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The right side of the Christmas village scene I designed and made in 2004. This is a shot taken with only the internal lights on showing through the shop windows. The chef mouse is inside the Candy shop preparing the candy displays.
Copyright StudioM 2004. Designed and created by StudioM at our home studio. Original sketch, instructions and specifications remain with StudioM. After this photo was taken, the scene was sold to a promotions company which has displayed it in various places as its own work. Any claims to its creation, design or concept from parties other than StudioM are completely false and an infringement of copyright.
Juanita made mice and elves to our specifications
At StudioM's workshop, one of the two harps from the 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' scene of the David Jones Christmas 2006 windows before painting. It took a lot more work than it looks as we had to make them in 2 sections so the wires could be inserted between. There had to be plywood between the styrene in each half so that the elves on each side could be attached securely and the harp base which is unseen could be srewed down to secure its position in the scene. The styrene then had to be glued, shaped, and latexed for strength before painting. The 2 harps took about 12 hours to make with a lot of waiting time between. Scene designed and then created by StudioM at our small home workshop in Tinbeerwah, under two seperate contracts, to a promotions company employed to install the David Jones Christmas windows in 2006.
A new invention at the North Pole - it recycles tree branches to make Christmas trees and converts snow into big bubbles, which, when captured,can be painted and used as decoration baubles. If done properly a light on top in middle of the Sno baubler machine emits a soft glow, as the lid on top moves up and down - which can be pulled up by fishing line connected to a overhead rotating shaft with cams an allowed to drop by its own weight as the irregular shaped cam moves around. The brightly painted wheel in the middle of the machine should be motored from behind to turn and thus drive the smaller wheel up and down along the fixed track. It has been featured in many places. Taken at StudioM workshop where it was designed and created in 2005, BEFORE SALE to a Promotions company which after the sale introduced some simple up an down motion to the scene by inserting a rotating shaft and cam system above. It has been displayed by this company many times with the latest at Kircaldie and Stains Christmas window 2010. Any claims by this Promotions company and its director to be 'the creator', 'the creative force' or the 'mastermind' behind it would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. The copyright sign to Studio M 05 is on the bottom of the machine and by law should still be there, unchanged and clearly visible to the public.
Juanita Wellings made Mice and elves to my specifications and drawings.
This shows the intricacies and part of the development process that StudioM had to work out to enable it all to come together. The animation and promotions company that contracted us to design and then make the scenes for them, requested it to be deeper than our original design and in order to access and navigate through the narrow spaces behind the David Jones windows, we had to split the scenes through the middle. This caused a lot more work as we had designed the scenes to have many items fixed from the back wall and this then meant that we then had to support items in mid air. Due to this change and subsequent difficulties this presented, some scenes such as this one, took twice the time that we had quoted to make them. There are four sections in this scene, each one is approx 380mm in depth. We put the sleigh on a spring mechanism that we had made up at the animation factory...all mechanisms had to be made at the factory as the company was responsible for movements.... so that it could jiggle easily - sketches and notes were supplied by StudioM for this. We made the bell arch from sheet metal with foam glued to it so that it would move and rock with the sleigh but still be sturdy and secure. The construction of the sleigh can be seen here. We secured vertical pieces of ply to a semi oval cut piece of ply, another piece of ply at back for stability. The elves in the sleigh we secured to the oval piece. We used pieces of high density styrene, cut in sections to save waste, glued to the plywood and carved the sleigh shape from this. I used red lycra material to cover the styrene and give it strength, which was increased by adding a coat of latex over it, and then painted red. Velcro was added to the ends of the sides so they could be attached easily to the back section when installed at David Jones and at the promotions company where the VM mgr inspected it.
Designed and made by StudioM in our workshop 2006, Tinbeerwah, Noosa. Original sketches, specifications, working drawings and design drawings are held by StudioM.
Scene designed and created by StudioM at our studio/workshop in 2003. It has been displayed many times at shopping centres over the years. The tailor shop where Santa has his outfits made. The ELFY TAILORS that make Santa's clothes are once again enlarging Santa's personal dressmaker's dummy to accomodate his ever increasing girth. Each year another layer has to be added to the middle section. The elf on the ladder is measuring the new width required with the tape showing Santa's annual measures ....'Last year, fat, fatter, a lot fatter .... oh dear! poor deer!' The elf on the shelf is about to be placed to start cutting material. The two on floor are expertly drawing the cutting lines on some material in order to make an outfit for an elf. Meanwhile the other elf at the back is being silly and trying on a dummy for size. The office of the Designer elf is on the bottom left.
