Well, that was one long intermission, what with Scilla season and the construction of my new dragon interrupting. But it's finally time to get back to my White Cat Sequel. So I thought I'd start with sharing some Behind-the-Scene shots from Chapter One.
Kassia & Adrian's Castle
The set for the main room in their castle was used many times. I always photograph each new, empty set, and print it out to file for future reference for when I need to set up the exact same scene again. This set was very wide, so required one extra leaf in the dining room table. The table was then pushed into the bay window to take advantage of the natural light...
One of many scenes that took place in the main room....
The window at the end of the set allowed for some beautiful lighting, especially in late afternoon....
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the Tavern
I wanted a warm, cozy tavern set, so built it narrow and deep on the dining room table....
Another view with some of my cats having a good time....just for fun....
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Then with 'mood' lighting and the main characters seated at the table...
I always try to use 'extras' whenever I need to fill out a space. The Tavern had my old Wizard in the back corner enjoying dinner and conversation with Baron. I even ended up using one of the photos in Baron's back-story last year....
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Travelling with the Horses
I had started taking the photos for this story two years ago, back in the early Spring of 2020. We had gone up to one of my favourite locations in the country just north of us, where there were still some patches of snow.
I was seated on a tarp on the ground, so I had to ask my assistant to move the horses around for me...
Kyle and Adrian driving the horses....taken seated on the ground, at the doll's eye level....
Returning Home
We went to the Ruins Garden several times to take photos for the story. First in the Greek Theatre in March 2020. I had brought along my styrofoam pillars to add some architectural detail.
A week later Jan ended up in the hospital for a month, then lost his licence for the entire summer, so there were no more on location photo shoots during the next six months.
I decided that I wanted some additional photos of the Prince's return home, so we went again six months later after Jan got his licence back. I just made sure it was the same kind of lighting. The only difference was the trees in the background. In the top photo, taken in early spring, there were no leaves on the trees yet, whereas when we went again in late September everything was green.
I chose the railing at the base of this instalation to represent part of Kassia and Adrian's castle....
I decided that I wanted some additional photos of the Prince's return home, so we went again six months later after Jan got his licence back. I just made sure it was the same kind of lighting. The only difference was the trees in the background. In the top photo, taken in early spring, there were no leaves on the trees yet, whereas when we went again in late September everything was green.
I chose the railing at the base of this instalation to represent part of Kassia and Adrian's castle....
The photo, taken while seated on the ground....
Then some more photos in the Greek Theatre, this time with green leaves showing through the opening beyond.
So tomorrow we finally start Chapter Two. To revisit the story and catch up to where we left off, visit the White Cat Sequel, Happily Ever After?
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