Design Sets and Costumes

The Scene Designer's Objective Establishing Tone and Style What style is this? How does the set communicate the tone? William Ivey Hairspray

The Scene Designer's Objective Establishing Tone and Style What style is this? How does the set communicate the tone? Robert Wilson Woyzeck

The Scene Designer's Objective Establishing Tone and Style What style is this? How does the set communicate the tone? From Tale of the Teeka

The Scene Designer's Objective Establishing Locale and Period Mozart opera (Don Giovanni)

The Scene Designer's Objective Establishing Locale and Period Modern interpretation of Greek plays, set by Bruno Buonincontri

The Scene Designer's Objective Providing a Central Image or Metaphor A literal central image: The fire pit -Supported the idea of stories told around the fire. The whole show was this sort of story.

The Scene Designer's Objective Coordinating Scenery with the Whole Crow and Weasel was a world where everything could transform. The set was flexible and supported many different uses.

The Scene Designer's Objective Solving Practical Design Problems Integrated with artistic choices are the practical choices (how to create what is envisioned), which are the designer’s area of expertise. The director is NOT usually a visual artist.

Elements of scene design Levels! Opportunity (does it give actor’s chances to move and use the space differently) Composition – necessities of the scene Texture Color

Scale Design In order for your builders to know how large items should be, set designs will use smaller measurements to indicate size. The scale must always be the consistent throughout the design. Say we chose ¼” = 1’ In a drawing, a table might be 2” (inches) – meaning it should be 8 feet long What if we had a wall that was 1.5” How large should we build it?

Drawing it out In this class I will ask you to create a sketch design (looking from front, instead of bird’s eye view). Here are some examples:

Physical Layout: The Playing Area Again from Crow and Weasel

COSTUMES

Clothes can immediately communicate… Position and status Gender Occupation Occasion A bit about personality (is the person flamboyant? Modest? Independent? A conformist? Etc)

The Costume Designer's Objectives Setting Tone and Style

The Costume Designer's Objectives Indicating Time and Place

The Costume Designer's Objectives Indicating Characterization

The Costume Designer's Objectives Indicating Relationships among Characters

The Costume Designer's Objectives Meeting Performers' Needs

Elements of Costume Design Resources of the Costume Designer Line Color Fabric Accessories

Elements of Costume Design Related elements Makeup Hairstyles Masks

Ben Nye Makeup

Corrective Makeup

Old Age Makeup

Fantasy Makeup

Prosthetic Makeup