SCAD 2026 Senior stop-motion short Film
Directed by Paige Meakin
Costume fabrication:
Concept art by Paige Meakin
Driver Final Costume
Process Picture
Both the pants and the shirt started out as draping pieces, pinned and baste-stitched together. This allowed for quick changes in the fit and cut of the clothing to then create a master pattern. Once the final pisces where sewn wiere was added to the sleeves, cuffs, and rim of the garments to provide stability for the animator. For the pants, an internal interfacing structure provided a base for the wrinkles in the pants. This creates a sense of realistic draping and maintains a semblance of continuity through different shots. Underneath the shirt and pants, a mesh leotard served as an underlayer to sew the shirts and pants into. This helps the clothing stay in place and gives me more control of how the shirt lies on the puppet's plastic torso.
Bedding and Quilt:
Concept art by Paige Meakin
Final Shot
For the flashback shots for the short film, a warped sense of perspective was created. This moment uses forced perspective to generate an uncanny dreamlike quality. For this shot in the bedroom, the quilt feels uniquely expansive and warped. This was achieved by curving and distorting the patchwork pattern on the quilt, and further enhanced by draping the fabric. This was first tested on paper and scrap fabric to gauge the size decrease needed in each row of the quilt. From here, the best iteration was tweaked and turned into a proper-to-scale digital Pattern which was once more tested on fabric.
Ex Final Costume
Wig fabrication:
Driver Wig
Ex Wig
The Main character's wig was first sculpted and cast in plastic. The base was adjusted to accommodate the fabric buildup and allow for the inclusion of basic rigging . Individual layers of fabric where then cut, glued and painted.
Wet Wigs
During the shower scene of the short, the usual fabric wigs were replaced with new embroidery yard wigs.
Mockups
Concept art by Paige Meakin
