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@aaronwisedp
The Krusty Krab was the first set that we dug into on the
@screennovelties SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas holiday special. This was the first time I’d used
@gravitysketch as a set design tool. The character puppets were mostly built by the time the sets were getting going, so I was able to plug those in at scale to guide the design work. This workflow benefitted the art-cinematography collaboration, giving Aaron the DP the ability to look at the designs spatially before construction started, and, for example, indicate where space would be needed for light access, or where a section of ceiling might need to come out for a certain lighting setup.
Once the designs were pitched to the directors and approved, we printed orthographics at full scale as a guide for
@hill.bug , who was the main builder for this set, assisted by
@charleswyson . We put a lot of attention into making the shapes and textures reference the midcentury illustration style linework and brushwork of the original cartoon art — the wood floorboards and the foam-carved wood paneling, for example — through faceted surfaces and irregular beveling of edges. The set was mostly based on the original show artwork, except for the hearth, which
@edlynbot designed and
@littlescenery built. The bric-a-brac above the counter was mainly built by
@clugstonl (note the pleasingly dimensional anchor and flour sacks), and the boat-counter and coral tree were refurbished from previous builds. I think everything here was painted by
@themanylivesofboo and
@ming_mingh .
For the Squidward clarinet gag, Lesley sculpted the hero clarinet, then
@fonzestrada , the animation director, drew shapes for sagging replacements, which I modeled and printed.
@littlescenery ’s Krabby Patties are a highlight of the sequence — the onions, tomatoes and pickles are slices off rolled up logs of Sculpey. Also, check out some special squash poses in slide 1, animated by
@colinlepper . I took some pinhole BTS photos on 120 film during the course of the production, the final slide shows the squirrel hoedown stage setup.
