Scenic Design
Desi Roybal - Spring 2018
An introductory study of the art and practice of lighting design. Students are introduced to the unique process via hands-on lighting projects in the departments performance spaces. Design projects include recorded observations of natural and artificial lighting sources followed by the study and research of a selected classic painting. Related topics include additive color theory, lighting in a variety of theatrical spaces, and working with incandescent and LED fixtures.
A Game’s Afoot Scenic Design
Icon Project
This assignment was to create a three-dimensional space based on the Southwestern University Logo. I created an outdoor concert venue. My design changed as I went through the project, starting as a proscenium stage and changing to a concert space. I used SketchUp to create a rendering of the space then executed the project with foam core.
Icon Project Abstract
I created this project as the stage to a concert festival. I picked apart the elements of the logo and used them in different areas on the model. The steps leading up were created using the chevron stripes on the shield. On the arches, I used stars, circles, and diamonds that were all taken from different parts of the logo. At the back of the stage is a shield with a large star and 1840. It was important to me that there would be different viewpoints depending on where the audience was sitting, so I layered the arches in front of each other to create a different view from every angle.
I went through several design ideas before settling on this one. I started wanting to create a proscenium theatre, as my early sketches show. Once I started working on it more, my ideas shifted to create the circular concert stage. I used Sketchup to draw out a 3D model for what I planned on creating and followed that file to create the model. Because I went through several iterations, the design process took several hours to complete and I continued to change several elements as I built the model. I found that the Sketchup model was entirely too large and had to reduce the height by about 10 scaled feet. I enjoyed the design process and the creation of my model, it took many hours to complete but the result is exactly what I wanted out of my model.
It was important to me that the logo would not be directly seen in the design, but elements from the logo would be incorporated which is the reason I chose certain elements to use. I wanted the design to have spectacle but also be relatively simple so I decided to use a few icons in certain areas instead of cluttering the design with a lot of images. This project showed me that I enjoy design and is something that I plan on continuing to do and improve at.
I went through several design ideas before settling on this one. I started wanting to create a proscenium theatre, as my early sketches show. Once I started working on it more, my ideas shifted to create the circular concert stage. I used Sketchup to draw out a 3D model for what I planned on creating and followed that file to create the model. Because I went through several iterations, the design process took several hours to complete and I continued to change several elements as I built the model. I found that the Sketchup model was entirely too large and had to reduce the height by about 10 scaled feet. I enjoyed the design process and the creation of my model, it took many hours to complete but the result is exactly what I wanted out of my model.
It was important to me that the logo would not be directly seen in the design, but elements from the logo would be incorporated which is the reason I chose certain elements to use. I wanted the design to have spectacle but also be relatively simple so I decided to use a few icons in certain areas instead of cluttering the design with a lot of images. This project showed me that I enjoy design and is something that I plan on continuing to do and improve at.