Final photos of mask and theatre realised Prometheus.

Here are a collection of my favourite shots from the photoshoot! I'm so pleased with how these have turned out, the lighting of the cathedral we were in only lent itself to the airy, spiritual vibe I wanted to create. In using a cathedral as a setting, it was mimicking and assisting the religious imagery that I was focussed on with this realisation of the character. Even though a lot of my work this during this assignment has been based around stop motion, my love for theatre, costumes and prop-costume such as masks meant that I didn't want to pigeon hole myself entirely, as I really enjoy camera work of all types. Whether it's stop motion, film making or getting stills like these, I really enjoy realising the character through other mediums; I feel that this way we can learn more about the character. Through this practise I was able to explore how the character moves, sits, holds themself etc.
The model is Jack Taylor. Assistant photographer was Yasmine Lahouag.

Icarus and Orpheus lighting experimentation

The groups that played with lighting during our visit were 'Orpheus' and 'Icarus'.

The 'Orpheus' interpretation takes place in a divided world of both a burlesque club and a prison, what era is still to be decided. The original idea was to have prison bars as pieces of built set, but through light experimentation and cutting out cardboard to form 'stripes' we were able to create bars more effectively, (right hand image). This was so the 'bars' can also be removed from the stage with the flick of a switch, and for a production that alternates between worlds frequently and quickly, this is a more efficient option.

The 'Icarus' performance consisted of two partitions creating three walled spaces. Each 'room' had its own backlit colour to provide a different mood.
From right to left: Red lighting to provide a romantic mood for a jazz club scene. White light for the center setting of a chefs kitchen, with a very hectic and cluttered feel, (top image). Finally yellow lighting for an outside smoking alley, where the mood is chaotic, (bottom image).
This worked very effectively as it drew the audiences eye where it was required whilst setting the moods successfully. The partitions, whilst minimal and a simple way of dividing spaces also worked really well teamed with the lighting, as entirely different rooms where represented and created.

Lighting and Projection camera experiments.

The afternoon of the visit to Farnham was spent experimenting with the students, their current concepts and forms of lighting. Above can be seen two students with blank t-shirts on working with projection, an idea that the 'Antigone' group have in mind. By setting up a camera, we are also able to see what this would look like on screen or filmed or to a larger audience.

The lights had different gels over them so experimentation with coloured mood lighting could also take place, something that the 'Icarus' group decided to work with (demonstrative pictures to follow).

Overall the use of lighting and projection could potentially save us having to make multiple sets that would be outside of the budget and difficult to later transport, but mainly could look more effective than large pieces of set. Lighting is also a more efficient choice of changing environment and mood than pushing set on and off, so it would be good to see if this method could be applied as it seems beneficial in terms of budget, time and potential aesthetic of the performances too.