Friday, February 11, 2011
Special FX artist adds spark to 'Lonesome West' at Playhouse Rep
postgazette.com: "We know the drill when it comes to Martin McDonagh's Leenane Trilogy plays -- eruptions of violence are imminent. Shooting a gun and the resultant damage to create a nightmarish scenario can be a nightmare to re-create, night after night. Enter Steve Tolin, owner and operator of Tolin FX, a Pittsburgh-based special effects design and fabrication shop.
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I have never heard of Steve Tolin or his company, but then again I don't really work on locally produced or feature films here in town. It sounds like Mr. Tolin has found his niche here in Pittsburgh.
After reading the article, I appreciate that he understands the complexities and banalities of doing effects in a theatre--and how "destroyed" items must be RESTORED for the next performance. In fact, I am now very curious about the "springs and levers and magic-shop tricks" that he has used in this production instead of using pyro. I like it when a show keeps me guessing about how a certain effect was achieved--and this sounds like it just might be one of those shows.
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