Scene designed and created by StudioM in 2003 at our studio. Copyright held. Since this photo was taken, the scene has been displayed by a promotions company specialising in puppetry and featured on their website for sometime. However, any claims by this company or its puppeteer director to being 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind are completely false, misleading and an infringement of copyright.
Juanita made elves in Clifton. Original copies of all designs, drawings, sketches and written specifications of our scenes are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Luciana the elfy chef cannot help himself from putting on his operatic airs in the kitchen. The pumpkin souffle is rising nicely, while gingerlegs and his mate escape the heat. The space behind the oven is hollow and allows for a low volt lamp to be dropped from the lighting system above, down the chimney flue to light up the vent and the edge of the open oven door giving a realistic glow effect. You can see it in the photo but in real life it is more effective.
Designed and made by StudioM at our home workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Acknowledgement to the designer and creator is written on the book laying flat on mantle but this has been illegally removed since. This scene was sold to an animation and promotions company AFTER this photo was taken and has been displayed and exhibited widely. False claims by this company,its puppeteer director or any other to being the creator of this scene, 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it including any suggestion that the company created the scene are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. This is how it left our studio without any imput from this promotions company..
Juanita Welings in Clifton made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings of which the originals are retained by StudioM, together with copyright.
So much for 'hand on the heart - word of honour as a gentleman' promises.
Part of the Rudolph scene that Studio M designed and made at our workshop in Cooroy. The North Pole Deer Club shows the other reindeer enjoying a good time whilst Santa consoles Rudolph and asks for help. The group of reindeer in the back should have synchronised lighting to focus on them at the appropriate end of the song with their placards moving up and down.
This mouse has taken some accessories, ie the umbrella and hat, from the doll - a present Santa has brought for someone - and is applying his fencing skills with the umbrella onto one of Santa's elfy helpers. En guard!
Display designed and made by StudioM at our workshop 2004. AFTER this photo was taken the display scene was sold to an animation and Promotions company, which added some slight motion to the scene, consisting of simple up and down movements, by installing overhead a motorised rotating shaft with various cams with fishing lines connected to various objects below making these objects rise and fall motion as the cam rotates. This is a common method of simple animation for such scenes. The scene was enjoyed by many, who saw it at our studio, in its 'frozen in time' state as shown here.
The scene has been exhibited many times by the promotions company. However, any subsequent claims by the company or its puppeteer director to being 'the creator', 'the creative force' or 'the mastermind' behind it or to having any input into the original creation as seen here, are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyrights. This is how the scene left StudioM before its delivery to the company, which saw it for the first time at that point.
Juanita Wellings made elves/mice to our drawings and specifications. StudioM seperately commissioned her to make Santa's squashed out pie thickness face and his hands with wire armature inside to allow for bending into position to our drawings and specifications....although his fingers and hands have not been put into position as yet. We requested this little mouse to have wire armature in the legs so I could place him in a position with sqat legs..worked somewhat. All original drawings and specifications for this scene and the mice.... design drawings, sketches and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
The Silleys Gap Filler scene in the setting at StudioM workshed where all of these scenes were designed and made in 2005 - The back of another scene stands behind it. Designed and made by StudioM at our home workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Scene sold to an animation and Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken and has been exhibited and displayed in many Santa settings since. 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. They had no imput into the scene at this stage and saw it for the first time as shown here. Original credits to the creators and designers are on the books underneath the elf pumping the battery charger. See note.
Juanita Wellings from Clifton, Qld, made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings. All original sketches, drawings and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Gingerbead men escaping, 3 blind mice, anyone for egg tennis? - It's all happening
Juanita from Clifton made elves/mice/some gingerbreadmen - to our specifications and drawings. Scene designed and made by StudioM at our Tinbeerwah home workshop. Copyright held 2005. Sold to an animation and Promotion company AFTER this photo was taken. Claims since byparties other than StudioM to be the 'creator', creative force' or 'mastermind' behind it are completely false, misrepresentative and an infringement of copyright. All originals of sketches, drawings and specification notes remain with StudioM as does the copyrights.
You can easily imagine what is happening in this 'captured moments scene' - the elf in front has bent down to pick up something. As this happened the elf behind has been lifted by the plank of wood. He appears to be laughing so it can't be too painful for him.
