Fundamentals of Theatrical Design by Karen Brewster

Author:Karen Brewster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: 2011-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

Idea Development

After reading, analyzing, and researching the given circumstances and design objectives in the script, discussions with other members of the production design team regarding design ideas begin. In these early meetings, the designers and director develop the approach to the play, and throughout these early stages, more research will be done and shared among the team. Scenic designers typically assemble a binder of textual information, and many create image boards or collages of their visual research. Others may choose to spread their images out across the conference table. Regardless of the method, a designer must be able to talk about what she or he finds evocative in pictures and how those images might translate into a scenic design. The director and other designers will also share visual and textual research. From all of this a few images will emerge that everyone seems drawn to. These evocative images can be analyzed for their line, shape, mass, color, and texture, balance, rhythm, mood, and style. Also, an image or images may surface that speak to the theme or mood of the play. These visual inspirations may evolve into a central visual image, or visual metaphor, which can then be applied to various aspects of the design.

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