Theatre

Some specific effects

fog, ghosts, knives or swords that apprear to stab victims, walls, and windows that fall apart, etc.

Establishing locale and period

- A stage set should tell the audience where and when the play takes place - A stage set can tell us what kinds of characters a play is about (Crimes of the heart) (Criminal hearts)

Developing a stage concept

- Develop a unifying idea to be carried out visually - Should compliment the directional concept

Materials and devices of scene design

- Fly loft - Ramps - Platforms - The flat - The scrim - Scenic projection

Coordinating scenery with the whole

- Scenery elements have strong symbolic value and are therefore important to the overall effect of a production - Scenery should be consistent with the playwright's intent and the director's concept -Dracula/ into the woods - all elemnts: lights/ costumes/ props/ sound...etc

providing a central image or metaphor

- Stage design must be consistent with the play - it must have its own interrity - the elements of the design should add up to a complete visual universe for the play - sweeney todd concept p. 170

the scene designer's 6 objectives

1. Help set the tone and style of the production 2. Establish the locale and period in which the play takes place 3. Develop a design concept consistent with the director's concept 4. Provide a central image or metaphor, where appropriate 5. Ensure that scenery is coordinated with other production elements 6. Solve practical design problems

5 elements of scene design (All effect the audience)

1. Line- the outline or silhouette of elements onstage 2. Mass- the overall bulk or weight of scenic elements 3. Composition- the balance and arrangements of elements 4. Texture- the "feel" projected by surfaces and fabrics 5. Color- The shadings and contrasts of color production

solve practical design issues...using the trick of the trade

A) Materials and devices of scene design - Trapdoors (Into the woods- witch) - Tracks or slots (special scenic effects) - a wagon (move large sets/ Drury Lane) -Treadmill (red riding hood) - Turntable (Les Miz- thoughtout)

Prop

Any object used onstage that is not a permanent part of the scenery or costumes

Thumbnail

When designer develops preliminary sketches

Rendering

a complete sketch

Ground plan

a floor plan outlining the various levels on the stage and indicating placement of all scenery, furniture, doors, windows, etc...

1. Establishing tone and style

a) A stage setting helps establish mood, style, and meaning B) Style refers to the manner in which a work is done - How scenery looks - How a playwright uses language or exaggerates draamatic elements - How performers portray characters C) Scene design - Realism: everything conforms to our observation of the world -Non- Realism: everything that departs from observable reality