Designed and made by RGM at our StudioM workshop. Copyright held. The mouse with the newspaper tells the story of the scene and the credits to the true creators are on the back. Any claims by the promotions company that bought the scene from us or its puppeteer director to be the scene's creator, or 'the mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright. Photo was taken at our studio in its finished state before this company had even seen it. All sketches, drawings and specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton made the elves and mice to our drawings and specifications of which the originals are held by StudioM.
Copyright attributions in 'Twas The Night Before' scene written on books on right side. Designed and made by StudioM at our home workshop. The scene was sold, after this photo was taken, to a promotions and animation company, which added some motion to it by inserting a rotating shaft and cam system overhead to which fishing line is connected between the cams and objects in the scene, creating some very simple up and down movement as the cams rotate. This is a commonly used method and offers a very gentle, repetitive movement. The scene has also been enjoyed in its captured motion state as shown here by many visitors to our workshop. The promotions company supplied StudioM with the canvas to create whatever we wanted...ie a steel frame and the pieces of plywood for us to create the scene.
This scene was displayed at Cadbury factory Dunedin Xmas 2006 by the promotions company. Any subsequent claims by the promotions company or its puppeteer director to being the 'creator', the 'mastermind' or the 'creative force' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and against our copyright. All originals of sketches, drawings and specifiation notes, pertaining to this and any of StudioM's scenes are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Designed and created by StudioM
Mouse by Juanita to our drawings and specifications
It's mice in the printer - wish you were here!
The reporter behind looks a bit glum even with those gaudy purple pants. The typewriter, hockey stick, baseball bat and glove below belong to the Sports Editor. The sign on the wall tells the true story of the true designer and creator of the scene - StudioM.
Scene designed and created by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Sold to an animation and promotions company after this photo was taken, along with 70 other scenes. Claims since by this company and its director to be the 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind this scene and the others we sold are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. See sign on wall. If it has been removed, altered or obstructed, it is an infringement of StudioM's copyright.
Elf and mouse by Juanita Wellings to our design, drawings and specifications. Original drawings, sketches and written specifications are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
The elf climbing the ladder and lifting his hod looks behind to see a pile of nuts and bolts - mmmmmm.......... where did they come from? They weren't there a minute ago. Durrrrr! Two other elves are ironing out their problems - one with the striped shirt is going to iron his checkered vest withhis first iron held in his right hand which had just slipped out of view - the other stands with his golf ball and seventh iron. The elf on the top shelf is sawing madly but doesn't realise he is sawing through the shelf as well as the timber. The new tail for the plane has been put on and can be seen. The Red Baron elf is excited to start flying, whilst above and out of the photo, another elf tries his wings at flying.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. This scene was sold AFTER this photo was taken to an animation and promotions company, which installed some simple up and down motion into the scene by inserting a rotating shaft and cam system above the scene and connecting fishing lines to the cams and objects below. It has been exhibited many times since but any claims by the promotions company or its puppeteer director to being the scene's creator, the 'mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it is COMPLETELY false, misleading and an infringement against our copyright. The promotions company had no input into the scene and saw it for the first time when it was delivered by StudioM. Original drawings, designs and specification notes to the dollmaker are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
Juanita made elves to my requests for colours and facial expressions. The mice she made to my design, drawings and specifications, all of which, the originals are retained by StudioM with copyright.
The gingerbread men do not look happy about being put into the oven but the swinging elf hanging in the ladle hasn't a care in the world. In the first kitchen scene I designed and made, I placed an elfy chef hanging from a ladle such as this one, but he was hanging onto a small bottle of cooking brandy.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland in 2005. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Sold AFTER photo was taken to an animations and Promotions company which put in some motion into the scene consisting of some gentle up and down motions created by a rotating shaft and cam overhead system - simple method that is easy to construct and is a common method for animating such scenes. The company has exhibited it and marketed it widely but any subsequent claims by parties othe than StudioM to be the scene's creator, ' the mastermind' or the 'creative force' behind it would be completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. The promotions company bought it AFTER this photo was taken at our workshop and had absolutely no artistic or design input into it at the stage shown here.
Juanita in Clifton made elves and mice to StudioM specifications as well as her own scary teapot man on the shelf. All original sketches, written specifications and material for the scene and puppets are held by StudioM.
