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

Ferris Wheel


This is a more detailed ferris wheel. I think it would work better in the backdrop as it won't be functional and it could be difficult to move on and off stage. I thought it would be best to paint the lights on, however when I asked Viv about this, she said that things like this are normally lit from behind and to use sheeting rather than canvas.
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