Notes on the Making
Process, decisions, behind the scenes — how the stories get made.
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Adding movement to Camellia’s story
Camellia’s story is adventurous enough that it demanded movement – not of Camellia, who is animated even when still, but of her surroundings. She needs a world where the sea churns, and the trees sway. My first foray into video was very simplistic. I found some videos online, and I added still images to them.…
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Backstory: My Doll Adventure 09 – Storm at sea
Go here to read this episode: MDA 09: Storm at sea [Note on reposting in 2024 – I managed to lose the text for this backstory]
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Next week – video!
Camellia’s adventure calls for video, so I’m going to give it a try. We’ll find out on Monday whether I can do it. Link to video on mydolladventure.com In the meantime, here I am in (on web cam footage) in my garage workshop. You can’t see into the lighted cube, but Camellia is in there,…
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Review: Moana – A true adventure doll
Fashion dolls were not built to have adventures – they were built to model fashions. The store shelves include some half-hearted nods to a life beyond the closet, but they largely support the most mundane day imaginable – including playsets for, I kid you not, cooking spaghetti and cleaning up dog poop. So, when I…
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Gradual stiffening, in miniature
Lily’s garden wall of brick and foam represents the idea of gradual stiffening – the second, but probably not the last, time I’ll mention the influence of Christopher Alexander and his pattern language in my work. I like to think that he would be amused to see his patterns applied to these tiny worlds. In…
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A garden wall for Lily
No matter who wins the presidential election of 2016, there will be a wall. It will be strong, it will be solid, and no one under the height of 5 inches will be able to scale it. They will, however, be able to walk around it and enter Lily’s garden. Such is Lily’s garden wall.…
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Bringing an older female character to life
Fashion dolls have an odd lifespan. They spring into being as teenagers, and seemingly all die out by their early 20s. In this world, the elderly Lily is an anomaly. Continue reading at http://www.mydolladventure.com/?p=1825&preview=true
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Backstory: My Doll Adventure 08: Lily and the case of the missing doll, part 1
Go here to read this episode: MDA 08: Lily and the case of the missing doll, part 1 Lily has less of an adventure and more of an adventurous life. Her story begins with a little mystery and a small client. [Note on reposting in 2024 – I managed to lose the text for this…
