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Constume Design

Costume design is a work of art. Because the process of creating costumes for a show, musical, theatre act, takes a lot of thoughtful thinking since the costume can make it or break it. The role of the costume is severely important to emphasize the theme and characteristics.

10 Costume Design Factors

  1. Age
  2. Gender
  3. Social Status
  4. Occupation
  5. Geographic Location
  6. Occasion or Activity
  7. Time of Day
  8. Season-weather
  9. Historical period
  10. Psychological Factors/Personality/Emotion

Lighting Design at Home

When I was creating this video I wanted the vibe to be creepy, and mysterious, as I chose a piece of music that is mysterious and has an ambiance. This piece of painting itself isn’t necessarily mysterious or creepy so I decided to use lighting to create the sense of mood I desire it to be. With limited tools, I used the light in the room and flashlight to create different types of light. I turned on and off to create the effect of flickering and used my flashlight from my phone to isolate the painting from the rest of the room. I also tried moving my flashlight angles from above to below and it surprisingly created this ring type of lighting. That is how I created my lighting design at home.

I used to think that lighting is all about color but now I think that not only can color create mood but the different effects of one single light, and how it can create a mood just by the different usage of the light.

Lighting Design Key Terms

Lighting design– The concept that a designer creates to provide light on stage to support the mood or atmosphere of the play.

Light Plot– The map that shows where all your lighting instruments are placed and where they will be lighting.

Lighting grid– Up above the stage, it is the systems of bars and electric that power the lights.

Lighting board– The control panel that power lights; when they turn on and off and at what intensity.

Cyclorama– The large white ‘sheet’ at the beak of the stage that can be lit or projected on.

Backlight– Lighting from the back

Sidelight– Lighting from the side

Top light– Lighting from above

Front light– Lighting from the front

Footlight– Lighting that is placed on the floor in the front

Spotlight– A single source of light focused on a single object

Fill light– Light sources that add lighting in and around set/scenery/ stage- they ‘fill in’.

Wash– A large group of lighting that can ‘wash’ the stage in light that you can bring up at once together.

Lighting angle– The angle of the lighting instrument in relation to the subject; usually 45 degrees.

Gobo (or pattern)– A pattern that blocks light to give you a shape onstage.

Gel (or color gel)– The color that you want the instrument to throw onstage (or light onstage).

 

 

 

Behind The Scenes Side B- Julie Taymor

  1. “Inspiration” comes from many sources. Describe one source of inspiration for Julie Taymor when she was setting the scene for the play.One inspiration is to create an illusion of place where we are not in.
  2. Describe one moment where you went “a-ha!” or “that is brilliant!” or “I never would of thought of that!” and describe how or why that moment stood out to you.the way a “spirit” was expressed on stage was very surprising.  Julie Taymor used a mask that was attached to a human’s hand to express a spirit, it looked super realistic.
  3. ‘Symbolism’ plays an important part of most theatre. This is different than ‘Literal’. Pick one moment or element that was represented “symbolically” as opposed to literally and describe it.Caliban is the king/resident of the island but he represents the island. He expresses the features of an island.
  4. What stuck with you from watching this? What moment, element,The usage of sand has stuck with me because I think it’s creative and it takes a lot of work to make it happen.

Behind The Scenes Side A- Julie Taymor

  1. You have to show or create a shipwreck on stage. How might you do that?Create damages on the ship such as cracks, holes, etc.
  2. One character in your play is a spirit. How might you have a character as a spirit onstage?

    I would use a string that is barely visible that is attached to the ceiling to move a cloth around so it seems like it is moving by itself.

  3. Another character is imprisoned in a rock. How would you show a character imprisoned in a rock?

    I’m not sure.

  4. You have to portray ‘magic demon dogs’ that are unleashed onstage. How might you portray magic demon dogs (without using real dogs)?

    Utilize real humans that can do tricks such as tumbling, flips, etc to portray the “magic demon dogs”

  5. What elements would you bring in to create a deserted island? What would you create? Describe how the audience would know that it is a deserted island.

    Sand, fake cactus’s, yellow lighting.

  6. What challenges would you face when trying to create all of these elements in person, on stage, live, in front of an audience.

    It would be difficult to make it happen as it can become a mess, for example, sand for the desert might be difficult to clean up or change in scenes.

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

I finished reading the book “the 57 bus” by Dashka Slater during the winter break and now I am starting the book titled “Fangirl” by Rainbow Rowell.

The book “The 57 Bus” is based on a real event that happened in our society. A teenage boy going to high school decided to lit Sasha, also a teenager who identifies as an agender’s skirt on fire, while on the 57 bus. This book shows two different worlds of Sasha and Richard’s. It also makes the reader feel empathy for Sasha and it makes the reader question Richard’s intentions. At last, Sasha and their family forgave Richard for his actions and Richard learned what empathy was and how he made a stupid mistake and there are consequences for his actions.

Reflection 2021/12/03

1)What did you accomplish today? Did you get through everything on the agenda? What did you not get to finish and why?

Today my group split our roles and answered the nine questions together after reading over the script.

2) What is your plan for each ensemble member between today and the next rehearsal? What should everyone be doing to prepare for next rehearsal?

Next rehearsal we will plan our scene to have a rough image of what it would be like.

3) What is YOUR OWN personal plan to prepare for next rehearsal?

memorize a little bit of my script.

Uta Hagen’s Nine Questions

  1. Who am I?
    Who is your character? Identify all the details: name/age, physical traits, relatives, education, personal opinions, likes, dislikes, hobbies, fears, ethics, and beliefs.

My character is Erika. She is Nate’s sister. She is a teenager who has brunette hair.

  1. What time is it?
    The year, the season, the day, the minute. What is the significance of time?

Summer break during the night.

  1. Where am I?
    Identify the country, the city/town, the neighborhood, the building, the room, the specific area of the room.

St. Claires at an abandoned camping sight.

  1. What surrounds me?
    What is happening in the environment around you? Weather, landscape, people, animate/inanimate objects.

Quiet, abandoned no one near.

  1. What are the given circumstances?
    Identify events in the past, present, future. What has happened, what is happening, what is going to happen?

They are camping at an abandoned camping sight. There is a serial killer who is trying to kill people.

  1. What are my relationships?
    This is more than your relationship with other people. Think about your relationship to objects, characters, and events.

Nate’s sister. Friends with Brooke, Sasha, and Marvin.

  1. What do I want?
    What do you want immediately? What does the character want overall?

Nothing that is identifiable. But she just doesn’t put up with things she dislikes.

  1. What is in my way?
    What are the obstacles to getting what you want?

She meets Pippa the serial killer. But Pippa failed to killer Erika. At last, Erika gets killed by Pippa who got training from her friends Sasha and Marvin.

  1. What do I do to get what I want?
    What actions do you take (both physically and verbally)? What tactics?

There’s nothing my character wants. She just doesn’t seem to care about anything, and she isn’t afraid of the serial killer Pippa.

 

Frankly In Love by David Yoon, Page 222

I have finished reading the book “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” It showed the two different worlds of Junior.

Frankly In Love

  • so far the conflict is that Frank’s Korean parents are racist and has this standard for everything Frank does
  • Frank and his childhood friend Joy both have the same issue with their parents. They decide to “fake” date in front of their parents to meet up with their “real” partners.
  • I personally think that Frank feels more comfortable with Joy by reading the story. He seems unsure of his feelings towards Brit his actual girlfriend.
  • I wonder if Frank will tell Brit about the fake dating thing with Joy.
  • I predict that Frank will eventually find out that he likes Joy, not Brit.
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