I created one a few years ago, for a different edition, but I was never completely satisfied with my depiction of Nick Bottom (the peasant in the play who is transformed into an Ass). It seemed a bit too easy to simply place a donkey's head onto a model's body (although many engravings and paintings illustrate his "condition" in this way). Today's high school students (the intended audience) expect something a bit more sophisticated in this age of digital film effects. A "morphing" image between a human and a donkey would work much better I thought, if I could find the right models for the job (man and donkey).
I sketched out a thumbnail and decided that it needed a few woodland faeries flying about his head to add movement and color.
Enlisting the help of some willing co-workers as models, I rented 2 faerie costumes and purchased a few inexpensive props such as silk flowers for the headbands, Halloween close-out faerie wings, and a roll of burlap from the local hardware store.
Assembling a few lights and a fan I photographed all the subjects separately keeping the same settings in the camera to ensure the exposures would be consistent. The models were wonderful and posed their hearts out. Thanks Paul, Kathy, Annie, and Jen.
The CD of "Faerie music" played during the shoot helped put everyone in a magical mood.
Paul H. The perfect model for Nick Bottom. A good sport too as he knew I was going to transform him into an Ass.
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