Sunday, November 02, 2008
How do you Teach Magic | Since the last education issue in October 2007, a lot has happened within the field of projection design | Oct 2008
LiveDesign: "Since the last education issue in October 2007, a lot has happened within the field of projection design. We've been added to the designers' union, United Scenic Artists. A projection designer and his associates were nominated for a Tony Award for Scenic Design. Huge strides forward have been made in all stages of projection technology, from the applications and methods used to create content, to exciting new display technologies. It's safe to say that the idea of “convergence” — the brand where all lighting and scenic designers become projection designer hybrids — has passed us by and been replaced by an era of tighter, faster collaboration."
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I'm really surprised how fast the field of projection design has started to come into focus. When I first heard of the area of projection design I thought it would take much longer for it to get on its feet and start walking. It took the area of sound design a long time to get universities offering degrees and for a Tony catagory. Perhaps projection design got a little help by being apart of alot of different aspects of theatre design like set design and lighting.
I love the title of the article. I feel like projection design is a very interesting field and it's great how it is being recognized. My only worry is that it will be used to much. Projection design is beautiful when it works but I have a feeling people will just want a projection designer and they won't really need it. If we offered a class in projection design here I would defiantly take it though.
If used correctly, projections can be a very effective and visually amazing element. However, much like any other element, if it is used too much, it becomes distracting and even annoying. I also believe that the next step is to define what it actually is… Is it a very advanced used of lighting… is it a set element… or is it something very separate. I believe this definition will be flushed out in the next few years.
I'm glad to see that projection design has become so integrated into scene design. Without this integration, projection design never worked because it always appeared so tacked on. This instantly took me out of the performance. Now, the trick has become making the projections look more natural, and melding them well with the set. I agree with Bart that there is certainly a risk projections will just become the hip thing to do. Hopefully they will only be used when necessary though, when they do more good than bad.
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