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Elfy activity in the workshop making toy planes for Santa. Workplace Elf and Safety is taken seriously as can be seen by the inventive jacking systems to hold up the plane.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. . AFTER this photo was taken, the scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company which has exhibited it many times since in through various media. However any claims by this company and its puppeteer director to being the creator of the scene, 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and against copyright law. The scene was sold without transfer of copyright or moral rights which remains with StudioM as the designers and creators.
Juanita, from Clifton,QLD, made the elves and mice to our instructions. When they arrived in the post, as with all scenes, I placed extra characterisation on those where needed. All original drawings, sketches, specifications, written instructions, emails to doll maker are held by StudioM.
Making cars at North Pole.Scene designed and made by StudioM at our workshop - Copyright and attributions on books under the elf who is pumping the battery. By copyright laws these attributions should still be there, unchanged and visible. The scene was later sold to an animations and Promotions company which put in an overhead mechanism to enable some simple motion - slight up and down movments by attaching fishing line to puppets and objects below and connecting to cams rotating on a motorised shaft. This is a commonly used system to provide gentle and simplistic motion to such scenes. It has been exhibited in many places such as shopping centres, Santa's Grottos and Workshops. Subsequent claims by parties other than StudioM to being its designer or creator, 'the mastermind' and/or the 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright. Designed and made by StudioM. The scene has recently been displayed in the window of Kircaldie and Stains in Wellington at Christmas time 2011. The elves had been removed and replaced with big white commercial teddy bears with santa hats. Very original.
Puppets by Juanita. All originals of drawings, sketches and specification notes remain with StudioM as does the copyright.
From StudioM's modest tinshed workshop in the Noosa hinterland to the bright lights of Sydney - The 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' scene in the David JOnes Christmas display in 2006 -midnight on the first day. Scene designed and created by StudioM. StudioM had sold many such scenes to a promotions and animation company over the years and subsequently they have displayed them widely on their web site and in Christmas displays. StudioM was contracted by this company to design and provide presentation drawings for them and once the tender was won was contracted to build and create the scenes as well as provide working drawings and etc for all components of these scenes. It was done at StudioM's workshop under contract by the Promotions company hired by David Jones to produce the windows. As StudioM completed each scene it was trucked to the company's premises for lighting and the animation mechanism to be placed into them, and for DJ's visual merchandising manager to inspect them. Elves made by Juanita Wellings to our drawings and specifications at her home in Clifton. Look at pages 4,5,8 or my set marked DJ's windows under construction to see being made at StudioM workshop.
The group of reindeer standing further back have banners and signs to cheer Rudolph on to lead the sleigh. Meanwhile the elves in the front are trying to get the sleigh ready for the big flight. A few things seem to be confusing them, such as where to put this leftover bolt.
Scene designed and made by RGM of StudioM, Tinbeerwah under 2 contracts with a promotions company, engaged by David Jones to produce the windows for the first time in 2006. StudioM was contracted to design and provide the presentation material for the promotions company to submit for consideration and when the submission was won, StudioM was contracted again to produce the scenes for the six large windows and oversee all materials going into the scenes. StudioM made each window scene at our small home workshop, supervising any other outside components, sourcing elements for the dollmaker and providing working drawings for any moving parts that needed to be made at the factory. The elves and mice were placed in their positions according to our drawing, ready for securing and attaching to fishing lines and their connections to the cams at the factory. Once made, each scene was transported to the factory of the promotions company where it was set up with lighting and the rotating shaft and cams inserted overhead to provide the movement for the scene. At this stage, the VM mgr for David Jones inspected the scene.
Kate Westgate, who was the VM mgr at the time of the submission and selection of the design, inspected this scene at StudioM's workshop in May 2006, before going to London to work at Harrods.
Photos courtesy of Silverspot who took the photo for us in Dec 2006. www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/
Many more photos of thwe six window scenes with lots of closeups can be viewed on her site.
Mayhem in the workshop. The silly Christmas elves are trying to make a toy car for Santa.
Designed and made by RGM of StudioM in our Tinbeerwah home workshop in 2005 copyright held. The books under Santa's mug give credit to the TRUE CREATORS of this scene. This scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken. They later put in motion by way of an overhead rotating shaft and cam system. It has been exhibited widely in many media since by them. However claims by this company and its director to be 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false, misleading and an infringement of copyright. The scene was just as photographed when the company first saw it. The credits to the designers and creators of this scene as photographed here, StudioM, should still be on the books under Santa's white tin mug, visible and unchanged unless copyright has been abused. All original drawings/artwork/instructions held by StudioM.
