Final formative unit 8 presentation

1. Unit 8: Where in the World Part 1
By Chelsea Pentecost
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Macbeth – Conference Room, 1920s America

2. Script Breakdown: Macbeths Flashback
The Macbeths first arrive at Dunsinane Castle, they are blessed
by a Bishop with Holy water, this triggers Macbeths Flashback
of killing Duncan
Scene Overview
- Introduction to the New World of Dunsinane
- Macbeths mental state and hallucinations
Important Elements
The Nave, Dunsinane Castle
- This set appears again later in the script, during the Banquet scene
with Banquo's ghost. Good to keep this in mind when designing the
space, as it would need to be re-used
Chosen Set
- Rags to Riches story- highlighting the contrasting worlds of
Dunsinane and Inverness
- Macbeths behaviour - driven by mental illness not just lust for
power
- Reality vs Imagination, blurring the audiences and Macbeths
perception of reality
Concept Ideas

3. The Concept: 1920s America
2. Macbeths behaviour
(driven by mental illness not just lust
for power)
1. Rags to Riches story
(highlighting the contrasting worlds of
Dunsinane and Inverness)
3. Reality vs Imagination
(blurring the audiences and
Macbeths perception of reality)
Turning Concept Ideas into Themes
1920s America highlighted a huge contrast
between Rich Cities and Poor towns. As Big
cities grew bigger, smaller towns became
deserted and left hundreds of people in
poverty.
Everyone wanted to be Rich, celebrate the
end of war and have huge parties
Many people were left suffering after the War with serious
Mental Illness, so PTSD, sleep deprivation, depression etc.
This mostly effected the lower/working class.
Important time for American Politics as it was their job to
clear up the mess, but their hunger for power lead to many
scandals plus involvement in bootlegging and The Mafia
Heavily used in film during the 1920s, and
portrays themes of death, madness and
explores Freuds concept of the unconscious
mind
During Prohibition, Deaths and
Hallucinations were very common due to
poorly made and illegal drinks such as
absinth making themes explored in German
Expressionism seem very real
The Roaring 20s Mental Illness German Expressionism

4. The Storyline
Macbeth, a war veteran and Mayor of a small American Town, wants to live the new lavish lifestyle of The Roaring 20s. Suffering from
severe PTSD and sleep deprivation due to his time in the war and death of his son, Macbeth is slowly spiralling due to his Mental Illness.
When given the opportunity, he murders his long time friend and Mentor, Governor Duncan, and takes his place as Governor of New
York City.
As the story unfolds, it becomes unclear to both the viewer and protagonist, what’s real and what’s part of Macbeths imagination. We
follow his journey of not understanding this new life around him, and become paranoid of everyone around him.
Due to his repeated hallucinations and Insomnia, and we begin to see how his Mental state effects not only his mentality, but also his
physical appearance and the surrounding environments. Macbeth becomes gaunt and skeleton like, and the once lavish and
expensive environments seem to be decaying and weathering around Macbeth.
Eventually Macbeth is murdered by other members of the government working with the Mafia, that feel he is too dangerous and
reckless to run New York City.
Themes: The Roaring 20s, Mental Illness and American Politics
The Chrysler Building in New York Skyline
Al Smith at his desk in the New York Assembly in 1913
1. The Machinist (2004) 2. 3. 4.
Genre: Psychological Thriller

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6. The Universe
Manhattan - New York City
Dunsinane – New York City
(Power, wealth, upper class)
Central Perk
Ministry/Government
Conference/Jury Hall
Bedroom/Penthouse
Dining Room
Function room
NYC Alleyways
Beach
Dunsinane Castle
Nave
Bedchamber
Banquet Hall
Great Hall
Woods
17. Lower Manhattan in 1931. The American International Building, which would become lower Manhattan's
tallest building in 1932, is only partially completed
18. The City of Ashes, Long Island Railroad
19. Aerial view of the elevated train tracks running beside a highway in
an industrial area of Brooklyn, circa 1925
Sit down dinner and Jazz performance
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The Greatest City in the World and hub of The Roaring 20s. New York City was a place of chaos
during the 1920s, with Prohibition, a scandalous Government, constant parties and even
Mafia. Skyscrapers were being built fast, and Art Deco became a signature style for the City

7. EXT LOCATION: Manhattan Municipal Building - Dunsinane Castle
“Duncan’s former castle seems five times the size of
the whole of Inverness: its high thick walls span the
width of the sky and lookouts rise from each of the
four corners”
“One side is surrounded by the dense BIRNAM WOODS, on the other lies the North Sea.”
Dunsinane is ultimately the end goal for Macbeth, it’s meant to be a place that represents Power and Wealth, the complete opposite to Inverness. Politics
was a big part of New York in the 1920s, and the political system could be easily related to the affairs and hierarchy of Monarchy’s. Therefore, using a
Political Building to act as Dunsinane's Castle seemed suitable for my chosen time period. In the script, Dunsinane Castle is described as being five times the
size of Inverness and surrounded by the Birnam woods and North Sea, The Manhattan Municipal Building has City Hall Park, and East River.
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8. Jury Room Mood Board

9. Preliminary Designs
First Colour Visual Final Preliminary Colour Visual
Rough White Card Model Revisiting Design Sketch Rough Floor Plan SketchUp Model from Rough Floor Plan

