Drama Year 10

Lighting design Lighting is not set design! Lighting is important cause people need to see characters.  Different colors indicate different atmospheres or time of day. Illumination: The simple ability to see what is occurring on stage. Any lighting will be ineffective if the characters aren’t seen, unless this is the intent. Focus: Directing the audience’s attention to an area of stage or distracting them from another. Mood: Setting the tone of the scene. Harsh red light has a different connotation than a soft lavender light. Backlit: creates a shadow over the characters, sinister looking. Location and time of day: establishing or altering position in time and space. Blues can suggest night time, whilst orange can show sunsets. Use of hobos to project sky scene, moon. Projection: lighting may be used to project scenery or to act as scenery on stage. Composition: lighting may be used to show only the areas of the stage which the designer wants the audience to see, a...

Set design A set design is usually done from a Birdseye view.  Design decisions are made based on two things; The text/script The style and vision of the production  Rea the setting descriptions , stage directions, and lines o& the characters. Pick out all the clues and make a LIST. Research what the place looks like, what the condition of the place where the play happens. Where is it throughout history? All decisions about the design must meet the style and vision for the play. This is determined by the director who usually calls the final decisions. They team has creative liberty past that. They must create metaphors on the stage. Lighting is a separate job than set design, however they work heavily with the design team. It is important that it is not necessary to represent every single detail of the setting where a play happens. It depends on the style of the production. The style of the production that has every detail portrayed is called naturalism. B...

What is a costume?  Costumes include all clothing, underclothing, hairdressing, makeup, and accessories, such as hats, scarves, fans, canes, umbrellas, and jewelry worn or carried by each character in a production. The design and appearance of costumes are the province of the costume designer. To be effective the design team needs to: Reflect the personality and nature of each character Reflect the setting Show unity between all costumes Types of costume designs: Character costumes Decorative costumes What a person wears, how it is worn, says a great deal about that person and the society in which he or she lives. The clothes can also be visible clues to the wearer’s emotional state. In addition to providing psychological clues, clothing can provide a variety of objective information about a person: Historical period~The shape and silhouette of garments can provide clear indications of their historical period. Age~In any period, the color, style, and fit of...