A lad in sane productions are on the hunt for props for our November production. We can of course make our own, but why invent wheels if wheels are already in existence? The props required are:
BRICK WALL - not a real one, but a stand alone prop that looks real, preferably painted by Mr Tim Prosser or someone of Tim's ilk, if there is such a being. Size = roughly 2 metres wide, height minimum 1 metre, max 2/3 metres. Not being fussy (ha!), but if the bricks look like they come from a council estate in London, even better.
WALL / WINDOWS - not being very technical, I'm best describing the purpose of this prop, and those more technically orientated than I, =99.9% of the planet, can put a name to it. Imagine if you can, a five storey housing estate in London (are you with me so far?) From the audience perspective, picture 2 windows (1.5M W X 2M H(wooden frames) seperated by a rendered brick section approx 2 metres square. Our actor is required to open the imaginary window (I don't know about you, but I'm completely lost) and climb out onto a thin ledge running along the rendered section. The idea we're trying to present is said man standing 5 storeys up ready to jump to his death. So we need to give him a bit of height for effect, I was thinking 2 metres??...so we've got to come up with how to balance the thing, taking into account that 2 additional actors will stand at the windows trying to talk him down...I fear if I add any more that I shall make myself out to be more technically inept than I am already....over to the technicians in ITA land...and anyone who might just have such a prop lounging out the back of their theatre...
cheers
Johnny Grim
PS: If Jane Sherwood can get herself a cat skeleton then there's hope for me..
cheers
Johnny Grim
Bricks
I can't help with any of that, but you used to be able to buy brick cladding to stick on the walls of your fibro house to make it look like...brick. It's a thin veneer sheet that looks like red bricks. You might pick some up at a salvage yard.
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Entertaining
Johnny, I love reading your posts, very entertaining. I'm sure A. N. Other theatre company somewhere probably has scenery that might be useful for you but dearheart, sweetie, what theatre are you performing The Leap (or whatever it's called) in?? The height of the grid/roof will dictate the height of your set. Unless you're going outdoors?? A. N. Other company probably needs a tad more information before they know if they can help you.
I must have missed it, what ARE you doing?
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Many Schools have props
Many Schools have props they are willing to lend out. Just get in contact.
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JoeMcWed, 11 Aug 2010, 09:52 am Jonny why not just have the
Jonny why not just have the two window flats, as the set pieces standing alone, without any brick wall flats. Utalising either just a cyc or black smother [tabs] upstage. &/or use the edge of the apron stage for the ledge.
Thus allowing the punters to use thier imaginations & making for a much easier bump in/out.
JoeMcThu, 12 Aug 2010, 11:10 am Another thought is to use a
Another thought is to use a scrim betweeen the two window set pieces & have it painted as brickwork. This with transposition of lighting enable you to have inset cameos of the back story, into the lead up to the reasons or what's behind him being on the ledge.
Having no idea of the script this may help the story line, with switching in & out of the insets as needed.