Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: Long before the rehearsal process for a show begins, hours and hours of work have been put into the production already. Marketing materials are developed, designers have made renderings and plans, and the stage manager has drawn up breakdowns, run sheets, and complex schedules to make the show run like clockwork.
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These images are really cool! I'm very impressed by the way the projections worked out in the storyboards . I would be interested to know if they were done in camera or on the computer. I really like the way the building opens to reveal the pendulum. The projections, for the preshow look at least, look a little off sense they don't match up with the set.
That is really cool! I love how he uses the door/wall with windows as a way to change the setting and the projections look cool too. I love these little scaled models, they are super cute and they really do help with visualizing what the set will actually look like in real life. (I'm also obsessed with miniatures so I personally think everything looks better tiny!) I hope it all goes well that that the audience can appreciate how much work was put into this challenge!
This design is really engaging and its changes seem as if they really transform the place. This triangle set idea is very interesting and I would love to see how else it can be utilized to create changing environments. This space is very intelligent and is moving in a direction that I think is a new and contemporary way of thinking about theater. I am very excited to see how ideas like these can further transform the world of performance art.
This is a fairly cool set design in that it manages to portray lots of locations with not too many set pieces. The designer is using media design and movable set pieces to change the scene drastically enough that it feels like a totally different place. The only thing that I don't feel is the traveling through time. Most of the scenes feel like they are in a similar time period.
i find it fascinating that a scenic designer can take pictures of their set models and turn it into a real life living space. I don't find the contrast between 1911 and 2011 to be that different and is laking some historical context. The scenes look somewhat generic with what a typical interpretation of the time period would be. The Lab Office from 2011 isn't that impressive and could be a lab from any time period in my opinion. The contrasting Factory from 1911 is not that much different in aesthetic and appearance. I find the use of media in the 2011 scenes to be not that effective and are lacking uniqueness. The center image of the skyscraper doesn't look good in my opinion and I strongly disagree with "His work is stunning, no?"
This seems like a really innovative design and basically just a cool idea for a play in general. I think the idea of time travel in a play is fascinating. I would be really interested in seeing how the transitions for a piece like this work. When I have done scenic design, one of my favorite things to figure out is the transitions and I think time travel gives a great pretense for some very sleek transitions. I do agree with hunter though that the locations look quite similar, despite supposedly being in drastically different time periods.
Not only do the model photos look good, but i like how they represent the flow through time in the world of the play, and flow through the play in the article. I think model photos, even more than concept renderings, convey a really good good image of the aesthetic of the show, even if the scenic elements are not exactly what they are going to be onstage for the same effect, the scenic model is a really good base for the look of the show.
The cheesy title of this article is what made me click on it. But ultimately the idea is very awesome. I love going into the theatre and being transported to a different time and being submerged into the world of the play. When this is unsuccessful I can't seem to like a show as much. I find that I know when a show has done this when I sit all the way in the back if the theatre and still have the awesome experience at the show.
This set is really cool, and the way that the scenic designer is able to hop from different locations and times with minor changes is really neat. I also think that the way he integrated photographs into it is really interesting. The lighting along with the set helps create a really interesting world, and even though I have no idea what the play is about it immerses me. Of the scenes, my favorite is probably the factory. I really like the look of the warm lights and the windows.
I personally think Mike is trying to hard to get comment of the week again, but thats just me.. I digress. This article is really quite cool and has a lot of interesting design ideas. Like most have said before, I really like the use of projections in this and the great photos of the models really help portray what the designer intent is. One of the things that immediately caught my attention was that I felt like I wasn't exactly moving through time as much as I think was trying to be portrayed due to the similar depictions of the scenes.
This is sooooooo interesting! What I find so cool is how different each of these locations are, but they all go together. What I also love about this is how it uses traditional scenic design aspects as well as new ones. Sometimes I feel that we are loosing the old way of doing things because of all the new technology. The fact that this uses both makes me very happy.
What an intriguing design! I love the use of projections to give a context to the setting. The unnatural, sharp angle of the building gives a surreal effect to the scene. It reminds me of propaganda or posters you would see during the industrial revolution. Perhaps the play deals with workers unions in the changing industry!
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