Production of Prop
I firstly started the creation process of this by building a miniature model out of clay so I could give myself an idea as to how I wanted my staff to look, it would be my guideline to follow. I began creating the actual staff by firstly building the crystal which was going to go on the top of it, I did this by firstly creating a wire frame of the crystal and I then used clay to sculpt the actual shape of it. Once it had dried I painted it, using colours like pastel purples, pinks, blues and mint green, following along with my finalised design that I had created for it. Once the paint had dried I went over the top of it using purple, pink and blue iridescent pigments that would reflect and change colour in the light, adding a more mythical feel to the crystal. I also placed holographic glitter on the more raised parts of the sculpture which would reflect in the light.
I wasn’t able to get a wooden branch which I had previously planned to use so instead I needed to use the end of a wooden broomstick which worked rather well. The hardest part was going to be attaching the crystal to it, especially making sure that it wouldn’t fall off and get damaged but firstly I wrapped a material around the stick and tied it into a knot, fitting with my concept work. I stuffed the sculpture with thick tissue to give it some support before I placed the broomstick inside it, it did provide some support and caused less movement but it was still fairly loose so I used a hot glue gun and super glue to seal the inside and attach them together though I would still be fairly careful with moving the staff. Lastly was attaching the lights, I had planned to put the lights inside the crystal sculpture to make it glow but as I had suspected, the clay was too thick and the lights couldn’t shine through it so I needed to improvise. I instead wrapped around the outside of the crystal and around the broomstick and I believe it worked pretty well for having to improvise. I was also able to easily hide the battery back for the lights up inside my sleeve.