Controlling the point of view

[BarleyBop]

I'm not a diorama guy, but do have experience in museum exhibitry and visual design.

On another thread, it occurred to me that controlling the viewer's point of view might offer interesting possibilities, whether literally 'staging' a dio in an enclosure to direct the viewer to a specific line of sight, or mounting the dio on a turntable with a clock motor to rotate it through a particular axis...

...it was a comment from... drat, now I can't find it again, anyhow, basically describing our efforts as "static" that got me thinking, why not explore techniques from exhibitry, photography and film?

Think: the opening scenes of Apocalypse Now, where the camera pulls us in, upside down, with the ceiling fan blades cutting across the screen.
It is disorienting, but adds a whole new dimension to a scene with a guy just lying there, "static".

Cheers!

 

[the Baron]

It's called a shadow box
There are some excellent examples of the technique to be seen at https://www.boxdioramas.com/

 

[urumomo]

Get building !
post lots of pix

 

[BarleyBop]

Cool! Will definitely be reading up on box dioramas!
There truly is nothing new under the sun; this is a great example of 'thinking in the box'! Ha!

From doll houses to museum dioramas, there is something compelling about miniatures, or recreated scenes and objects that fire up the imagination!

Sadly, from my experience working in the national museums here in Ottawa back in the 80s, there has been a move away from the craft of dioramas, with the advent of immersive exhibits and now, virtual environments.

Is this a general loss of imagination and us slipping into consumption passiveness? ...feel a rant coming on!

Better sign off... and build something!