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Theatrical Design
•  The Design Project
•  The Design Project
–  Scenic design
•  Draw a floor plan for a unit set with multi-scene settings (in
other words, for The Lost Boy – use one setting with different
locations.)
•  Use the scrim just in front of the 2nd electric so that all
“fantasy” action takes place US of the scrim and all “reality”
action takes place DS of the scrim
•  Use a series of platforms for the “fantasy” action
•  Create a scene by scene breakdown (a list) of what furniture
is needed in each of the scenes and where that furniture will
be placed
•  Think simple is better
–  Lighting design
•  Using the given floor plan and design symbols draw a lighting
plot for The Lost Boy
•  Use the scrim just in front of the 2nd electric so that all
“fantasy” action takes place US of the scrim and all “reality”
action takes place DS of the scrim, light this accordingly
•  A series of platforms will be used for the “fantasy” action
•  Create 12 acting areas on the stage
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1-8 is on the apron/in front of the scrim
9-13 is used upstage of the scrim on the platforms
Use two lights in each area at 45 degree angles (McCandless theory)
Use specials as you believe are needed
You do not need to label circuits on your plot, but you do need to label
the acting areas
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Theatrical Design
•  The Design Project
•  The Design Project
–  Costume design
•  Choose four different characters, two from Neverland and
two from the current day of the play
•  Design one costume for each character
–  Sketch the costumes with pencil (no color)
–  Do a color rendering of each costume
–  Write a paragraph justifying your choices for each character
–  Property design
•  Create a chart (typed) of every prop in the show
–  Include Act/Page number/Whether it is a set prop or a personal prop (if
personal, who uses it)
•  Choose one major prop used in Neverland and one major
prop used in the current day of the show
–  Sketch the prop as you would design it (no color)
–  Do a color rendering of each prop
–  Write a paragraph justifying your choices for each prop including any
research you did and how you would build it (including materials you
would need.)
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Theatrical Design
Theatrical Design
Liberty High School Patriot Players present
THE LOST BOY
A drama by Ronald Gabriel Paolillo (must be 50% of the title)
•  The Design Project
–  Publicity design
•  Find a “gimmick” for how you would sell the show (it can be
an event, a graphic that would be used in every element of
marketing, a product that could be sold or given away…)
–  Write a statement describing your gimmick and how it would be used to
“sell” the show
•  Create and print a full color poster
–  Include the information on the following slide
February 19-21 at 6:30pm
February 20 at 2pm (Special Patriot Matinee $5 general admission)
Liberty High School Theatre
3700 Liberty Heights Avenue
Henderson, NV 89052
Tickets
$10 Adults
$8 Students and Senior Citizens
tickets available online: www.showtix4u.com
Produced by special arrangement with Playscipts, Inc.
(www.playscripts.com
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Theatrical Design
•  The Design Statement
•  Sound Design
–  Research sounds/music from the time period
–  Write a list, scene by scene of every sound
effect needed for The Lost Boy noting the act
and page number
–  Find four sound effects from each act
–  Find a selection of music for the opening,
intermission and closing of the show
–  Create a CD of your sound effects to present
to the class
–  Type in 12 point font, double spaced, properly
formatted paragraphs a design statement
including the following:
•  A statement detailing your unique approach to the play, what you
want your design to convey to an audience, and the response you
hope to receive.
•  Relate your design to “The World of the Play”, the given
circumstances, the time period, the action, the playwright’s intent,
the theme, mood and director’s concept of the play.
•  Justify the choices you made in your design based including
describing the choices you made using the elements of design:
color, texture, shape/mass, line, form, and volume.
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•  Presentation
•  You will present your finished project to the class in a
3-5 minute oral presentation
–  Include a visual element in your presentation (this can be
done in the form of a PowerPoint or your actual design
drawings/renderings
•  DUE DATE: January 8th -- we will begin the oral
presentations on this date
–  this is your first semester exam final project and presentation. This part
of your exam is worth 100 points. A rubric will be available on
my.ccsd.net before the holiday break
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