Narrative

For my unit I decided that I wanted to create props that would be found in the house. The scene is set late at night in a farmhouse living room. The only source of light is coming from the fireplace and a candle that is placed on a side table next to an armchair. The farm owner has just finished work and sits in his chair to have a late night snack. On the side table he would have his snack and a drink. For the drink I was debating whether to have a warm drink, a spirit, a beer or wine. As the scene is in Belgium I considered the beer and would have put it in a Belgian beer glass or a tankard.

I thought it would be interesting to make a tankard but I preferred the idea of wine. I know that in France men like to have their small glass of red wine with a bit of cheese after work and so that is what I decided to do adapting my narrative bringing this farm closer to France. To help me find design ideas I went around Rochester looking into Antique and charity shops.

To look at cottage interiors and bottles I watched “Un Long Dimanche de Fiançaille”. I noticed that wine bottles were both clear and green but only had cork tops.  I also happen to know from personal experience that French “lower class” would drink red wine and from a small tumbler glass rather than a wine glass. This is also shown in this film (see below centre). To make these I can take a bottle and glass and adapt them. For the bottle I remove the labels with hot soapy water and add a red liquid inside that I make from paint and water.

Now my choice of beverage is finalised I decide to make bread and cheese as the snack. The best way to make these is with Polystyrene.