This was the first latex head for Rudolph - just taken off the clay sculpture shown below. I did another using a thin red coloured layer of latex over the nose to allow a light to glow from within and also inside the mouth. It worked really well when we tried it at our workshop with a 12 volt light. This is what he was meant to look like as shown on our design drawing. Unfortunately as more people became involved, with the mechanics being inserted inside for his moving eyes, he became distorted. In hindsight, he didn't need the mechanics inside after all as the intended actions, such as the rolling eyes as his head was lifted, were not effectively achieved. His bottom lip was meant to be fixed so that when his head was down he looked glum, but when his head, which was pivoted, was lifted from the top, his mouth opened up into a smile. This is how we had presented his actions to be in the original design but it wasn't effectively achieved by the animators. Made by RGM from StudioM for use in the Rudolph scene that StudioM designed and created under contract to a promotions company for use in the David Jones Christmas windows 2006.
Santa's elves are making a pedal car - not quite to Santa's blueprint on the wall behind. Grandelf's rocking chair has been sawn off at the legs to use as a chair in the car.
The scene in our workshop after it was made and before its sale to an animation and Promotions company which later put in some simple motion by means of an overhead rotating shaft and cam system with fishing lines attached to objects below.
Designed and made by StudioM in 2005 - copyright - photographed at StudioM's workshop. Acknowledgements on books on floor on right side as seen from the front. View on larger size by clicking on photo and clicking on original size at top to read these credits.By copyright law these should still be there and be visible.
Juanita made elves and mice. All original drawings, sketches and specifications are retained by StudioM. Any claims by any party other than StudioM to be the creative force or the mastermind behind this scene are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright.
The Egg Rapper machine with the quality controllers. The hands inside the glass are pulled up and down with internal strings connected to cams on a rotating shaft above, making them move so it looks as if they are wrapping Easter eggs inside. Scene designed and created by StudioM 2006 at our small home work studio. Copyright and moral rights held by StudioM. The names of designer/ creator for all three cadbury scenes can be seen underneath the window. The scenes were bought from us just as it is seen here by an animation and Promotions company which has used it at Cadbury's Factory Dunedin NZ. The sign on front gives the credits to the true designers and creators and by copyright law should still be there. All originals of preliminary sketches shown to Cadburys, designs and instructions for these scenes are held by StudioM along with copyright.
Juanita made the dolls to conform with the 'Mal' people used previously in Cadbury Dunedin promotions and on their website.
The mice have found a new home and have taken down the Doll Cottage sign and nailed in their own mouse House sign. They are moving in with all of their goods and chattle. The scene has been enjoyed as its is or if preferred, simple up and down movement is possible. For instance, in this photo the suitcase and mouse's arm can move up with a slight pull on a string from above and once released, the weight allows both to drop easily.
Scene designed and made by StudioM at our Tinbeerwah/ Noosa Hinterland workshed. AFTER this photo was taken, it was sold to a local Promotions company, which put in some simple up and down motion. These were simplistic movements created by the insertion above the scene of a rotating shaft/cam system. The cams have fishing lines attached to various objects below, eg the suitcase handle, which moves up and down with each turn of the cam. This is a simple system that is commonly used to create such movements. Easily done. The scene has been exhibited many times by this company. However any claims by the company or its puppeteer director to be the 'creative force' and 'the mastermind' behind it or to have had any input to the original creation as seen, are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyrights. The company and its director saw it for the first time on delivery.
Juanita Wellings made elves/mice to our drawings and specifications. Original drawings, instructions and all specifications of the scene and the puppets are held by StudioM.
Loading up Santa's sleigh.Designed/created/photographed at StudioM studio - Noosa hinterland.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Photo taken at our studio BEFORE being sold to a local animation and Promotions company which put in some simple motion by inserting a rotating shaft/cam system overhead to make simple up and down motions with tugs of fishing lines to objects below. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. There is a sign to the left of this photo that clearly states StudioM as the designers and creators of the scene. See other photos. Although it has been exhibited by this company, claims by parties other than StudioM to being 'the mastermind' and/or 'creative force' behind this scene and the other 65plus scenes StudioM designed and made that have been displayed, are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton made elves/mice to RGM drawings and specifications, which were posted to StudioM, assembled, sometimes modified and secured into position in the scenes. Originals of all sketches, drawings, instructions, emails pertaining to our scenes are retained by StudioM along with copyrights.
The elves in the Rudolph scene preparing the sleigh for the big night's outing. Due to the fog they have added extra candles as side lights. That should work well.