Juanita Wellings made mice and elves to our specifications and drawings in her Clifton home
Exhiibited in Auckland at Smith and Caughey dept store for Christmas 2008. One of many kitchen scenes StudioM has designed and made -it was also displayed in NZ Christmas 2006 at Cadbury's factory, Dunedin. The true credits to the creators of this scene were written on the purple book titles on the back wall and can be visibly read by hovering your mouse over them. By copyright law these credits to StudioM as the creator and designer should still be visible and untouched. Designed and made by StudioM in 2004 at our home studio at Tinbeerwah/ Cooroy hinterland QLD. Copyright held. Sold in 2004 as you see it here to a promotions company, which has displayed it several times since. However, any claims by parties other than StudioM to being the scene's 'creator', 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it, would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright.
Elves and mice made by Juanita Wellings to our specifications and design for mice. All original drawings and material are held by StudioM.
The "Jingle Bells" window in David Jones Market Street window in 2006 that StudioM designed and then created the scene. One of six windows we were contracted to do for a promotions company employed by David Jones. After we finished making the scene, which seperates into 4 sections, it was shipped to the local promotions company where the company inserted the lighting and animation, as well as adding some external robotic pieces such as the puppeteer above and the front puppets. The singing children in the hot air ballon basket had disappeared from the front of the scene when this photo was taken. The singing children in each window had also been a prerequisite in the design brief from David Jones. The window looks better without these children.
See the 'DJ's in construction' set to see PRM's scenic backdrop in the making as well as other elements being made at StudioM's small home workshop. It shows how anyone with the desire and creativity can make these scenes..it is not necessary to be a big company to do so....although there is some big money in producing them.
This photo highlights the poor lighting with the glare spot from above.
Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took it in Sydney Dec 2006
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The sleigh in the servicing department at the North Pole. The hooter on the side - honk if you love Santa - and his dashboard showing the meters, lights, GPM - global positioning map - steering wheel, and intercom phone system between Santa and his head reindeer, Rudolph. The boot on the side is the emergency brake. The fat caterer who seems to sample everything that he bakes, is trying to put all the necessary treats into the hull of the sleigh for Santa and the reindeer to consume inflight. He seems to have been eating a few of them as he is quite rotund.
Alfonso, 'The Fonz' mechanic is elf preening on the sled.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in 2003 - copyright held. All original sketches, drawings and specifications held by StudioM along with copyright. The scene was sold after this photo was taken to an animations and promotions company which installed, above the scene, a rotating shaft and cam system to give some very simplistic up and down motion to it - this is a commonly used and simple method for offering some gentle movement to such scenes. The company has exhibited this scene widely since 2006 but claims by it or its puppeteer director to being the 'creator', the 'mastermind' or the 'creative force behind it' are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright. All originals of drawings and written specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Juanita in Clifton made elves to my specifications and drawings.
One of many of our scenes posted on the Canberra Centre home page Christmas (2006) when they were displayed there. This photo was taken at our home studio as we finished making it. A lot of people in Canberra enjoyed the mouse being flattened in the car hood. Lots of things happening in this scene - the train being pulled up and down along the track, the mouse tipping the tray over the edge, hammering, roller skating, walking up ladders, toys moving up and down , mouse sweeping dolls' house while another pulls up a suitcase to move in. The books holding the car on the right side bear witness to the true designers and creators. See note.
Designed and created by RGM at our StudioM Tinbeerwah workshop. Copyright StudioM 2005. Photo taken at StudioM workshop BEFORE the scene was sold to an animations and Promotions company, which later added some gentle up an down motion by inserting above the scene a rotating shaft with some cams attached. The cams are connected with objects below with fishing lines and as the cams rotate with the shaft, a slight up and down motion or pull is created. It has been exhibited widely. Claims by the promotions company or any christmas events company, or their directors to being the creators of the scene, 'the creative force' or 'the mastermind' behind it are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright. Acknowledgement to the designer/creator can be seen on the standing books underneath the car.
Elves/mice made by Juanita Wellings in Clifton. All original designs, sketches and specifications to the dollmaker are retained by StudioM together with copyright.
robot designed to search out and capture enemy bots or soldiers and return them to base for interrogation.
