Molly Antopol

I've never believed it's a fiction writer's job to create an exact replica of the past, a diorama the reader can step right into. But it is my responsibility to learn everything of the world I'm writing about, to become an expert in the politics and history that formed my characters' identities.

American Writer

Karen Kilgariff

We get some great gifts. Trophies, very funny things, one woman even made a diorama of us sitting recording the podcast.

Dioramas are often used for school projects to visually demonstrate historical events or natural habitats.

Educational Tool

Unlike flat drawings, dioramas have depth, making scenes look more realistic.

Three-Dimensional

Dioramas are often protected in glass cases, emphasizing their detail and preserving them.

Showcase Use

Large dioramas surround viewers, making them feel part of the scene.

Immersive Experience

Some dioramas fill whole rooms and require space to walk around or into the display.

Room-Sized

Large dioramas help people visualize historical battles or scenes realistically.

Visualization Aid

In theater, dioramas create the illusion of different settings using props and lighting.

Stagecraft Element

Stage dioramas are often dynamic, changing with the story's progression.

Dynamic Backgrounds

Scenery elements in theatrical dioramas can be moved to alter the audience's perspective.

Movable Scenery

 are all the mechanisms to to make it run same with the diorama if you've been to our living room you'll notice that it actually looks like the end of the world looks like a disaster a disaster scene and this model is kind of funny it's actually cleaner than our actual living

See an Apocalyptic World...

 a model of a section of the spacecraft in diorama form, a system of government with laws and a constitution, and a research display demonstrating their knowledge of planets. That's a lot. But these students aren't fazed, they'd been here before.