Thursday, March 06, 2014
Building The Perfect Stage
Pollstar: Quite often when fans leave a venue after a concert they find themselves praising the incredible stage allmost as as much as the act that appeared on it. Not only can great stage design provide an artist with a perfect environment for presenting music, but it often serves as a setting, a glimpse into the performer’s world from which he or she attempts to give you a show like none you’ve ever seen previously.
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This article reminded me of the Tait Towers presentation that happened at CMU a few weeks ago. They talked a lot about how with many artists the designs are always very last minute, and that they've had to learn to work around that. I also find it really interesting that he works as both the set and lighting designer, and that he says he always designs the set with the lighting in mind, as one unit. It must be both difficult and freeing to deal with both of these aspects at one time. I wonder whether this is a common combination in this industry, or whether Roy Bennet is more unique in doing both these aspects.
This article was really cool because i've never really thought about the kind of work that goes into enormous shows like those of Beyonce and Lady Gaga. I remember when I saw U2 in concert at Angels stadium I was in awe of the amazing stage that looked almost Alien like. The production designers for these shows have such a big job, not only to create the stage, but also how the performers and lighting designers, and sound designers will interact with it. It is an incredibly different job than designing for the theater for for film.
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