A12) Movie Props for Ages 10+

About this class

Ever thought about the scale of an object, and imagined the possibilities to manipulate any object you could possibly think about? This class will help you create any physical object based on a movie, animation or even your imagination. Think Big! Think out of the box!

Class Outline

We will learn how to manipulate cardboard, and plaster bandages to help give life to these objects. Anything that is Everything, is possible.

Class Outline

Day 1: Overview and Introduction to the project. Discuss potential objects to create, get inspiration from other sculptural pieces

Day 2: Understand the potential of the materials: Cardboard, clay, foam, plaster bandages. Create small scale projects, as a sample to the bigger outcome.

Day 3: Start creating the larger version of the object, discuss “site specific format of installing sculptures”.

Day 4: Continue working on the projects and identifying the nature of your piece.

Day 5: Exhibiting and photographing the objects as portfolio building practice.

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

Items to buy and bring for this class:

• Discarded Paper/ old books/ notebooks/ Paper Products/ Color Papers (Bring what you have)
• Acrylic paint, palette, brushes
• Glue, tape, scissors, hot-gun glue, box blade, rulers

The following supplies will be supplied in class

• Large cardboard sheets

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:

• Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
• Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
• Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
• Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
• Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Sun, 30 Jul, 2017
End: Thu, 3 Aug, 2017
Lessons: 5 days (over 1 week)
Days: Sunday through Thursday
Time: 9 am to 1 pm (no lunch provided)
Location: VCUQatar, Room 177
Cost: QAR 1100

Instructors

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