Set design

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. But in a majority of case the design team strategically chooses what to put. The design tells the story by answering the question “What would this place really look like?”

Expressionism is a design which heightens and exaggerates the mood of the scene and externalizes the interior emotions of the characters. It is the complete opposite of naturalism. It is not concerned about the actually setting. Expressionism is as loud as possible