Designed and painted by Brian Willis. Sets constructed by Sean Magee
Will be performed by Coleraine Provincial Players, (2010)
POSSIBLE ELEMENTS which could go into
this scene.
BACKCLOTH- 17' x 11'
The Producer has, yet again, asked for UV paint/lights (Traditional for
this company) but as there is no treasure in this cave (Plot spoiler!)
I don't know quite where to put these glowing spots of paint. Some idea
will probably turn up. Probably will make them as if they are in strata.
In designing and painting something vague like a cave you can't just put splodges of paint on and hope for the best. I find I need to give each boulder an individual shape and attention to texture and planes.
| Shafts of light from hidden source | (Good for silhouettes and reflected light) |
| A sea cave? | |
| Mist | |
| Foliage | |
| Bat | |
| Stalactites |
I (and I am sure the audience) are getting fed up with the same old cave with the same old stalactites |
| Sand piled up | |
| Seaweed | |
| See the sea? | |
| Pool of water | An excuse for colour and reflections |
| Rusty Iron ring and chain |
Gives scale. (Hard to show the scale of a cave without something like this. ) |
| Star fish & Barnacles | |
| Waterfall | This is against my better judgment to paint something animate but I will indulge just for this occasion. There's a mist at the top and bottom of a waterfall. |
| Cave drawings | |
| Rock arch | |
| Strange rock formations |
WINGS There will also be two wings in this scene for the
baddies to hide behind. One of which could have a hole through which a
baddie can poke his head.
This hole will have to be as far on stage as possible so the audience
in the extreme right seats can see it.
These wings I will paint at the same time as the backcloth to keep colours the same so it all appears to blend in. Always a surprise to the audience when a member of the cast apparently appears from within the scenery (i.e. from behind a wing)
RING WING
Five foot wide including profile edge
On the right is the completed wing
2.5 Ltr. paint tin for scale
I rarely paint animate objects as they look silly just stuck there (fire; flying birds etc) but think I can get away with a stationary seagull sitting on her nest.
HOLE WING
Dark section is the void for Baddies to peer through.
On the right is the completed wing.
2.5 Ltr. paint tin for scale.
