Tuesday, 30 January 2018

'AS LIVE' PRODUCTION: (Lecture) Production Design

Sets, Props, Costumes & CG
- freelancers
- production team work alongside & commission the work
- companies pitch their ideas to be commissioned

Choosing Creatives:
- previous work

Branding and set - need to be the same

This will be framed by:
- time scale
- budget
- genre / style
- content
- number of artists / contributors / audience
- size of studio production

Design for Theatre, Film & Performance UCA students
Floor plans
Contact Info
Schedule & key dates

Ensure no issues with glare
Ensure it doesn't overpower the contributors

Colour palette - make sure set doesn't clash with presenters - think about costume

Audiences and the set
- staging and camera positioning will need to consider what role the audience will play
- purpose
- functionality
- design
- tone / mood
- impact
- audience experience
- information / communication
- story telling (miss en scene)
- availability of materials / budget
- space / camera, light and sound positions

Set design - do we want it to look 'real'??

Joints in the set - try to cover??
Ensure set is widescreen friendly 16:9

Music & graphics used and should fit style template

Consider:
- colour palette
- mood
- tone
- audience
- genre conventions
- channel / platform conventions

Directors create lighting plan
Consider use of gels
Lighting and blocking

Rehearsals
Will the content sustain, fit duration allocated, does it work in studio and on camera

Schedules
Call sheets
Contact Lists
Risk assessment forms
Camera cards
Shot lists
Scripts
Running orders
Floor and seating plans


Look at similar shows in terms of staging

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