Props-
* Props pod today found a number of medium sized boxes filled with
different sized paper books in the dumpster behind Bracken Library. That was
all from us for today.
Set/Scenery-
* This week Andrew brought in some official measurements and
dimensions of Strother and what we're going to put in the space. We also were
able to create a more concrete vision of what exactly we'll be making, when
we'll be making it, and how we are going to incorporate it into the theater
space. We nailed down a more solid schedule of when things will be done by. The
major thing we wrestled with this week is to not make the set pieces look like
discarded items, but rather making the set pieces OUT of the discarded items.
While this may seem simple, thus far it has definitely been challenging trying
to come up with ways to make solid structures out of wasted materials! However,
we also came up with a lot of great ideas after visiting the architecture
building on Wednesday.
After talking with the architecture professor and
a few of his students, we came up with a lot of really great ideas for
incorporating structural integrity into things made out of trash. We were
inspired by making bricks out of glass bottles and possibly making Iris' toy
box out of computer pieces, which actually proved to be really sturdy! We also
looked at things made out of old dumpster metal and things made out of doors.
Another major thing we talked about was how we were going to make the
Tunnel of the Unwanted sturdier. A great idea that the architecture professor
brought up was how to "thread" poles and pipes through materials in order to
make it stronger and more supportive. This concept is kind of like poking
needles through a ball of yarn to keep the ball of yarn together. After
discussing this, we started coming up with possible things we could use for
this idea, including poles, rods, and things that we could put these poles and
rods through.
After break our first course of action will be to get the
tree completed, which will primarily be made of chicken wire and paper-mache.
We're excited to finally get our hands on some materials and start building the
set!
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