*Drawing scale = 51.63
*Drawing scale measurement x 51.63 = actual size
*Actual size / 25 = 1:25 scale
Wednesday
*Technical Drawing
In order to create a set design accurately and to scale, technical drawings need to be completed first. For our project 'Narrative and Genre' the set we will produce will be for the Theatre Royal in Margate Kent so we now know the size to build the set model.
This image is of the front arch, which has drawn to roughly a 1:51.6 scale, which I will convert to a 1:25 scale and redraw it accurately.
*Drawing scale = 51.63
*Drawing scale measurement x 51.63 = actual size
*Actual size / 25 = 1:25 scale
Above is a photo of the Theatre Royal, showing the procenium arch.
*Drawing scale = 51.63
*Drawing scale measurement x 51.63 = actual size
*Actual size / 25 = 1:25 scale
Fantasy Genre for Forest Scene
For my Scene to be set in a Fantasy Genre, I imagine the forest to be quite wild and overgrown with vivid colours used, such as pinks and purples contrasting with the green trees.
The Fantasy film 'Avatar' came to mind when picturing these vivid colours used in a forest land, I watched the film again for inspiration and reference which really helped me to invisage what my set design may look like. The colours in the film seem to have flourescent 'glow' about them, which could be an idea to use in my design when thinking of what lighting I could use on my stage.
I drew out a quick rough design in pen of how I imagine the layout to be on my set.
From this design and my first initial thoughts on the Fantasy genre I created a moodboard of my ideas.
I added colour to my design and added more features to help visualize my set, but I think it still needs further changes after more research and thought. I need to think about how the audience view may be effected by the shadowing and positions on the trees in the forest. I also need to think what do I really need on the stage, without making it too busy or complicated for a quick scene change. Could the trees etc be moved off the stage easily enough? Will the sight of the audience be blocked by any of the trees? Many questions spring to mind for what I need to think about for my final idea.
The Fantasy film 'Avatar' came to mind when picturing these vivid colours used in a forest land, I watched the film again for inspiration and reference which really helped me to invisage what my set design may look like. The colours in the film seem to have flourescent 'glow' about them, which could be an idea to use in my design when thinking of what lighting I could use on my stage.
From this design and my first initial thoughts on the Fantasy genre I created a moodboard of my ideas.
Tuesday
Ideas in *Narrative and Genre*
For this project on Narrative and Genre I am using Red Riding Hood as my play of choice as I wanted to carry on my ideas form studying 'Brothers Grimm'. The scene I have chosen to use is set in the forest with the Wolf . We were asked to change the Genre of our chosen play, in which I chose:
From my research I found that when thinking of the scene set, Gothic horror ties in and can be crossed over with Film Noir as they use the same colour pallette of greys and blacks. My first image drawing I did I found that the idea could be used for both Film Noir and Gothic Horror.
The trees in the image are very creepy and dark which I would need for the forest in the Gothic Horror Genre. I had the idea to make the whole scene black and white for Film Noir, with just the bright red hood costume the character will be wearing as the only colour on the play so she stands out. I watched the film 'Sin City' for reference and found the scenes to be very interesting.
Using only one bit of colour puts all your focus onto that character and shows their importance.
I think using Film Noir as a Genre, a powerful set could be created with the limited but strong colour pallette. Different lighting could be used if colour is needed at different points in the scene.
Thinking of my Fantasy Genre for my chosen scene, I imagined an overgrown woodland scene with twisted fantasy style trees. For the colour scheme I imagines greens obviously but with purples and yellows, the film that came to mind was the animated movie Fern Gully, for its overgrown rainforest scenery with the colours I first imagined for the Genre.
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I did some rough sketches of how the costume could be in Fantasy style, thinking of a sort of 'Elfin' world in mind, still incorporating the red hood of Little red.
From studying the Brothers Grimm stories previously, I had looked into the work of the illustrator for these stories 'Arthur Rackham'. His style was very fantasy-like, with many forests and plants. I thought his work would be relevent to what I am doing now, the first picture I drew of his has a large fallen tree in the path, looking at the shape of the tree and the way it twists is how I imagine the fantasy trees for this Genre. The second of my drawings is of Rackhams illustration of 'Little Red Cap', which I am doing.
- Film Noir
- Fantasy
- Gothic Horror
From my research I found that when thinking of the scene set, Gothic horror ties in and can be crossed over with Film Noir as they use the same colour pallette of greys and blacks. My first image drawing I did I found that the idea could be used for both Film Noir and Gothic Horror.
Using only one bit of colour puts all your focus onto that character and shows their importance.
Thinking of my Fantasy Genre for my chosen scene, I imagined an overgrown woodland scene with twisted fantasy style trees. For the colour scheme I imagines greens obviously but with purples and yellows, the film that came to mind was the animated movie Fern Gully, for its overgrown rainforest scenery with the colours I first imagined for the Genre.
I I did some rough sketches of how the costume could be in Fantasy style, thinking of a sort of 'Elfin' world in mind, still incorporating the red hood of Little red.
From studying the Brothers Grimm stories previously, I had looked into the work of the illustrator for these stories 'Arthur Rackham'. His style was very fantasy-like, with many forests and plants. I thought his work would be relevent to what I am doing now, the first picture I drew of his has a large fallen tree in the path, looking at the shape of the tree and the way it twists is how I imagine the fantasy trees for this Genre. The second of my drawings is of Rackhams illustration of 'Little Red Cap', which I am doing.
Thursday
First blog testing!
