This weekend was my show, and wow it flew by way too fast. I
went to each show, even though I was terrified of seeing my work on display. I
think that it went pretty well, I learned a lot through out the process as a whole,
and being able to strike/ help Jonathan set up his set was helpful to learn as
well. I learned that as a person I really hate wasting time. I would rather
stay late after the actors left each day just to get stuff done instead of
waiting to program in the space. I wanted to have something for the directors
to base off of instead of making it up there. It helped to get stuff done at a
much faster rate during the time when the entire cast and crew where there. It
kept me there late, but I preferred to work on my baby project without people
watching and judging. As I grow confidence as I designer I’ll probably be more
comfortable with letting people see me create. The more paperwork and work I
put in before, the more prepared I felt.
I felt successful in my design because I created three
distinct worlds for the actors to play in. I chose staple lights that were only
used for the different shows to really differentiate them clearly. What I need
to work on is tracking actors and making sure it isn’t too dim on the front
light. In the Nixon the lamps aren’t even, so even if I have them all at full
it looks as though one is at half intensity. It was a weird thing to work with,
but definitely kept me on my toes!
Color was a real challenge too, I ended up changing three
different tones from the ones I originally picked. That will probably just come
with practice of seeing how the colors actually look on lights instead of in
the swatch book or online.
As my different mentors and colleagues came in to see tech and performances, I got another added layer of help with my work. I feel like I really benefit from another pair of eyes so I can bounce my ideas off of someone! It’s all a learning process and I think that I got a lot out
of this experience, both technically and personally. I hope that I take all the
knowledge I gained and I use it effectively for the next piece I work on.
It was a wonderful first design for you and I look forward to working with your more this year and for the next few years :)
ReplyDeleteYou will gain that confidence you need - there is a real benefit to being able to program in the space with other there during tech and a needed skill
It will get there :)
On to the next one