‘To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars’ by Christopher Paolini, is the novel I chose as my source material to adapt writen objects into film props. In this story, humanity has been sprawling for 250 years across the galaxy with design innovations that combat the challenges of space travel. The narrative follows those who belong to a corporation that studies new habitable planets, using these chosen items to survive the challenges of their deep space environment.
METHODOLOGY LEARNED FROM WRITERS AND FILMMAKERS
I consulted specifically film art directors, to best understand developing fictional texts into credible imagery. This helped me plot out where their ideas first take shape and what they are concerned about when changing from written scripts to visual mediums. It was also important to gather input from a pipeline of concept artists, props fabricators, and even actors on set.
A NONFICTION TREATMENT OF DESIGN WITHIN A FICTION CONTEXT
Because of this methodology, the work respected both the hypothetical user’s needs within the fiction and the suspension of disbelief the work intended to elicit in its audience.