As you watch, think about how this can help you as a set designer. Leave a comment with the following:
- Two surprises / interesting ideas you take away from the video
- One realization you had about set design
- Two questions or things you wondered about while watching
From the American Theatre Wing:
Follow the journey of Tony and Obie Award Winner Beowulf Boritt and Obie and Hewes Design Award winner Mimi Lien as they explore the process of a Scenic Designer. Find out how they got started, what it takes to work in this profession, and how the scenic design is informed through collaboration with many other key members of the theater. For more information on Beowulf Boritt: http://www.beowulfborittdesign.com/ http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=392865 For more information on Mimi Lien: http://www.mimilien.com/ http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/M... For more on The Wing, visit http://www.americantheatrewing.org
Two surprises / interesting ideas you take away from the video
ReplyDelete1) It was interesting how the guy said rather than focusing on specific design elements to discuss with the director, he tries to understand what kind of 'feeling' the director wants. For example, not just asking if you want it to be blue or green but whether it should have a feeling of warm or cold.
2) It was interesting how the woman mentioned about the choreographer's ability to think spatially and thus work well along the stage designers.
One realization you had about set design
Everything is about ideas and possibilities. Before thinking about any limitations such as budgets and practicability, it's important to let your ideas pop out.
Two questions or things you wondered about while watching
1) I was wondering about the actual process of creating 3D models. Do they use the 3D printer? Do they create every single piece by hand?
2) What happens when the set is made in actual scale and it doesn't work well?
Surprises/Ideas
ReplyDelete1. A moment that surprised me was when Mimi Lien said set designers are on a constant stage of learning, there is always something else about the subject that they can discover. I always imagined that so long as they knew design elements, the director's concept, their concept, scale model making, it would be fairly easy.
2. An idea that interested me was that sometimes the designer might have better designs when the play isn't in a finished state, as it gives them more freedom to choose the space the actors will shape their story.
Realization
The design may look beautiful on paper, but you can never tell if it is truly what you want on the finished play until you finished building it and had the actors interact in the space.
Questions
1. Considering the amount of effort required for creating scale models of the set design, what is the average time they have to make sure everything is done on time?
2. Is there a pattern that can happen when working with different sets for similar plays (e.g. a lot of set changes -> minimalistic set with few props to show switch) or are all designs completely different?
Two surprises / interesting ideas you take away from the video
ReplyDelete- The stripping away of something basic like a colour or a light and moving onto the feeling the place evokes (cold/warm, friendly/unfriendly)
- Allowing your product to surround you, and at the same time finding tweaks or changes you wish to make, from the spur of the moment.
One realization you had about set design:
- Stage design can never be separated, everything must connect always, because if not there will be gaps and the play will not be as fluid as it should be.
Two questions or things you wondered about while watching
- How can you make sure you and the director see eye to eye? And if you don’t, do you just roll over and let them have it their way?
- How do you know that the material that is being chosen is the best material? And not that there could be something out there that is better.
1) Sometimes, early inspiration can come from anything. Fabric, color, light. Designers are in a constant state of learning.
ReplyDelete2) It's a beautiful process, but it is arduous and must be very precise or else it wont fit.
3)
a -How much time exactly would it take to build the miniature sets? They are so beautiful.
b -How was the audience's reaction to when you incorporated them into your play by dropping the wall?