http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz6IbsmTeSg
There are some cool images and clips of Lupe Velez movies on youtube. If anyone's interested, check em out.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Scenic Sketches
Here are some rough sketches for the three shows.
Living Purgatory - Act 1
The Big Come - Act 2
Deception Pass
Living Purgatory - Act 1
The Big Come - Act 2
Deception PassThe squiggles (technical term) you see on the "Deception Pass", "Living Purgatory", and in Act 1 of "The Big Come" (sketch in process) is a non-woven fabric called Contra. I am looking at Contra O and Contra Super, images bellow. I really like the look of the curved walls in the "Deception Pass" sketch and will be looking at a similar configuration in all the shows. Let me know what you think.
Contra O
Contra Super
Contra O
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Living Purgatory Costume Questions.
Costume Design Questions.
In the 1st act scenes 5 and 6, the characters Lupe, Frida, Denise, La Llorona, and Malinche start to lactate. Are the breasts going to physically lactate or are the actors going to express lactation in acting styles?
Staying on the topic of act 1 scene 6, for the same characters. They all get suddenly 9 months pregnant, and in the same scene they also give birth. I'm wondering if it is going to be some physical transformation, or using acting to portray that they are pregnant?
In the 2nd act, scene Leo is omitted. how is this going to work out? are we going to still have the wedding, home, and dinner party scenes but just not have the character of Leo present but in notion. Or are those scenes going to be rewrote and revised.
Over the span of the 2nd act, the character of the baby grows in increments. How do you plan that this will unfold. An idea- to just switch out the clothing to determine age.
I'm going to post pictures of my research soon. I look forward to working with all of you on our journey in Living Purgatory.
In the 1st act scenes 5 and 6, the characters Lupe, Frida, Denise, La Llorona, and Malinche start to lactate. Are the breasts going to physically lactate or are the actors going to express lactation in acting styles?
Staying on the topic of act 1 scene 6, for the same characters. They all get suddenly 9 months pregnant, and in the same scene they also give birth. I'm wondering if it is going to be some physical transformation, or using acting to portray that they are pregnant?
In the 2nd act, scene Leo is omitted. how is this going to work out? are we going to still have the wedding, home, and dinner party scenes but just not have the character of Leo present but in notion. Or are those scenes going to be rewrote and revised.
Over the span of the 2nd act, the character of the baby grows in increments. How do you plan that this will unfold. An idea- to just switch out the clothing to determine age.
I'm going to post pictures of my research soon. I look forward to working with all of you on our journey in Living Purgatory.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
WATER
Hello all,
Something I'm chewing on:
p52 "The gladius sinks in the water."
Oh hey, that's right! There's a flood in this play.
All design elements really have to communicate for this to be as creative and spectacular as I know we can make it.
One thought I have is for a fishing net (with seaweed, etc attached) to lift slowly, eventually over the actors heads. Or, no net - just sound and light and huge ass wind machine. And we give all the audience members little bubble wands, like you get as wedding favors, to blow bubbles at the actors...
Okay, maybe not that last one...
Thoughts?
Something I'm chewing on:
p52 "The gladius sinks in the water."
Oh hey, that's right! There's a flood in this play.
All design elements really have to communicate for this to be as creative and spectacular as I know we can make it.
One thought I have is for a fishing net (with seaweed, etc attached) to lift slowly, eventually over the actors heads. Or, no net - just sound and light and huge ass wind machine. And we give all the audience members little bubble wands, like you get as wedding favors, to blow bubbles at the actors...
Okay, maybe not that last one...
Thoughts?
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