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Originally posted by DonnyW+Sep 16 2004, 01:08 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (DonnyW @ Sep 16 2004, 01:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-StephenLawson@Sep 15 2004, 04:55 PM
[b] Aaahhh but what story does it tell? Figures a diorama does not make.
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OK point taken Stephen. Now suppose the USAF museum stood a butler holding out a tray complete with teapot, on the ground beside the pilot then added the caption " Not now James .. were going to fly our aeroplane !!" Would it then be a diorama ?.. Captions make a diorama ?[/quote]
Donny W. I like that idea! No captions do not make a diorama.In fact the use of a caption can be the sign of a weak dioramic (is that a word?) idea.If you have to explain it ,the magic is lost on the average viewer.Let me take an example from my own work.My first aircraft diorama was of the Albatros.Nice to look at but a little weak in storyline.Two pilots looking at an aircraft and mechanic.The average Joe would look at that and say ho-hum nice scene but what does it all mean? Now take my 2nd diorama.Now this is a much better storyline.A teacher instructing his students,something that every viewer can relate to.As I said before ,the pointing figure makes the diorama because your viewer is immediately drawn into your piece wondering what is he saying?what is he pointing too?At that moment you have capured his imagination and then the rest of the diorama becomes more believeable.What you really want to get from your viewer is a suspension of their disbelief and open their curiosity to take in more and more of your piece.I love to watch the look on kids faces when they are first drawn in to a world that they never experienced before.The adults are a little harder to capture but usually they come around.Cheers! John
