This is the most experimental sequence in the film, where we delve into Harold’s dream world. This was a very exciting prospect design wise as it enabled us to explore a different aesthetic to the rest of the film.
To achieve the dream sequence we have utilised two new forms of puppetry as well as chroma key to allow us to layer footage of shadow puppets behind the string puppets.
It was a very challenging and ambitious shoot in many ways. As one person was manipulating the puppets via their strings, the other was shooting in stop motion. We were also animating the set; breaking the world in two. This proved difficult in terms of camera angles, especially as Joy was hanging on the side of a cliff!