Unit 5 and 6
Unit 5:
Royal Opera House:
For our Unit 5 we were tasked with designing and creating an entry for the Royal Opera House design and create challenge. As well as this we also produced Lighting and Sound for Little shop of horrors and 3 versions of Macbeth.
For the Royal Opera House challenge I chose to design makeup for 5 characters in Romeo and Juliet. I originally chose to create my designs based around the 4th directors vision given to us, which was to keep the ballet in its original state. To begin my research I looked at previous designs used by the ROH as well as other companies such as the Australian Ballet Company and the New York Ballet Company. I also researched how men and women in the medieval times would wear makeup/have their hair so that I could represent this best in my design. I found out that the makeup worn by women was very basic and I thought it wouldn't look the greatest on stage. This is where I decided to change my directors vision from 4 to 3, which was to modernize the ballet and make it more appealing to a younger audience. I felt that this would be less of a challenge to show in my designs as there are many influences that I could use to target young people. I then re-watched the videos from before and analysed how modern techniques we used in each performance. A particular clip I found useful was from the ABC released in 2013 where they took inspiration from the Disney film "Frozen." I wanted to take aspects from these designs and use them in my own, therefore I ended up using designs with subtle abstract or geometric features. Because I had no previous experience using makeup I found it incredibly useful to watch tutorials on YouTube from people in the industry as well as influencers including Jeffree Star and James Charles.
I began planning my designs by creating colour wheels using various hues and shades that match individual characters personality traits. I started with Juliet as she was the person I was going to be creating for my entry video. I found that the colour red played a large part. Not only is it used to represent the Capulets, it also has connotations to love and danger, which make up the main part of the story. Other colours found in Juliet's colour wheel were gold, purple and blue. Her mother, Lady Capulet, had very similar colours but they were much darker in shade. This was done to reflect her darker and more villainous traits. When it came to Tybalt I knew that black and red had to be integrated in one form or another. I had difficulty coming up with others but ultimately decided that grey and navy blue are what I would associate with his monotonous emotions of hatred and anger. After making these colour wheels I created my first designs using techniques found on YouTube and pinterest. I thought the overall design worked well for the characters but I made a few adjustments to ease application and to shorten the amount of time it takes to apply.
After my drafts had been completed I drew up my final designs, some of these differed from their original drafts but they all kept to the theme I wanted. I then requested that we order some stage makeup from Kryolan so that I could bring my designs to life. I originally planned to use a student from the musical theatre class as my model. However, due to conflicting timetables and unavailability from both of us this was unfortunately scrapped and I completed the makeup on myself. I originally tried to do my design for Tybalt but didn't like how it turned out. I then decided to replicate my design for the Harlots on myself. I wasn't able to do the entire look all together but completed sections such as the eyes separately and piece the pictures all together. I was happy with the overall outcome of this look but I feel that it would have looked better on my model.
Unit 5 and 6:
For Unit 6 we had to help produce shows for the Musical Theatre class (Little Shop of Horrors) and the Acting class (Macbeth). I was tasked with being technical director for Little Shop of Horrors and lighting operator for the 3 productions of Macbeth.
Little Shop of Horrors:
I was placed in charge of the technical aspects of this performance, meaning that I was the one who was responsible for the overall outcome of the lighting and sound. I delegated roles the the technical team to ensure that people knew how to do their roles and the show would operate smoothly.
I was provided with a script and video link to the show on YouTube to watch. This helped as I was able to compare the techniques used in the stage show to what we had learnt throughout the year. I was also provided with lighting plans, created by the musical theatre class, so that I had a rough idea of where they would be on the stage and what lighting they wanted. I followed this guide as best as I could whilst also adding some of my own ideas, including the use of moving lights and lighting effects.
Royal Opera House:
For our Unit 5 we were tasked with designing and creating an entry for the Royal Opera House design and create challenge. As well as this we also produced Lighting and Sound for Little shop of horrors and 3 versions of Macbeth.
For the Royal Opera House challenge I chose to design makeup for 5 characters in Romeo and Juliet. I originally chose to create my designs based around the 4th directors vision given to us, which was to keep the ballet in its original state. To begin my research I looked at previous designs used by the ROH as well as other companies such as the Australian Ballet Company and the New York Ballet Company. I also researched how men and women in the medieval times would wear makeup/have their hair so that I could represent this best in my design. I found out that the makeup worn by women was very basic and I thought it wouldn't look the greatest on stage. This is where I decided to change my directors vision from 4 to 3, which was to modernize the ballet and make it more appealing to a younger audience. I felt that this would be less of a challenge to show in my designs as there are many influences that I could use to target young people. I then re-watched the videos from before and analysed how modern techniques we used in each performance. A particular clip I found useful was from the ABC released in 2013 where they took inspiration from the Disney film "Frozen." I wanted to take aspects from these designs and use them in my own, therefore I ended up using designs with subtle abstract or geometric features. Because I had no previous experience using makeup I found it incredibly useful to watch tutorials on YouTube from people in the industry as well as influencers including Jeffree Star and James Charles.
I began planning my designs by creating colour wheels using various hues and shades that match individual characters personality traits. I started with Juliet as she was the person I was going to be creating for my entry video. I found that the colour red played a large part. Not only is it used to represent the Capulets, it also has connotations to love and danger, which make up the main part of the story. Other colours found in Juliet's colour wheel were gold, purple and blue. Her mother, Lady Capulet, had very similar colours but they were much darker in shade. This was done to reflect her darker and more villainous traits. When it came to Tybalt I knew that black and red had to be integrated in one form or another. I had difficulty coming up with others but ultimately decided that grey and navy blue are what I would associate with his monotonous emotions of hatred and anger. After making these colour wheels I created my first designs using techniques found on YouTube and pinterest. I thought the overall design worked well for the characters but I made a few adjustments to ease application and to shorten the amount of time it takes to apply.
After my drafts had been completed I drew up my final designs, some of these differed from their original drafts but they all kept to the theme I wanted. I then requested that we order some stage makeup from Kryolan so that I could bring my designs to life. I originally planned to use a student from the musical theatre class as my model. However, due to conflicting timetables and unavailability from both of us this was unfortunately scrapped and I completed the makeup on myself. I originally tried to do my design for Tybalt but didn't like how it turned out. I then decided to replicate my design for the Harlots on myself. I wasn't able to do the entire look all together but completed sections such as the eyes separately and piece the pictures all together. I was happy with the overall outcome of this look but I feel that it would have looked better on my model.
Unit 5 and 6:
For Unit 6 we had to help produce shows for the Musical Theatre class (Little Shop of Horrors) and the Acting class (Macbeth). I was tasked with being technical director for Little Shop of Horrors and lighting operator for the 3 productions of Macbeth.
Little Shop of Horrors:
I was placed in charge of the technical aspects of this performance, meaning that I was the one who was responsible for the overall outcome of the lighting and sound. I delegated roles the the technical team to ensure that people knew how to do their roles and the show would operate smoothly.
I was provided with a script and video link to the show on YouTube to watch. This helped as I was able to compare the techniques used in the stage show to what we had learnt throughout the year. I was also provided with lighting plans, created by the musical theatre class, so that I had a rough idea of where they would be on the stage and what lighting they wanted. I followed this guide as best as I could whilst also adding some of my own ideas, including the use of moving lights and lighting effects.
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