Intro to DesignIntro to Design

Maiden Middle DramaMaiden Middle Drama

Scenic Designer MUST:Scenic Designer MUST:

Create an Create an environmentenvironment Help set the Help set the moodmood Create a Create a realityreality in a fake world in a fake world Establish Establish time periodtime period Work with Work with directorsdirectors and other designers and other designers Solve Solve ProblemsProblems Make sure Make sure scenery matchesscenery matches lights, lights,

costumes, and soundcostumes, and sound

For the following clips:For the following clips: Please answer the following questions:Please answer the following questions:

1.) Is the entire set/scenery painted on a backdrop?1.) Is the entire set/scenery painted on a backdrop?112233

2.) What do the costumes look like? Do they tell you the time 2.) What do the costumes look like? Do they tell you the time period?period?112233

3.) What part of the set or costume tells you the location?3.) What part of the set or costume tells you the location?112233

4.) Do the actors interact with the scenery or their own 4.) Do the actors interact with the scenery or their own costumes?costumes?112233

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPAo3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPAo389cQ4U89cQ4U

Types of StagesTypes of Stages

There are three most used theatre There are three most used theatre spacesspaces Proscenium Proscenium ArenaArena ThrustThrust

Advantages/DisadvantagesAdvantages/Disadvantages Audience experience.Audience experience.

Proscenium (picture-Proscenium (picture-frame stage)frame stage)

ArchArch Large pictureLarge picture The frame The frame separatesseparates the the

audience from the stageaudience from the stage Creates Creates Fourth WallFourth Wall

Arena StageArena Stage

Audience on all Audience on all FOURFOUR sides of stage sides of stage This is seen in:This is seen in:

SportsSports ConcertsConcerts CircusesCircuses

Actor-audience Actor-audience relationshiprelationship

Easy to create Easy to create (low budget)(low budget)

Thrust StageThrust Stage

Audience on Audience on THREETHREE

sidessides Close Close actor- audienceactor- audience

relationshiprelationship

Multiple seating Multiple seating

optionsoptions Easy SightEasy Sight

FlatsFlats

Bracing- Bracing- woodwood Front- Front- muslinmuslin

Your Turn! Mini-Mock Your Turn! Mini-Mock FlatsFlats

Label your: Label your: Muslin/flatMuslin/flat

StileStile

RailRail Create a drawing on the front of your Create a drawing on the front of your

muslin to be used for a stage!muslin to be used for a stage!