Design Process (chapter 2)
This is the best way to begin analyzing a play script.
What is reading it?
As you read and comprehend the play, you will discover small pockets of knowledge in which your personal experience and background are weak. This leads to doing this next.
What is Research?
This term can be viewed as the central stylistic theme on which the world of the production is based.
What is Production Style?
This composition term can be described as the creation of a stylistic plan to which all parts of the design subscribe.
What is Unity?
In this step, you are scrutinizing the script for specific mechanical information (i.e. scene changes, number of doors, etc.)
Who is the third reading?
In this step of the research process, you take action. You stop planning and start doing.
What is Implementation?
This can be defined as a mark that connects two points.
What is Line?
This term is associated with Unity, and is the sense of blending that is obtained when all elements of a design fit together to create an orderly, congruous whole. Also, a musical term.
What is Harmony?
At this stage, you are reading to understand the play, and to just enjoy it.
What the first reading?
This design tool may be necessary to share your design idea with the director. This is a small, quick drawing.
What is a thumbnail sketch?
Any line that encloses a space is called this.
What is Shape?
This term is kind of opposite to unity. It can be defined as the juxtaposition of dissimilar design elements.
What is Contrast?
In this step, you are looking for specific moments and incidents in the play that simulate your imagination or have you asking questions.
What is the second reading?
Sometimes, a scenic designer creates this 3D tool to share design and construction ideas with the director and production team.
What is a production model? I'll also accept scale model and white model.
This term describes the three-dimensional manifestation of shape.
What is Mass or Value?
This composition term describes the arranging of the design elements to give a sense of restfulness, stability, or equilibrium to the design.
What is Balance?
In this step of the design process, after reading, you give yourself time for the subconscious to "sort through" all of the information you've accumulated.
What is incubation?
This final step in the design process occurs when the production has come to an end. Time to assess how it all went.
What is Evaluation?
This term describes the visual or tactile surface characteristics or appearance of an object.
What is Texture?
In theatrical design, this term describes directing the audience's attention to a specific place.
What is Emphasis?