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David Jones Christmas windows 2006 - 'The 12 Days of Christmas' scene, one of the six windows that StudioM designed and then created at their home workshop in Tinbeerwah. The 'Lord's house' being painted inside StudioM's office - the workshop has infiltrated this part of the office as space was becoming limited. This is the house in 'The 12 Days of Christmas' window - it looks like it is 3D but it is almost flat with a 1 inch recess in the middle and the portico added on which is about 2 inches deep. The three pegs on top are holding the gable fascias in place.. all are completely flat and 2D....even I have problems remembering this as I see it in the photo. Again a lot more w ork than it looks - 2 full days worth. The nine dancing ladies had just arrived from the Clifton dollmaker and I was just about to sew their hands together and position them in the scene. StudioM was contracted by a promotions company wishing to win the contract for the first time in 2006, to design the six windows and provide presentation material for them, and then once our design was won, another contract to create the six window scenes for them, provide working drawings and oversee any components for the scenes that were made by others. The elves, mice and puppets were made to our drawings and instructions by Juanita Wellings, a private dollmaker in her home at Clifton. As each scene was completed it was transported to the factory of the promotions company where the lighting and mechanism for the animations were inserted overhead. It was then that the DJ's VM mgr inspected the scenes.
So much for 'hand on the heart - word of honour as a gentleman' promises. Lessons to be learnt - don't trust anyone when money and fame are involved.
Santa sleeps, with toes moving and the quilt rising and falling in time with his snoring. Meanwhile, elves and mice are busy testing the toys while some toys on the top shelf look on moving this way and that with slight tugs from hidden strings attached to the above 'soon to be added' rotating cam and shaft system. Another elf is trying to tickle Santa's nose with a yellow feather. Designed and created by StudioM in our workshop in 2004 - attributions on the books on the shelf beside Santa's bed. Copyright held.
Sold to a promotions company AFTER this photo was taken and exactly as it is seen here in the StudioM workshop. Claims since by others to be the 'mastermind' and creative force behind this scene or any others that StudioM created and then sold, are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. This scene along with our other 70 scenes which were bought from us, have been exhibited widely - all with StudioM copyright remaining. Our original sketches, designs and specifications to the dollmaker for our work are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Juanita the dollmaker in Clifton made the mice and elves to our secifications.
The brown nose deers at play inside the North Pole Deer Club. Playing ping pong, darts and cards. Meanwhile outside in the cold foggy night, the mice are playing. The mouse on the life saver's chair is looking through the binoculars. Scene designed and made under contract by RGM of StudioM, Tinbeerwah.
At StudioM, we cut out the silhouettes of the deers at play and then each was pivoted off the back wall to allow up and down movement, creating the illusion of the deers playing table tennis, cards etc. The silhouette of the darts near the right window added to the sense of playtime for brown noses. we painted the background in this section yellow to give the illusion of a nice warm cosy atmosphere inside the North Pole Deer Club, as opposed to the foggy, cold weather outside. Also in this photo is the mouse with the binoculars and the two enlarged eyes looking through... Juanita did the mouse without any face painted on and supplied the painted eyes to our request and drawing, whilst Peter made the binoculars and placed the eyes.
Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took the photo in Dec 2006. www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/
Lots of eggs, capers and escaping going on. Eggs like promises are easily broken and beware ... they lie everywhere. Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in the Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held by RGM StudioM. This scene has been displayed many times in many places by the animation and promotions company which bought it from us AFTER this photo was taken at our workshed/studio. It was the first time they had seen it. Subsequent claims by this company and its director to be its 'creator', the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.
Juanita Wellings made elves and mice in Clifton to our drawings and specifications. All original sketches, drawings and specifications to the dollmaker are held by StudioM together with copyright.
"Steam punk invasion" or "Steampunk invasion" or "steampunk invasion battlebots" "Steampunk battlebots" , "Invasion of the Steampunk Battlebots" is a story I'm working on right now. You get the basic idea from these concepts. Enjoy! copyright Image and all titles all rights reserved 2009.
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The hair raising scene which RGM designed/created at our StudioM workshop.
Juanita, the dollmaker from Clifton, made the head and hands out of polymer clay, as well as the mice and elves to my drawings, designs and specifications - head is built around a piece of broomstick which then slots into a sleeve in the torso so that it can rotate or be pulled up very slightly and then its weight drops it down, all in time with a rise and fall in his chest and beard- to simulate a sleeping Santa nodding off- snoring sound effects together with the rise and fall of his chest make it very amusing. After this photo was taken, this scene was sold to an animations and promotions company which later installed a rotating shaft/cam system overhead so as to make some simple up and down motions inside the scene. StudioM already had the fishing lines attached to the elves and the objects and had secured them in place. It has been exhibited widely by this promotions company since but any claims by it or its puppeteer director to be the mastermind or creative force behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyrights. They had no artistic or creative input into the scene as shown here. All original design work, sketches, instructions and drawings to doll maker are retained by StudioM.
