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4 Summer project You have been selected to work with a director on an adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story ‘Why Don’t You Dance’ for the stage. The director is not a very visual person and has just specified that she wants it to have “the feel of…. (see below). www.ucreative.ac.uk If your surname begins with: A – J K - Q R – Z the style you work with is... ….‘kitchen sink’ realism” …early 70s bubblegum pop. Like The Banana Splits TV programme.” ...high tech Tokyo or Shanghai.” It is your job to come up with ideas of how this short story can be visualised for the stage. Your initial ideas do not necessarily need to be produced for a specific type of theatre stage, as the director has not specified a venue yet. The director is not particularly interested in seeing finished, fully worked and developed ideas at this point, but is keen to see what the possibilities are.
5 Summer project You need to produce a sketchbook containing sketches and studies of the artist’s work, with: 1) Research and drawings for the props These drawings and sketches should look at the influence that the artist’s work could have on the props that will be used. The text will hold clues as to what props are required and the sketches you make need to indicate whether the props are ‘practical’ and to what extent. Research is vital, so the sketchbook needs to provide plenty of reference material to justify your design-work. 2) Research and drawings for the costumes Costumes tell us much about the wearer’s character. Use visual research of both the artist and era to produce designs for the main characters. It is also important to read and understand the text since information about the individuals is contained therein. After all, a story about a homeless woman suggests that she would not be dressed in heels and an evening dress…but it may just be the case...and the story would tell you why 3) Research and drawings for the set www.ucreative.ac.uk The spaces utilised in the text need to reflect the usage that the author has suggested; in your designs, they should not be too small or too big. This is a theatrical production, so detail need not overwhelm the audience. Colours, shapes, etc. can be used subtly to enhance the narrative of the production, but too much creates a risk of alienating the audience. Once again, your research will help inform your decisions. Please note that this project will not necessarily be taken further into the production of sets, costumes and props in the first stage of the course.
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