10. Reflecting on my Preliminary Design
- The Current design feels Isolated - Expand the space and think of it in a wider context
- Very Underwhelming space - Think about the joining spaces, e.g. the Banquet Hall (Function Room), make it contrast slightly
to show a change in tone/reality
- It wouldn’t make a very interesting scene – Utilise this new additional space to make the
- scene more interesting? E.g. To signify Macbeth is Hallucinating – a physical transition
- into the flashback?
- Make reference to the original script Set ‘The Nave’ - Take the general layout of
- a Nave, and use it to join these two spaces (Conference Room and the Function Room)
- Not Art Deco enough - Add More Art Deco features, and intensify a feeling of being
- submerged/suffocating under water
23: Reconstruction of the nave, Old St.Peter's Basilica in Rome 24: Woolworth Building, Lobby Skylight 25: 70 Pine, Lower Manhattan Window Detailing 26: Chrysler Building, Cloud Club – Three level members club and Speakeasy
Looking back at Research Visuals

11. Function Hall Mood Board
27. Grand Lobby, Paramount Theatre, Oakland
31. Art Deco window, Princess
Court, Queensway, Notting Hill.
30. Blade Runner, The Bradbury Building filming location was built in 1883
28. The Nave – Ely Cathedral, filming location from Script
29. Underwater – Jin Kim Concept Artist
32. Shape of Water - Apartment
34. Reconstruction of the nave, Old St.Peter's
Basilica in Rome
33. Flintham Hall's imposing conservatory

12. Visuals

13. Hand Technical Drawings and White Card Model

14. “1920s Macbeth” Digital Technical Drawings – ¼” – 1’ – 0” – 5

15. Studio Setting Plan
Originally I planned to
have my set in the M
Stage at Warner Bros as it
was far bigger and would
allow lots of extra space
for my set.
Unfortunately their plans
are not accessible on the
website, and they still
haven’t replied to my
email asking for the
plans (and Pinewood for
the 007 Stage).
The only other stage I
could find that would be
big enough (and
downloadable) was the
George Lucas 1 stage at
Elstree.

16. SketchUp Model

17. Dressing Plan

18. Storyboard – The Inauguration and Flashback
Scene no: 1 Shot no: 1
Action:
Sound:1920s New York Ambience
Location: Manhattan Municipal Building EXT
Scene no: 1 Shot no: 2
Action:
Sound:1920s New York Ambience
Location: Manhattan Municipal Building EXT
Scene no: 2 Shot no: 1
Action: Stand outside Elevator
Sound: Office Ambience, people talking
Location: Manhattan Municipal Building INT Lobby
Scene no: 2 Shot no: 2
Action: Call Elevator
Sound: Button Clicks, office Ambience, people talking
Location: Manhattan Municipal Building INT Lobby
Scene no: 3 Shot no: 1
Action: Walk up corridor to Courtroom
Sound: Footsteps, Music playing in another room
Location: Corridor outside Courtroom
Scene no: 3 Shot no: 2
Action: Walk up corridor to Courtroom
Sound: Footsteps, Music playing in another room
Location: Corridor outside Courtroom
Scene no: 3 Shot no: 3
Action: Walk up corridor to Courtroom
Sound: Footsteps, Music playing in another room
Location: Corridor outside Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 1
Action: Walk towards desk for Inauguration
Sound: Clearly music playing from radio
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 1
Action: Walk towards desk for Inauguration
Sound: Clearly music playing from radio
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 2
Action: Congress member (Bishop) smokes a cigarette
Sound: Radio playing
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 3
Action: Radio picks up some interference, cigarette burns
Sound: Radio playing and interference
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 4
Action: Macbeth sits with Lady Macbeth
Sound: Radio playing
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 5
Action: Congress member reaches for something in draw
Sound: Radio playing
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 6
Action: Congress member slides Bible across table to begin
Macbeths Inauguration
Sound: Radio Playing, book sliding
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 6
Action: Water drips onto the book from the ceiling
Sound: Water dripping, radio
Location: INT Courtroom

19. Storyboard – The Inauguration and Flashback
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 6
Action: Macbeth looks up at ceiling
Sound: Water dripping, radio playing
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 7
Action: Ceiling glass is broken and rain water dripping
(Hallucination starts)
Sound: Water dripping, radio playing
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 8
Action: Macbeth looks down, water drips onto his cheek
Sound: Water dripping, radio playing
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 9
Action: The book is replaced with a gun
Sound: Radio Playing (distorted)
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 10
Action Macbeth stands and takes the gun
Sound: Radio Playing (distorted)
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 11
Action: Macbeth stands at Court doors
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 4 Shot no: 11
Action: Macbeth opens doors to Courtroom Balcony
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 1
Action: Macbeth steps through doors and raises gun
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 2
Action: Macbeth suddenly points gun at camera (Duncan)
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 3
Action: Duncan stares in terror at Macbeth
Sound: Gun clicking, Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 4
Action: Macbeth lunges as Duncan flinches backwards
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 5
Action: Macbeth fires his gun three times and it smokes
Sound: Three gun shots, Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 6
Action: Duncans body falls off Balcony onto the table below
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Function Hall Ground Floor
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 7
Action: Macbeth looks ahead towards the window
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall
Scene no: 5 Shot no: 8
Action: Three Silohettes stand staring at Macbeth
Sound: Radio Playing (distorts)
Location: INT Courtroom Balcony/Function Hall

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