Cool Story - 1/6 Scale Movie/Documentary

[Old Moparz]

In today's paper by me, The Times Herald Record, there is a story about a local guy who became the subject of a new documentary. He was left for dead outside a bar after being beaten, but survived. What caught my attention was the photos with the story of the 1/6 scale models & dioramas he made. They're pretty detailed & fun to see since they're similar to G.I.Joe action figures.

Here's the scoop.....

"Marwencol" is a documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp.

After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma by five men outside a bar, Mark builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Mark populates the town he dubs "Marwencol" with dolls representing his friends and family and creates life-like photographs detailing the town's many relationships and dramas. Playing in the town and photographing the action helps Mark to recover his hand-eye coordination and deal with the psychic wounds of the attack. When Mark and his photographs were discovered, a prestigious New York gallery sets up an art show. Suddenly Mark's homemade therapy is deemed "art", forcing him to choose between the safety of his fantasy life in Marwencol and the real world that he's avoided since the attack.

The website with more photos.....
http://www.marwencol.com/

"Marwencol" is currently playing in selects cities in the U.S. and Canada. For theaters and dates click here.
http://www.marwencol.com/theaters/

[Old Moparz]

Some more pix....

[Mike DC]

   
That's cool.

1/6th is a popular scale among Hollywood SFX miniature crews.  It's just big enough to get the fire & water & dust clouds to look realistic.  A man is 11-12" tall at that scale.  A car like a Charger is about 3 feet long.   

[stripedelete]

Help me out.  Hogancamp is real and the attack was real, etc.  Or this is a documentary like "this is spinal tap" is a documentary?   

Either way, very cool, thanks for the post.

[Brock Samson]

  That's freakin' awesome!  Thanks Bob! 

[Old Moparz]

Help me out.  Hogancamp is real and the attack was real, etc.  Or this is a documentary like "this is spinal tap" is a documentary?   

Either way, very cool, thanks for the post.

Hogancamp is real, he's the guy that was beat up & left for dead. The documentary, from how I see the article, is about his recovery from the beating, his self therapy with making the scale villages, photographing it, & his being discovered & his work shown in a gallery.