Scene was designed and made by RGM of StudioM, Tinbeerwah, under contract to a promotions company, employed by DJ's to produce the windows for the first time in 2006. The elves were made by Juanita Wellings at her Clifton home, to StudioM's design and specifications and instruction. Once completed, they were posted to Studio M for positioning inside the scene to our design drawings, before its transport to the premises of the promotions company.
Photos courtesy of Silverspot who took the photo in Dec 2006. www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322//...
The Jingle Bells scene from the 2006 David Jones Christmas windows that StudioM designed and created in their studio under contract to a promotions company employed by DJ's. These are the back 2 sections of the 'Jingle Bells' scene, less than 40 cms in depth, before the sleigh and the old nag's body were placed into it. The sleigh and the old horse were done beforehand and in hindsight we would have made them smaller so that you could see more of Peter's fantastic backdrop in the scene. It had incredible perspective and depth, especially as this is only the back half and less than 40 cms deep. At night the lit scene burst out into the darkness and looked spectacular.
It's Dec 24th and the mice and Arctic elves as I call them (Juanita made to my design and drawings) are preparing Rudolph and filling up the sleigh with presents and food for Santa.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinberwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. Sold AFTER this photo was taken to an animations and Promotions company which has displayed it many times. However, any claims since by this company and its director to being the 'creator', the 'mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it are false, misleading and an infringement of our copyright. The original sign attesting to the true designer and creator of this scene can be seen in the previous photo. By copyright law, this sign should still be there unchanged with the attributions for the scene's design and creation to StudioM. In 2006 when publicly displayed, the correct attributions to StudioM had been illegally erased and replaced with the name of the promotions company. Click on www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/411314691/in/photostream/ to see the original sign at StudioM's workshop before its sale.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton made elves/mice to RGM drawings and specifications. All original sketches, drawings and specification notes are retained by StudioM with copyright.
Children of the world - Naughty? Nice? Asleep? Awake? Have they been good or not? Santa's orders are entered in the order book whilst the tally count for certain wanted toys grows.
Design and creation by StudioM. This scene was sold to a Promotions company AFTER this photo was taken at our studio and has been widely used by them since in exhibitions, promotions and advertising. The animation company addded some motion by inserting overhead a simple rotating shaft and cam system which connects the puppets to the rotating cams with fishing line, creating some up and down motion. In this photo taken just before it left our premises, we have the puppets secured in position and held up with fishing line to struts above. Claims by the promotions company and its director to be the 'creative force' and 'mastermind' behind it are COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. All original sketches, drawings and instructions to the doll maker are held by StudioM as is the copyright of this scene.
Juanita Wellings made elves and mice to our drawings and specifications in Clifton QLD. All originals of drawings, design sketches and specification notes are retained by StudioM together with copyright.
The traditional snowy Christmas Eve shop window scene with Santa delivering the presents and the elves in foreground supposedly helping, while mice attend to carol singing and a midnight market.
Designed and made by StudioM in 2004 at our Tinbeerwah workshop - copyright held. The scene was sold to an animation and promotions company, without transfer of copyright, after this photo was taken. All rights remain with StudioM. Any claims by parties other than StudioM to be the 'creative force' and 'mastermind' behind the scene are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright.
Juanita Wellings in Clifton made elves and mice to our specifications and drawings. All original drawings/ instuctions, mouse design and initial sketches are held by StudioM per copyright.
One mouse is being rolled out in pastry by an uncaring elf whilst the gingerbread people are being tickled by the elf brandishing a pastry brush. Luciano, the elfy chef, sings a testimonial to the late tenor. The spoon in the mixing bowl is designed to have a small motor attached to its end and placed inside the hollow bowl so that it rotates slightly making the end that the chef is holding rotate in a wide circle and look as if he is stirring.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. AFTER this photo was taken in 2005 the scene was sold, as you see it here and without transfer of copyright, to a promotions company. It has been exhibited and promoted many times since but any claims by parties other than StudioM, to the scene's creation or design, to being 'the mastermind' or 'creative force' behind it, would be false, misleading and an infringement of StudioM's copyright.
Juanita made elves and mice to our specifications at her Clifton home in 2005. All original specifications, sketches, drawings and emails pertaining to our scenes remain with StudioM along with copyrights. The books lying down on the mantle give creditation to the true designer and creators.
