Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Revised Script
Here is my latest version of my digitalstory script. Things placed in parentheses are going to be used as visuals and will not be spoken. I'm not sure what I can cut without leaving a hole in the evolution of the paper mechanisms, so please let me know what you think. I don't want to detract from my central idea: pop-ups are cool and have an interesting history that has evolved over time. HELP!
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I rewrote your first paragraph since it seemed much easier than writing a first draft of my own.
It has been said that in order to appreciate the existing, we must first understand the past and where it has come from. As an Art History major (?), I’ve always been curious specifically in how artistic techniques evolve over time. The techniques of paper engineering have always fascinated me, perhaps because they are a part of many common day things; the birthday card, a restaurant menu, or – my favorite – the pop-up book. Like other art techniques, paper engineering has its own evolution that can be seen from simplistic paper mechanism in movable books to cutting-edge pop-ups that literally burst off the page into the reader’s face.
Some may see pop-up books as a fancy coffee table book or a children’s toy, but there really is much more than meets the eye. Pop-ups are a series of paper mechanisms which unfold and “pop” into 3-D sculpture to illustrate an idea. These paper mechanisms have modest beginnings in movable books as simple disks and folds. Although they are usually synonymous with children, today’s pop-up books tackle subjects for people of all ages with intricate cutting and amazing attention to detail.
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