Oh group projects! How I cringe when those two words come together. I do have to admit that my group was pretty decent though, We may have been a member shorter than the other groups, but I think we still dealt with that aspect pretty well. Because of my Candlestick, our group immediately thought of the board game, Clue. This worked out perfectly. We had Colonel Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick. The hat and the boot represented the Colonel, and the candlestick was the weapon. We chose to place the candlestick in the open on the table, and in the direct spotlight because that was the weapon and we wanted it out of place so that when you look at the scene, you just know something isn’t right and that something has to do with the candlestick. We also loved the dramatic effect that the light and shadow played on the piece. It was suggested to our group that we should have had the furniture thrown askew and books everywhere, but if you have ever seen the movie Clue, you would know that that is not how it works. There isn’t a huge fight and throw down that takes place. The killer sneaks up and kills the person without them knowing that it is coming, and the sound is minimal. Had there been a fight, the other house guests would have sure heard it and seen what happened. Here, in our scene, clearly Colonel Mustard snuck into the library with the candlestick unseen, and beat the victim on the back of their head, knocking them out cold. He left the candlestick on the table, not wanting to be seen with it and possibly leaving a few clues behind, his hat, and his boot. (Or maybe someone else’s hat and boot to frame them) Either way, when the lights flicked out, Colonel Mustard was not in the kitchen with the rest. We also wanted to incorporate some color to accent, but we didn’t want to add too much to distract, and we wanted to keep it balance. The little bit in the plant, the photo, and the hat were just enough. With the color, we used the gestalt principles, proximity and continuity to move your eye around the scene. There was supposed to be similarity incorporated between the table, chair, and bookcase with the trim and style, but I guess it didn’t happen. This may have been one of those ‘If you want something done ‘right’, you have to do it yourself’ If we had more time, I would have liked to put more work into the chair and table, and maybe make a few more books.
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