The front left section in the Jingle Bells scene as it was being made at StudioM's home studio.The snowman was made so that it would wobble easily. The head and the top of the body are 2 balls bolted together in the middle with some play for movement. The snow is a loose latexed lycra covering which allowed the body and head to wobble and move. The plywood forms for the foam sheeting to be attached to form the snow can be seen, as well as the metal support for the sleigh to allow some gentle rocking from side to side, was made to our working drawings by the animation company that contracted us to design and make the scenes for them. We made the arched bell holder above the sleigh from a metal sheet to which we glued foam matting to add thickness. This allowed it to be light and to wobble easily with the sleigh movement. Lots of wobbles in this scene.
Designed and made under contract by StudioM 2006 at our premises in Tinbeerwah, Noosa, 2006.
Photographed outside our home studio.
The designer elf in his bespoke office at the Elfy Tailors Shoppe where he designs new outfits for Santa to wear for different occasions. I wonder if as a designer, HE gets HIS due credits. Other photos show the full scene which is the interior of a tailor shop where clients such as Father Christmas are loyal customers. This photo in the designer's office shows the stand up cardboard picture of Santa in his long johns and some of the designer's suggested designs for him to wear.
Scene designed and created by StudioM at our home studio in 2003. Copyright held by the scene's designer and its creator, StudioM, along with all the original sketches, designs and specifications to the dollmaker, Juanita in Clifton. Claims by others to being its creator, the 'mastermind' or 'creative force behind it are false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of copyright.
Part of the left side of the 'Jingle Bells' scene from the 2006 David JOnes Christmas windows that StudioM designed and created under contract to a promotions and puppet company, employed by David Jones for the first time in 2006 to produce the windows. The bakery in background - the snowman who was made to wobble from his centre but didn't and the elf with the snowball at the ready to throw at the passing sleigh.
Photo courtesy of Silverspot who took it in Dec 2006.
After many failed attempts the elf has caught an egg .....finally....... not a hard boiled one though which explains the yolks and egg whites splattered around.
The gingerbread men are escaping and the three blind mice look lost. Not to be distracted by these capers, or rather escapers, the chefs continue with their creative cooking.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland in 2005. Copyright held RGM StudioM. Sold AFTER photo taken to an animation and Promotions company which put in some motion - simple up and down motions utilising a rotating shaft and cam system inserted overhead - very simple. Claims since by parties other than StudioM to be the scene's creator, 'the mastermind' or 'creative force behind it' are completely false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyrights.
Juanita in Clifton made elves, some gingerbread people, and mice to our instructions and drawings. All original, drawings and written specifications/ receipts for all the scenes designed and created by StudioM on these pages are retained by StudioM along with copyright.
'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' - one of the six scenes StudioM designed and made at our workshop in Tinbeerwah/ Cooroy before it was completed and used in the David Jones Christmas Windows in Sydney in 2006 by a promotion company that contracted StudioM to do this for them.
Juanita made the elves to our drawings and specifications.
A creature concept in a differant style. This was a lot of fun to create.
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The second 'Hair Raising Santa' scene that StudioM designed and made at our little home workshop in Tinbeerwah.This is a smaller version of the first one we did. Visit www.flickr.com/photos/rgmstudiom/431240944/stats/2013-01-26/ to see a closeup of the first of these scenes I made.
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in Cooroy/Tinbeerwah hinterland. Moral rights/ copyright held RGM StudioM. The unique scene was sold AFTER this photo was taken to an animation and Promotions company, which put in some simple up and down motion by way of an overhead rotating cam and shaft system. Fishing lines between the rotating cams and objects below enable a small lift up and drop down motion as the cams rotate. A simple system which is commonly used. It has been displayed and featured many times in promotions and media by this company. However, any claims by this company or its director to be the 'creator', 'mastermind' and 'creative force' behind it and any of the 70 scenes they bought from us would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. There have been poor imitation scenes of this idea and concept copied by the company since its sale.
StudioM especially commissioned Juanita in Clifton to make the Santa and elf to our original design sketch, drawings and specific instructions, and supplied the red material for his outfit, all of which are still retained by StudioM along with copyright for this scene. We have used this StudioM concept in other scenes we have made.
