Degree Show Version







I modified all three strips to 120 positive slide films and made a light box to go with them.





A long letter which is made of recycled paper is added to the display. Music holes are applied to it in order to match with the concept.





Well...luckily, the feedback is good. A lot of people played with them. Hope they wont get damaged too early before the show ends.

FINAL VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

Target Audience

I always doubted whether I should create this artwork purely for mum and I or take this as a designer product to remind mothers and daughters of the world.

Eventually, I made up my mind to make this particularly for the relationship between me and my mum and dedicate this artwork to her.


Paper Usage

I found out not all surfaces can go in to the music box smoothly!!!!A layer of transparent plastic is needed to add under the film + the paper I bought maybe not suit!

RESULT:

film strip:

• A layer of light transparent film is added underneath.

2 other strips:

• normal matt paper : failed ( style mismatching with the film)
  
• colour special texture paper: failed (colour mismatch)
  
• tracing paper : failed (not as gd as transparent film)
  
• transparent printing film : success! (One more layer of film is attached underneath each film to increase weight)

Making of 3rd strip - LOVE (film)

I used 120 camera + a projector to work out a slide film which is composed of the memory between me and my mum. As I think we have the sweetest time around 10 - 15 years ago, and it's nice that me and my mum had a sweet long distance phone talk after I asked her to find me some old pictures from my hometown.

















Outcome:






Then a light box is made for viewing while this strip going in the music box.
Moreover, 2 clear plastic surfaces are made as the bases for the other 2 strips.





















Making of 1st strip - MUSIC ( transparent inkjet film)

Idea a)

I made it originally in rough music book style and printed on normal matt paper, but I abandoned it as I dicovered the style may not match with the film (3rd strip) I printed.




Idea b)

I am asking mum to listen more music in order to ease her sensitive emotion, therefore I made this with the footage of my mouth singing "Que Sera Sera" while I was playing webcam with mum. She sent me the print screen images in her computer. I edited and placed them on my strip.










Outcome:











Making of 2nd strip - FREEDOM (transparent inkjet film)

Idea a)

I made it originally in a colourful graphic style and printed on normal matt paper, but I abandoned it as well because the style may not match with the film (3rd strip) I printed.




For this strip, the message is about freedom. I want mum to try letting me go with love, as I wish her to understand that I can find my way on my own. Therefore I came up with my own route of life. I made it with road photos, google map street view and my own roads illustrations.






Outcome:











Graphic Detail

I have designed a set of heading and closing labels for my 2 strips to show clearly about the message I want to tell mum.


Initial designs:








Final ones:



the heading



my message and ending on 1st strip - Music



on 2nd strip - Freedom



on 3rd strip - Love


More photos:






Video demonstration:





Lastly I have packed 3 music boxes + 3 strips (Music + Freedom + Love) in a box and mailed them to mum!

MAKING OF MUSIC INPUTS !

3 Music Strips/inputs
(based on the 3 main messages I have mentioned at the previous entry)

1st - MUSIC
2nd - FREEDOM
3rd - LOVE

Each music input/strip has one melody. The 1st one goes with the song, "Que Sera Sera" which is originally a mother and daughter song, but I have recomposed the lyrics with my own story specially for my mum. The 3rd one goes with a random melody based on the graphic I have made.

Que Sera Sera (special version for mum*)

You used to be my enemy
And never let me be free
Ask me this and that
Too much worry
Here's what I said to you.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

You may not think I care for you
I tell you I really do
I need your love and need your respect
Let me fly, set me free.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
Believe in what I believe
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

I know you work so hard
And suffer so much for me
Be good to yourself Just be relaxed
I’ll sing a song for you.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
Let’s talk through the music tune
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.


Vertical or Horizontal?


















Should I do my designs vertically or horizontally?? Initially I thought holding it horizontally like most people do will be the best way to use this music box, therefore my design may have to go horizontal.

However, after some experiments...I decided to do my designs vertically in terms of better display position and better graphic layouts /arrangement of the strips. Holding it like this is also handy and comfortable to play your own selected music!


































Making of the music






Those 3 songs took me half day to transfer the music notes from sheet to the given original strips with a hole punch, as I am not familiar with music notes reading :(..but finally done.
Then the marked melody will be transferred from strips to my design ones.