Designed and made by StudioM 2004. Copyright held.
Juanita in Clifton made elves/mice and Santa's head and hands to my drawings and specifications. all original sketches, drawings and instructions to doll maker in Clifton are retained by StudioM together with copyright.
The bakery in the background of the 'Jingle Bells' scene in the 2006 David Jones Christmas windows. The bakery facade was made from latex coated material with the top attached to a frame which was hung from above and allowed to move slightly side to side.....the bottom of the material being secured to the base of the scene. The snowman was made from foam mats, painted with latex , and the lower portion of its body on a sprung platform so it too could move easily with pulls from the rotating cams on the mechanism placed above the scene. The scenes for the six windows of DJ's were designed and created by Robyn Morrison of StudioM, under contract to a promotions company which had won the tender to install the windows for the first time. The heads and hands of the musicians shown here outside the scene, as well as the puppets inside the scene, were made by a dollmaker, Juanita Wellings from Clifton, to StudioM's drawings and specifications. All originals of the drawings, specifications and correspondence remain with StudioM.
Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took it in Dec 2006. Click on www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/6017443874/in/set-721576... to see many other close up shots of the six windows in her set of David Jones Christmas windows in her collections.
Sudent improvment from the part time 12 week class I teach. These students did alot of extra drawing during the course that helped them improve faster.
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Elves from the Jingle Bells scene that StudioM designed and created for a promotions company, employed by David Jones in 2006. StudioM was contracted to design and create the window six large window scenes for the promotions company, who tendered for the DJ contract for the first time in 2006. The six scenes were designed by StudioM at their Tinbeerwah workshop in January, 2006 and once the design was won over other tenders, StudioM was contracted by the promotions company to create the six scenes, provide working drawings and oversee all components put into the scenes. The six scenes were made at StudioM's small Tinbeerwah workshop and each window scene, once completed, was then transported to the factory of the promotions company in Noosa where the animation mechanism was inserted overhead and lighting installed. Once this was done, each scene was inspected by David Jones VM mgr for approval. Unfortunately, DJ's were oblivious to the contracts or to the immense part that StudioM played in the design and creation of these scenes as well as the others that are displayed on this site. So much for contracts or ' hand on the heart - I give you my word of honour as a gentleman' promises.
The elves and mice were made by an individual dollmaker, Juanita Wellings, in her home at Clifton to our drawings and instructions.
Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took the photo for us in Dec 2006. www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/6016891023/in/set-721576...
She has a folder 'David Jones Christmas Windows 2006' with many closeup and revealing photos of funny things from these six window scenes that StudioM designed and made. These are closeup photos of funny, hidden things we put into the scene, that only we knew about and were not obvious to the public. She returned to DJ's and took these extra shots after I had commented as the designer and creator on her original flickr site about them.
Unfortunately, the marks on the white rim of the sleigh were caused by the constant rubbing of the bells against the latex covered rim creating these unsightly marks on an otherwise pristine sleigh. ....I used the latex to give the styrene more strength. When stringing the puppets at the factory, had room allowance been considered for these movements, this would not have occurred. It was the second scene that StudioM finished and was transported to the premises of the promotions company in May and remained there until October.
David Jones Christmas Windows 2006...'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' scene with the angel elf on the right at back pumping up the flat cloud. The scenes for the windows were designed and made by StudioM, Tinbeerwah, for a local promotions company that had for the first time successfully tendered for the installation of the window scenes for David Jones using our designs and presentation. The scenes for each window was created by StudioM at our studio before their transfer, on completion to the promotions factory for the installation above of a simple rotating shaft/cam system to add some very simple up and down motion to the scenes. Juanita Wellings in Clifton made the elves, mice used in the scenes to our design and drawings. On receipt of these elves and mice, we modified them to suit the scenes and secured them in their positions....just like the little fellow above where we attached his hands to the tyre pump we had made, added floppy socks but still containing enough filling to secure him strongly to the floor. His wings I found in a discount store in Tewantin and was able to source a large supply from the same chain of stores in Warwick, where Juanita collected them.
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Santa's job is not run smoothly with as much fun as it may appear. It does have some downsides - just like this one. Santa is stuck headfirst in a chimney and his elfy helpers are trying to get him out. First task for them is to look up the emergency procedures in the flight manual for the answers to such a situation.