One of the 6 toy workshops that StudioM designed and made in 2005 at our home workshop in Tinbeerwah. AFTER this photo was taken the scene was sold to an animations and promotions company which added some motion to the scene by inserting a rotating shaft and cam system overhead to allow some simple up and down motion between the cams and puppets below connected by fishing lines. Any subsequent claims since by this promotions company and its puppeteer director to being the scene's creator, 'the mastermind' and 'the creative force' behind it would be COMPLETELY false, deliberately misleading and an infringement of our copyright. StudioM holds all original sketches, drawings, designs, specifications notes for this scene and our other scenes along with copyright.
Credits and acknowledgements to the creators and designers of this scene are on right side written on the books as titles
Designed and made by StudioM at our workshop in 2005.
Elves and mice made by Juanita dollmaker from Clifton to our specifications and drawings.
The mouse in the sliding sardine tin on the right side of the Rudolph scene of David JOnes 2006 Christmas windows. The slider box that the sardine tin is on was made outside our workshop at the animation company's premises as they held responsibility for all moving components. Peter provided a working drawing for it which is retained by StudioM as well as the original designs for the mice and instructions for the making of them. StudioM preferred a real sardine tin to the mocked up imitation the promotions company made and for which we did not request. We designed the piece so that the mat of 'snow foam' we made, could be cut and stuck down around it. The snow foam mat can be seen on the section behind. The mice were made by Juanita, a dollmaker in Clifton, to StudioM's original design and instructions, all of which are held by StudioM.
Juanita made mice to our drawings, instructions and specification - the original mouse being in 2003 to my design drawings and instructions on how to make. All original drawings, sketches and written specifications are retained by StudioM.
The bottom right hand corner of this scene, which proved popular with many people - the car hood can be lifted up and down to look as if it is continually squashing the mouse. As the feet of the mouse are secured to the rising hood plus its head and hand to the car underneath, the hood being raised makes the mouses head move voluntarily. Designed and created by RM StudioM. Attributions are on books under the car but cannot be seen here. The rego RMJW05 refers to the designer and creator, the puppetmaker and the year made. The bottom book used as a jack is titled 'Jack in a Book'. Photographed in StudioM workshop at Cooroy/Tinbeerwah in 2005. Copyright held.
Elves and mice made by Juanita in Clifton to our requests.
This mouse is holding up the sleigh for the elves to do their mechanical work. The line in the snow is the division between the front and back sections of the whole scene and where they are joined together on site. The sleigh is actually supported fairly securely off the side of the front section on the left.
This photo was taken at StudioM workshop May 2006
Scene designed and made by StudioM at our home studio in theTinbeerwah/ Cooroy hinterland, under contracts for both the design and its subsequent creation to a local promotions company which was employed by DJ's for the first time to install the windows. Kate Westgate, the original VM mgr partly responsible for the tender of the 2006 David Jones windows, visited our StudioM workshop and saw this scene two days before this photo was taken. It was the first of the six scenes that we designed and made at our workshop for use in the 2006 windows. She was very pleased with the progress we had done. Mouse design by StudioM -which holds the original drawings and instructions for their creation - made by Juanita Wellings in Clifton.
The clock on the mantle made by RGM of StudioM rotates easily from side to side with the clock face hands also going in every direction. One elf is hanging from chandeliers, another from a moving ladder. The 'Deck the Walls with Boughs of Holly' scene, one of six depicting popular carols, was designed and created by StudioM under contract to a Promotions company employed by David Jones to produce their 2006 Christmas windows.
Photos taken by Silverspot who took the photo in Dec 2006. www.flickr.com/photos/silverspot/sets/72157627374956322/
The scene from the right side, taken in our small workshop. Designed and made by StudioM in 2004 at our workshop. A Christmas Eve traditional scene for a shop window. Santa is on a roof at the back on left side. The elves are playing instead of helping. One has taken the display candy sticks from the front off the shop roof to ski down the Candy Haus. The scene was sold after this photo was taken to a promotions company which created some simplistic animation by inserting a rotating shaft and cam mechanism overhead - a commonly used method in scenes like these to allow for simple up and down motion. It has been displayed many times by this company but any claims by the 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 an infingement of StudioM's copyright. The scene has recently been displayed displayed many times and lately in Christmas 2011 at the Enchanted Forest at Smith and Caughey's store in Auckland NZ, albeit it has been changed and altered. As the designers and creators of the scene, StudioM retains copyright along with all designs, specifications and original drawings.
Juanita, a dollmaker from Clifton Qld, made mice and elves to my specifications and design drawings of mice. Original drawings, sketches and specifications retained by StudioM as are the copyrights for the scene.