Duration: 12 weeks
2024
DESIGNING FOR SCIENCE FICTION
I am tasked with designing for a science fiction movie adaptation based on "Get Off the Unicorn" by Anne McCaffrey. We chose a specific story moment from the book and adapted it in a transformative manner. This project comes as an exciting challenge, as both science fiction and concept design are unfamiliar territories for me. I am approaching the project from the perspective of an industrial designer, focusing on vehicle design—specifically, a spaceship.
Sketches explores potential forms.
sketch cad model explore a concept.
Final sketch
As our story adaptation developed, the aesthetic of the previous CAD sketch is no longer relevant.
Narrative Context:
When Beta Corvi was shut down due to ethical issues surrounding the mission, it became illegal to go there. Niall, the mastermind behind the mission, realized that the only hope to save his beloved wife, Helva, was to trial the ‘shell project’ on her. This could only be performed at the old Laboratory in Beta Corvi due to the unique gemstones there.
With all vehicles under government surveillance, Niall remembered his first spacecraft, the Eagle-24, which was no longer registered. The Eagle-24 was the battleship he used on the Beta Corvi mission, equipped with an identifying card—the only way to gain access to the laboratory.
He fixed up the old, weathered battleship, his one and last hope to traverse the galaxy and save his wife...
Spaceship Aesthetic Description:
As an old and worn-out battleship, it will carry a weathered and chipped appearance. Its color must blend with the Beta Corvi for camouflaging during missions.
Designing and fabricating
Given the choice between creating the design digitally or physically, I decided to focus on fabrication and model-making. Using only a final sketch as a reference, I developed the final design entirely in a physical space. I combined lasercutting, layers of mdf sanding down, foam and clay modeling and kit bashing to result to the final model.
Final Design
Final GRoup Exhibition
