documentation of a set design
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Today was a good day. I began with low expectations because I threw together the last of my shoddy preperation for class at about 3:30 this morning. I woke up late. I got jelly all over myself. I didn't find anything good for lunch. But, as it turns out, I had fun at work and got everything finished that I needed to, Scenic Design 3 was good, and I stayed awake for my art history classes. Wheee!
So, about my design class . . . I'm working on a design for Midsummer Night's Dream and I thought that maybe you'd all like to see the process.
Today, I presented my initial thumbnail ideas (that I sketched while watching The Two Towers last night . . . soooo good . . . ) and some concept/color ideas. Here we go.
(pretend that the back of the stage is black, not white . . . the white looks a little strange)
(draping idea for the columns)
(this one is my favorite)
Stay tuned, because after talking to my professor today (part of why it was such a good day), I have more ideas . . . many more. It can only get better from here. And, the drawings will get better, too; I promise.
posted by tuesday at 7:46 PM
14 Comments:
man, i love the colors! how did you get those pictures? google image? what did you search for? also, i really like your handwriting. i always have.
are the curtains going to drape on the stage? i don't get that part. won't the actors trip?
I'm fond of the colors myself. I googled "jewel tones" with google image to find those pictures.
This is a really lazy example of my handwriting . . . usually it's a little more uniform. I haven't always liked it, but I've come to terms with my handwriting recently. In fact, about two years ago I worked somewhat diligently to change it, but, unsuccessfully . . . obviously. So now, instead of trying to change it, I emphasize the style about it that I like and I get something, while not exactly graceful, is unique. I'll be sure to post more pictures of it in the future, if I get the chance. I'm glad you like it.
And, hopefully the curtains/fabric will be more of a carpet than a trip hazard. I plan (hypothetically . . . this isn't actually being produced) to have the actors moving the fabric around for each scene . . . the fairies will probably do most of that. This will be more apparent in my more carefully rendered drawings.
re: fabric. that makes sense. if it's an active part of the show it makes more sense to be on the floor. otherwise, i think it would distract the audience.
re: handwriting. i like mine too. i actively changed it in high school to be taller and skinnier. now i like it a lot more. it's because my name has very tall and skinny letters that i came up with my current "font". do you think your writing has been similarly influenced by your name?
I meant to comment that I like your handwriting. It's very britta-esque. Love it.
And, as far as being influenced by my name, I'd never thought about that. I think it has. Everyone's is, probably . . . to a point. It's interesting though, 'cause no one in my family writes my last name like I do. Hmm.
I find myself emphasizing vertials too, just like you. I tend to make my "J" and "f" longer when I can. And, in handwriting I do it too . . . not quite how you do it, but I do. I like verticals.
Oh, when I said I googled "jewel tones", I meant that for the color palliate part. I googled "organza" for the fabric samples . . . if you were wondering. I really like the last one . . . the mossy green. Mmmm.
(That one is actually not organza . . . but it was on the same page as most of the organza pictures.)
hey, nice layout!
Do you like the click-dealy better than just having the pictures there?
in this case, i think it works better with the pictures there, because you can scan through to see the different colors and compare the fabrics and drawings better.
i liked how you did the click for the band photos because i could click just on the ones i wanted to see at any one time. it would have taken a long time to load the page otherwise, and so many of the pictures were similar that it wasn't necessary to see them all at once.
but it looks like you disagree.
Also, I think the word you're going for is:
pal·ette (păl'ĭt)
1. The range of colors used in a particular painting or by a particular artist: a limited palette.
rather than:
pal·li·ate (păl'ē-āt')
1. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
I don't necessarily disagree, but you could expand the sections and compare the swatches that way, couldn't you?
Oh, and it's not that the photos don't load right away, it's just that they're hidden. So, the page loads completely and you just choose what you want to see. Otherwise, I would have to do some sort of flash thing (which I know nothing of) or have a link to navigate to a different page alltogether. So, basically, it's to make the post more manageable visually.
And, you're right about the word. I remember doing a spellcheck and that was the only spelling that looked right . . . probably because I spelled it with two Ls. Ah, well, it is mended now.
no, i see now. i like it this way. i thought you meant individual pictures would load at individual clicks. this works well, and it makes the post more manageable.
as for loading time, i only meant that when all the pictures are shown so that you don't have to click to see them, it sometiems takes a while for the page to load. i get bored that way. it's like being at home with all the slow internet, but without the fresh baked cookies, you know? maybe i'm wrong and the page takes the same amount of time to load either way, but it doesn't seem that way. and i'm not going to time it to find out.
anyway. it looks good now.
I'm glad you like it. Good deal.
slow internet + cookielessness = VERY BAD
indeed!
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