We pivoted Santa's legs on a rod so they can be made to kick easily. This original scene was designed and made by StudioM at our studio in 2004 - copyright. Photo taken at our studio BEFORE it was taken by a puppet and Promotions company which put in some simplistic up and down motion by inserting overhead a rotating shaft and cam system - a commonly used system to provide simplistic up and down motions to such scenes. Claims since by this company and its puppeteer director to being the 'creator', the 'creative force' and 'mastermind' behind it are false, misleading and an infringement of our copyright. They had no input in the scene as shown here and saw it for the first time when they bought it after these photos were taken.
Dollmaker Juanita Wellings made elves and mice to our drawings and instructions. All original sketches, drawings and design specifications to the dollmaker are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
It's midnight and the midnight elves have come to help the tired old toymaker, who is behind in his orders for Christmas Day. Although the elves have very good intentions, they do not seem to be providing very much help. Wrong heads are being put onto the wrong bodies, paint is being squooshed out of tubes, and general mayhem and disarray abounds. The toymaker is asleep under the patchwork quilt on the right side and knows nothing - you can just see his hot waterbottle poking out under the patchwork quilt. The scene was made to accomodate an overhead rotating shaft and cam system to allow some simple up and down motion between the cams and objects below which are connected by fishing lines. When this is done, the toymaker's patched quilt can be made to rise and fall gently with his breathing, as well as accompanying snoring sounds. The toys on the shelves can also be connected with fishing lines to the cams to create some extra movement with gentle tugs on the fishing lines as the cams rotate. The other elves at the table can provide hammering and painting motions. Otherwise the scene is entertaining as a 'catured moment' diorama.
An original design and creation by StudioM made in our tinshed home studio at Tinbeerwah in 2003. Copyright held. Sold to a promotion company as it is pictured WITHOUT copyright transfer. Any claims by this company and its director to be the 'creative force' and 'mastermind' behind it would be false and deceptive and against our copyright. This scene also features the first mouse that we asked Juanita to make to our design and instructions. We developed these with her with each new scene that we made after this one until they were perfected as in our later scenes.
Elves by Juanita in Clifton and mice to StudioM's drawings and specifications. All original drawings, sketches, and design specification notes to doll maker etc held by StudioM along with copyright.
The basic foundation for the cat on chair in the 'Deck the Halls' scene of the David Jones 2006 Christmas windows which StudioM designed and created. We sent this to the dollmaker in Clifton, who formed it up with chicken wire and fur to make the half sleeping cat that we put on the red chair. The black ball is the actual eye which rolls down when the string at back is pulled up. The eye was painted on this black ball after the body of the cat was determined - although we had to readjust with paint when the cat was finally fixed to chair. In the background is Peter's working drawing for the piano which featured in window 1 - he ended up making it himself to ensure its accuracy, which was difficult as it was split in two due to the later decision to make the scene deeper and therefore create a division between the back and front halves of the scene, as originally planned.
Enviroment concept showing scale, and story.
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Even Santa's elves have to go to school to learn the correct protocols required in being one of his helpers. Lessons such as globe trotting, recognising chimney troubles, teddy bear stuffing, testing crackers and learning to paint spots correctly are all part of their daily routine.
Scene designed and made by RGM from StudioM at our Tinbeerwah/Cooroy workshed. The attributions to the designers and creators of this scene -'StudioM' - can be partially seen here as one of the book titles behind the Professor and at floor level. Hover over photo to see. Copyright held.
The scene was sold after this photo was taken to a promotions and animation company which inserted a rotating shaft and cam system above the scene so as to add some simple up and down motion to some of the objects below. This is a commonly used simple method of motion for such scenes. It has been displayed many times and widely but any subsequent claims by parties other than StudioM to being 'the creative force'or 'the mastermind' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.
StudioM commissioned a doll maker, Juanita Wellings, to make the professor to our drawings, specifications for this scene, requesting she use armature in his arms and hands so that he could be manoeuvred into various positions.
J Wellings also made elves , and the mice which were to my design, drawings and specifications. All original copies of all drawings, sketches, instructions and communications re this scene are held by StudioM along with copyright.
