styles tend to be geographically located near to one another as well.

There are certain hot spots that are popular for characters from paintings to hang out. Famous paintings are celebrities and hot spots within the ImagiNATION. Think of the Mona Lisa as someone who would be like Madonna in pop culture.

To make each world a little distinct, we should use specific colors to differentiate them. I bet Rococo would be pink and pastel green! Also, how the world is depicted depends on the style of the paintings that exist in it.