I was wondering whether anyone had any information about the Mayan disc Vianne spins to tell fortunes in the movie Chocolat?
I’ve been interested in making it for some time but am struggling to find reference. I bought the Blue Ray but I can’t get a clear pic as the damn thing is always spinning! Looked into contacting the art director but she passed away in 2005 and can’t seem to get any solid info on prop master.
Here’s what reference I’ve managed to gather so far from the movie:
And here’s some info about the central image which I eventually managed to track down to the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (sound familiar to anyone else?):
The glyphs I have not been able to identify despite some fairly thorough internet searching. Given that the centre piece was copied I'd suspect reference was used for these too but can't seem to find the source. Here’s my best guess at the what they look like. I traced the images from the Blue Ray repeatedly and overlaid the different versions to refine the design.
I’ve started a sculpt in clay using available reference but I may have chosen the wrong technique. I used a recent project as a test but it seems I was a little over confident in my abilities. Trying to get the lines clean and the recessed surface flat is problematic, particularly when things are so fiddly.
If anyone has any more reference for this project (or sculpting advice) it would be gratefully received, otherwise I’ll keep chipping away at it using the best guess reference I have pieced together.
I’ve been interested in making it for some time but am struggling to find reference. I bought the Blue Ray but I can’t get a clear pic as the damn thing is always spinning! Looked into contacting the art director but she passed away in 2005 and can’t seem to get any solid info on prop master.
Here’s what reference I’ve managed to gather so far from the movie:
And here’s some info about the central image which I eventually managed to track down to the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (sound familiar to anyone else?):
The glyphs I have not been able to identify despite some fairly thorough internet searching. Given that the centre piece was copied I'd suspect reference was used for these too but can't seem to find the source. Here’s my best guess at the what they look like. I traced the images from the Blue Ray repeatedly and overlaid the different versions to refine the design.
I’ve started a sculpt in clay using available reference but I may have chosen the wrong technique. I used a recent project as a test but it seems I was a little over confident in my abilities. Trying to get the lines clean and the recessed surface flat is problematic, particularly when things are so fiddly.
If anyone has any more reference for this project (or sculpting advice) it would be gratefully received, otherwise I’ll keep chipping away at it using the best guess reference I have pieced together.