Arthur Rackham

I have chosen to look at the play Ashputtel by Carol Ann Duffy (adapted form the Grimm tales). I am focusing on scene eight, the third and final feast, where Ashputtel loses her slipper.







I started my research with Rackham (1829-1939) as he did illustrations for the Grimm tales. My production designs would fall into the fantasy genre. The theme I explored was fairgrounds. The idea for the stage was for it to be bright with lots of lights, and for the back drop to be in black and white. This idea came from 'The Wizard of Oz', where the two tone
world represents normal boring everyday life and the colourful world represents something exciting.












































































Saturday, 27 November 2010

Carousel




Initially I wanted quite an elaborate stage with a carousel. I imagined it to be brightly coloured, mainly red. However after a tutorial I realised this was too fussy, and didn't fit the scene. In addition to this, the stage isn't very big.




I used a photo from Carousel Horses by Sherrell S. Anderson. This book has lots of detailed photos. Then I produced a drawing from the photo. When I drew this I wasn't thing about colour. I think the carousel would be more effective in bright colours, mainly red and set against a dark background.
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