We have completely finished our final puppets and set!

For the lighting we decided to have one large light covered with an orange and red gels covering it to give a low level dark orange wash to the scene. This gives the set a warm glow that emphasises the firelight. We also have two small spotlights that we can use to pick out the characters and counter the intensity of the orange on the characters, making them more visible. We also have a desk lamp that shines through the hole in the fireplace to give the illusion of flames. When filming we move the bendy wire of the desk lamp slightly to give the effect of a flickering fire.

This is the final look of our characters. We have kept the costumes quite minimalistic and simple, enough to give indication to their characters yet simple enough to give us the mobility needed to animate. The colours are kept to suit the aesthetics of the rest of the set, so kept as shades of brown earthy tones as to not clash too much with their background. We used an old shirt that had been tea dyed for the Hare’s gown and the Fox’s shirt. The trousers from an old pair of brown trousers tailored to the Fox and his tail. For the Fox’s braces we used seamed edges of a brown piece of cloth and sewed it to the trousers of the Fox to keep them in place. We also used pins for the buttons of the shirt to hold it all together, also to ensure that we can take it off easily in case the arms fall off again.