Set, props, costume

1. Set, Props and Costume
by Jamie Spirito

2. Todays Aims
 Explore what can inform our creative decisions.
 Practice some of the skills that we might need.
 Expand understanding.
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3. By the end of the
session
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 Take a short piece of text and make
informed decisions regarding the set,
prop and costume design.

4. What can inform our
creative decision?

5. Information
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Let's talk about Text
 What's First
 Why do we need to read the script for theatre design.
 What information can we get from reading the script.
 What can we do with that information.

6. These are your first Steps
 Read it
 What’s the story, what is the piece about on a base level.
 Where is it.
 What is its structure like
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 Read it again
 Detail
 Knowledge
 Ideas

7. These are your first Steps
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 Why is it important?
 Base of majority of your decisions
 It’s the one (mostly) unchanging part of a production
 It is full of information!

8. Task 1
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 Read it
 What’s the story, what is the piece about
on a base level.
 Where is it.
 What is its structure like

9. First Thoughts
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 Location
 Time of day
 Characters
 Relationships
 Mood / Atmosphere

10. Task 2
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 Read it again
 Make notes on any information you
think is important
 Do you have any specific thoughts on
the following

11. Task 2
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 Think about
 Set
 Props
 Costume
 Lighting
 Sound
 Video

12. Specific Thoughts
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 Set
 Props
 Costume
 Lighting
 Sound
 Video

13. Discuss
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 Did we all find out the same
information?
 Is my opinion more important?

14. Process
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 Read it
 What is it
about?
 Read it again
 Make notes on
important
information  Discuss
 Did we all find the
same
information?
 Is my opinion
more important?

15. Set and Staging
Let's think about our space
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Set and Staging

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Set and Staging

18. Why is this important?
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 Audience and performer
relationship
 Where will we be performing
 Audience numbers
 Facilities

19. Style
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 Realism
 Impressionism
 Symbolism
 Minimalism
 Fantasy
 Naturalistic
 Abstract
 Resembles real life
 Aids Delivery of Scene not just place setting
 Representation rather than face value
 Stripped back to essentials
 Produced by imagination
 True to life
 Representation and suggestion

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21. Set and Staging
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22. Set and Staging

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Set and Staging

24. Task 3
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 Rough design sketch time
 What sort of space
 What style
 Who is your audience
 Additional considerations

25. Practical
Representation
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 Practical Representation
 How can we show our set design
 How can we inform others quickly
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26. Ground Plan
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 Ground plan
 How do we draw a ground plan
 Why does this help

27. Ground Plan
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 Ground plan
 How do we draw a ground plan
 Why does this help
Audience
Chair
Table
MIC
STAGE

28. Task 4
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 Ground plan
 Draw a quick ground plan of your set
design

29. Costume
It's not all chicken suits and big hats
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30. What can we learn?
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What can we learn about a character from
their costume
 Who is the Character
 Social, Historical and Cultural Context
 Practical Needs
 Textures / Fabrics
 Colours
 Fit
 Shape

31. What can we learn?

32. What
can we
learn?
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33. Colour
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34. Task 4
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 Rough design sketch time
 Who is it for
 What style
 Who is your audience
 Additional considerations

35. Props
Pens, pencils and orange Juice
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36. Everything is deliberate
 Props List
 Research is key
 Stamps
 Phone calls
 Mr Potato Head
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37. Props
WHAT IS IMPORTANT
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38. Props
WHAT IS IMPORTANT
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39. Have we
achieved?
Take a short piece of text and
make informed decisions regarding the
set, prop and costume design.
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40. Any
Questions?
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Task for next week
1. Bring in two
pictures, photos or paintings.
One that show sunrise and one
that shows the feeling of
happiness
2. Think of two pieces of music
that represents sadness and
evening/ nighttime