Rolled out mice - this mouse is secured to the rolling pin and as it rolls forward and back slightly - table is sloped for this to happen easily - the mouse moves with it. The surprised look accentuates what is happening. The bellows have been adjusted so that they will lift up and drop down easily with a gentle lift from a line attached to a cam on a rotating shaft system if animation is required. Again the elf is secured to it and the floor, and will move easily with the bellows lifting. The gingerbread men are apprehensive about going into the oven and as they are made of foam can sit up with a pull of a string. One of the chef elves is egg throwing while the unseen elf at the other end is having a cracking good time trying to catch them.The red coals in fireplace glow warmly when a light is dropped through the empty space behind the oven to the bottom of scene.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. The scene was sold AFTER this photo was taken to a Promotions and animation company who instilled an overhead rotatig shaft and cam mechanism to allow some simple up and down motion as mentioned before. It is a commonly used system to give some subtle motion to the scene but sometimes if this is not done well, the scene is better in its captured state of motion as an interesting scene. The many people who have viewed all of our scenes as we have made them in our home workshop have certainly enjoyed discovering all the components of the scenes as they are. Any subsequent claims by the company to which we sold it that they or the director are 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false,deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. The scene is shown as it was when they bought it from our studio.
Juanita in Clifton made mice/elves to our specifications. All originals of drawings, sketches and specifications are retained by StudioM.
Stuffing teddy bears, testing seesaws, knitting, painting spots, sewing teddies, and being 'bear' headed are all in an elfy day's work. Many of the toys on shelves are able to move and return by a gentle pull on string from above which offers a lot of various movements and alows the scene to become quite lively if done well. The shelves are on a slope so that LED lighting can be installed underneath.
Scene designed and made by Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah, Noosa hinterland.
AFTER this photo was taken, this scene was sold...without copyright transfer.... to a Promotions and puppet company which put in some simple motion by means of fishing lines and a motorised overhead shaft and cam system. It has been exhibited widely in Santa Grottos and shopping centres. False claims by this company and its director to being the creator of the scene, 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright which is maintained by RGM StudioM. They had no influence on the scene as seen in these photos taken at our studio before sale..
Juanita Wellings in Clifton QLD made elves and mice to our specifications. All originals of sketches, drawings and specification notes for this and all of our scenes are retained by StudioM as the copyright holders.
Santa has popped into the North Pole Hairdresser's on Dec 24th for a quick trim before his 'Big Night Out' . Unfortunately he has fallen asleep and with his snoring and the frantic snipping sound effects of very busy over enthusiastic elves, he is getting a new look. No wonder he always wears a hat if this is what they do to him. The original sketch design that I did for this is next photo.
Designed and made by Robyn of StudioM at our studio shed in 2004. Sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken and has been exhibited widely by them since. Advertising claims by this company and its director to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright which relates to abuse. Copyright held StudioM as are all the original drawings and specifications.
Juanita Wellings made elves, mice and Santa head/hands/beard to my drawings and specifications.
The North Pole Deer Club where brown nosed reindeer are welcome to play darts, ping pong and cards whilst red nosed reindeer such as Rudolph feel sadly left out in the cold. Santa is inviting the glum somewhat different looking, 'not so pretty' Rudolph to lead the sleigh as the fog report in his pocket, together with the information coming into the North Pole Weather Bureau next door, forecasts a foggy night ahead.
The David Jones window scene designed and made by RGM at StudioM's workshop, Tinbeerwah, for a promotions company in Noosa, employed by David Jones for the first time to produce the 2006 Christmas windows. The six different window scenes arrived at our studio as steel frame sections with bare undercoated plywood sides and floors. There are photos in our DJ constuction set showing the scenes arriving as these bare 'canvasses' and leaving as completed 'as you see here' artistic scenes in sections, and being placed onto the truck by the director of the promotions company. As the designer and creator of the scenes, StudioM directed and installed any components into the scenes that were made by outside subcontractors, to our drawings and specifications. The child choralists were made at the promotions company...supposedly to our design drawings but unfortunately not.
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Photos courtesy of Silverspot who took the photo in Dec 2006.
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A peek at the books on shelves which acknowledge designers and makers. Studio M partly seen on book titled 'Design and Creation'. Hover mouse on photo to see. By copyright law, this attribution to the creators of this scene should still be visible as shown.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah in Noosa hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken and claims since by this company and its director to be its creator, 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement against our copyright. After its sale, the company inserted overhead a simple mechanism consisting of a rotating shaft and cams to enable some very simplistic up and down motion to objects below. This is a commonly used system to give gentle motion to scenes such as these. Many people have enjoyed this and our other scenes in the 'frozen' state of motion as seen in these photos. All original sketches, designs and instructions are retained by StudioM along with copyright. Inferior copies of the scenes and ideas displayed on this site have been manufactured by this company since.
