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.
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Initial Reaction after Reading the Play
This is a page taken from my sketch book, with my version of one of Rackham's drawings.
Hi Sarah You're getting the hang of using the blog now - but more input is required! The drawing style you're developing is strong - but at the moment there's no indication of the scene you're working from, the characters, the ideas. I'm sure all of these are ongoing - when I last saw your sketchbook there was more in there that isn't on here. But the idea of this blog is that it is a reflective log - something which you update, reflect on and write about - and of course it's the interface through which you can get tutorial feedback. So - start making this work visible now.
Hi Sarah
ReplyDeleteYou're getting the hang of using the blog now - but more input is required! The drawing style you're developing is strong - but at the moment there's no indication of the scene you're working from, the characters, the ideas. I'm sure all of these are ongoing - when I last saw your sketchbook there was more in there that isn't on here. But the idea of this blog is that it is a reflective log - something which you update, reflect on and write about - and of course it's the interface through which you can get tutorial feedback. So - start making this work visible now.