SCENERY PAINTING
FOR THE AMATEUR MUSICAL THEATRE and PANTOMIME |
UNDERSEA |
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THE LITTLE MERMAID Hullabaloo perform mostly in schools and libraries etc. But occasionally they get asked to put on a show in a theatre. This is when I am brought in to design and paint flats to help elaborate this larger performance space. Whilst the show is in progress, children from the audience are brought
onto the stage and, dressed in appropriate costumes. They then help to
act out the fairytale being told. However as cast and children act out
events in the story there is a puppet show going on at the same time depicting
those same events. |
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The photos below are not all to the same scale. The Anchor and Wreck are taller than the two seahorse bookflats. One part of this show involves a UV sequence so I have outlined parts of all these flats with "Invisible Blue UV Paint" |
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SEAHORSE AUDIENCE LEFT For this photo I have not joined these two flats together but instead opened up the bookflat so you can see both flats side by side.
UV PAINT |
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SEAHORSE AUDIENCE RIGHT I have not joined these two flats together but instead opened up the bookflat so you can see both flats side by side. Note the shadows which help to give depth (Pun intended) to these paintings. Important elements in all these flats I have outlined in black to give an "illustrated storybook" feel to the scene. |
ANCHOR
There is a hinged bracket at the back so it is self supporting. This is a tall flat and the octopus section is bolted on once arrived at the theatre. UV PAINT I used acrylic texture paste on the anchor to give it a little texture which hopefully will be brought out under the top lights in the theatre.
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WRECK Flat goes Audience Right. This is a tall flat and the mast-lamp section is bolted on once arrived at the theatre. UV PAINT
I have painted the "shoal of sardines" with an overlay of silver which looks very effective under dimmed lights.
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CLAM GROUND ROW.
UV PAINT |
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