Mice and Elves - J Wellings in Clifton made to our drawings and specifications and unlike the promotions company, I have correctly and honestly given acknowledgement to her work in the scene on the book shown here, titled 'Mice and Elves' by J. Wellings.
For some elves, being stuck on the roof whilst trying to free Santa from a chimney can be a boring time but one elf makes the most of the situation and manages to still have fun. This guy has a rope attached to Santa and as he slides down the roof face he tries to act as a counter weight to pull Santa free. I later added some knitting to the wrapped up mouse watching on the roof of the dormer window, to look like a 'Madame Defarge' character.
Scene designed and made by StudioM at our studio in 2004. Copyright held by StudioM. After these photos were taken, the scene was sold, without copyright transfer, to an animation and promotions company, which added mechanism to enable some simple up and down moves within the scene and has since exhibited and marketed this and many other scenes of StudioM as their own design and creation. Claims by the company or its puppeteer director to being the 'creator', 'mastermind' and creative force' behind this scene and the many other StudioM scenes have sold to them and have since been displayed at various venues such as Santa's Secret Workshop at the Ginger Factory, David Jones Magic Cave, Santa Grottos and Santa's Kingdom, Santa's Workshops, are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton QLD made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings. All original sketches, designs and specifications are retained by StudioM, including the original sketch and instructions for the mice, along with copyright.
While Santa sleeps and snores .. the elves frantically chop and change his look to a more modern version. White tufts of his hair fly everywhere. No wonder he wears a hat all the time. A major lesson to be learnt. Do not trust those arty types intent on their own desires and personal agendas.
Scene designed and made by Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah/ Cooroy 2005.
This scene was sold AFTER this photo was taken to a promotions company which has since exhibited it widely in Santa Grottos and shopping centres. However, any claims by this company and its director to being the scene's creator, 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright.. All original sketches of the scene and its components, specifications and written commission to doll maker, etc are retained by StudioM as the copyright holders. The company saw the scene for the first time when it was delivered to their factory and they have used it widely in Christmas displays in dept store windows, shopping centres, the Magic Cave and in advertising through various media.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton QLD made elves and mice to our specifications. StudioM especially commissioned her to make Santa's head and hands to our manufacturing instructions, specifications and sketches, all of the originals of such are held by StudioM as is copyright.
Parts + Labour modern lifestyle boutique widow display I created from plywood panels, designer wallpaper, lots and lots of red paper-hot glue and cutting.
Simple Design: Major Impact.
Jessica Levin
Freelance Window Styling
Hood River, Oregon
Yes that looks right. The scene in StudioM's workshop during positioning of the elves and mice. The mouse has his feet secured but is not yet connected to his fishing line above to hold him in position. I put an eyelet into Santa's wrist and it is attached to the timber arm of the seat, so that the hand can be lifted up as shown here.
Scene designed and made by Studio M at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah 2005.
This scene was sold, AFTER this photo was taken, to a promotions company which has exhibited it widely in major department store windows, Santa Grottos and shopping centres. Completely FALSE claims by this company and its director to being the scene's creator,'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright which is maintained by RGM StudioM 2005. The company had absolutely no influence or input on the scene as it is seen in these photos and saw it for the first time when we delivered it to their premises, exactly as seen here.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton QLD made elves and mice to our specifications. StudioM also commissioned her to make Santa's head and hands to our design drawings and specifications. Original sketch designs, drawings and specification notes sent to dollmaker are retained by StudioM together with copyright.
It's mice being kneaded - as well as a mice surprise in the mixing bowl, where the mouse's head is weighted to allow it to pop up and down easily with a gentle tug on a string attached above. Crepes on the ceiling as well as being tossed in pan. The mouse chef standing on the floor lifts the bellows up and down, whilst gingerbread people escape a red hot oven. Whatever is cooking on the stove is also escaping from the pot. Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. The scene was sold after this photo was taken to a local promotions company in Noosa which added some simple up and down motion to the scene by inserting a rotating shaft and cam system overhead and connecting fishing lines between the cams and objects below. Since its sale, the promotions company has exhibited this scene many times in shopping centres, Santa workshops etc. However, claims by this company or its puppeteer director to being the scene's creator, 'the mastermind' or the 'creative force ' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and against copyright. All original sketches for the scene and design /construction notes for the mice, instructions to the dollmaker etc are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
The green book on the mantle gives the true attribution to the designer and creator of the scene - StudioM and by copyright law should still be there in its original state.
