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Purposes and function of design

A. Design for Utility

-Define the space
-Clothe the actors
-Make the action visible
-Focus attention

B. Design for Information

-Stage the story

• Time
  
• Locale
  
• Atmosphere
  

-Define character

C. Design for Background

-Evoke mood
-Support themes and motifs
-Appeal to the senses

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Design Process

Designer:

1. Script analysis and conferences

• Notations
  
• Sketches
  

2. Research

3. Sketches and preliminary plans


4. Conferences
5. Perspective drawings and models
6. Final approval
7. Technical communication:

• -Ground plans
  
• -Elevations and details
  
• -Paint elevations
  

Technical Director:

8. Detail and construction drawings
9. Construction
10. Painting and finishing
11. Set-up (load-in)

Designer & Technical Director:

12. Set dressing and finishing
13. Technical rehearsals
14. Run

Technical Director:

15. Strike

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Gillette:

• Commitment:
• Analysis
-Script analysis
3 readings


• Research
-Background research
-Conceptual research


• Incubation
• Selection
-Sketches and models


• Implementation
-Technical communication

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Elements of Composition

• Line
  
• Form or shape
  
• Mass or volume
  
• Value
  
• Color
  
• Texture
  

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