Juanita Wellings from Clifton made mice and elves to our design and specification.
Santa in the first hairdressing salon scene I did, being put in situ at our workshop. Santa's head and hands had just arrived from Clifton. StudioM commissioned a dollmaker, Juanita in Clifton, to make Santa's head and hands. Peter is placing the Santa head and hands (made by Juanita to our exact working drawings and specifications) into position with hands pivoted so that they are able to move up and down . His hands are eye screwed into wood so they can be pulled up and down by a fishing line if connected to an overhead cam rotating on a motorised shaft. RGM painted some of his fingernails red and placed a very flamboyant elf in charge of this task in the scene.
All original sketches of this scene, drawings of Santa's head and hands,design of mice, together with the specifications, emails and instructions on its making are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Look at the scene at www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/648872958/in/photostream for the whole effect.
Designed and created by StudioM. Since its sale to a promotions company, the scene has been exhibited many times in Australia and NZ. However claims since by this company and its director to being the creator, the 'mastermind' or 'creative force behind' this scene and the other scenes they bought from us are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.
Daily lessons and books to read. So many lessons to be learnt - not always from books though - life lessons can be harder to learn. This scene has been displayed many times since it was made at StudioM's home studio in 2004. After this photo was taken the scene was sold to a promotions company, which added some simplistic motion to it by the insertion overhead of a rotating shaft and cam system with fishing lines between the cams and objects in the scene to create a pull, lift and drop action. This is a commonly used method for creating simple motion to such scenes.
However, subsequent claims by the promotions company or its puppeteer director to being the creator, 'the mastermind' or 'the creative force behind' this scene and our many others as shown on these pages, are COMPLETELY FALSE, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. Life lesson number 1. Never trust a 'hand on the heart, word of honour as a gentleman' promise when money and greed are involved.
Designed and made by StudioM 2004 at our Cooroy/Tinbeerwah home studio. Copyright retained by StudioM along with originals of any sketches, designs, drawings and specifications to the doll maker in Clifton, QLD.
Juanita made elves/professor and the mice to StudioM's drawing, design and specifications - the originals of which are held by StudioM.
This is window 1of the six windows of the David Jones Christmas display for 2006, the first window which faced Castlereagh St, in its making at StudioM's workshed. The depth and perspective was effective. It's easy to underestimate the work involved in getting it just right before everything goes in and then most of this work is covered up anyway. Here we have just placed some boxes, some people and some wreaths to see how they will fit in.
You can see the joins in the four sections which is how it was for each scene except the big window at the other end which had six sections, of which the front middle section did not have any walls at all for support. Each section was just under 40mm in depth so the sense of depth in each scene has been successful. StudioM was contracted by an animations and promotions to design the 2006 David Jones Christmas windows for them, with the presentation material for David Jones management. This was the first time this promotions company had been given the opportunity to submit a design. Once the design had been won, StudioM was contracted by the promotions company to make the scenes for them. Here is Window 1 in its late stages of completion at StudioM's small workshop, getting ready to insert all the elements that we had made for it - the choir, the piano, the row of people on the first floor, the Christmas tree and decorations...still awaiting DJ's to supply their distinctive decorations for this, the presents awaiting supply of DJ's ribbon and paper. The elves, the pianist, and the conductor which were made outside by the doll maker to our specific drawings and instructions.
Photo taken at the workshop of the contracted designer and scene creator StudioM in 2006 during its making.
See the final scene at www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/6016721497/in/set-721576...
At Alf's Sleigh Service Centre all the little 'Alfs' are busy servicing and preparing Santa's sleigh for his 'Big Night Out' delivering presents around the world. The Catering Officer on the right is so stuck on testing Santa's food supply that he appears to be carrying most of it around his middle area and is now stuck literally as he loads up the catering into the hull of the sleigh. Elves have not been fixed in place only positioned so they look a bit sleepy. This is an original scene designed and made by StudioM at our small studio in 2003 Copyright held. The scene creation was sold to a promotions company, which inserted over the scene some mechanism to provide some simple up and down motion by means of a simple overhead rotating shaft and cam system. Fishing lines connecting with objects/ puppets and the rotating cams create movement below. Subsequent claims since by parties other than StudioM to be the 'creative force' and 'Mastermind' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading, and an infringement of StudioM's copyright. As in all of the scenes we designed and made, we have retained all original sketches, specifications and instructions together with copyrights.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton made elves to our specifications.