A perfect lawn
Tue, 10 Nov 2009, 04:47 pmJohn Grim19 posts in thread
A perfect lawn
Tue, 10 Nov 2009, 04:47 pmHi guys,
seeking the experts advice once again. How can one create a lawn effect on stage, without spending squillions on artificial turf? Note: Said garden scene is placed directly after the interval so there's set up time available (20 minutes), however on the other side of the scene, there's only a few minutes to clear props etc, including: garden bench, fake plants etc... the stage is jarrah stained floorboards. Can it be done? Lighting? Second question. I like the idea of using free standing lattice as screens, does anyone know where this can be hireed . purchased cheaply, or would it be better to paint a mobile flat?
cheers
Johnny Grim
John GrimTue, 10 Nov 2009, 04:47 pm
Hi guys,
seeking the experts advice once again. How can one create a lawn effect on stage, without spending squillions on artificial turf? Note: Said garden scene is placed directly after the interval so there's set up time available (20 minutes), however on the other side of the scene, there's only a few minutes to clear props etc, including: garden bench, fake plants etc... the stage is jarrah stained floorboards. Can it be done? Lighting? Second question. I like the idea of using free standing lattice as screens, does anyone know where this can be hireed . purchased cheaply, or would it be better to paint a mobile flat?
cheers
Johnny Grim
NaTue, 10 Nov 2009, 05:13 pm
Ergh, this brings back
Ergh, this brings back memories of my high school exam production... We used lattice framing nailed to flats, all of which was painted white. It's quite possible they were flats with triangular braces and screwed into the floor of the venue: we had the space for two weeks. You can probably find lattice at Bunnings?
As for the lawn, the simplest thing I can think of is a lino (or whatever fabric is used for backdrops) roll which you can lay out on the stage floor. Paint with green and then do different hues with a sponging effect. ... But I'm sure there are better and more high-tech things others will suggest.
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mike raineTue, 10 Nov 2009, 07:05 pm
what about
something like . . . maybe indoor bowls mats? just a thought . . . I don't know what size or colour they are, but I imagine vaguely grasslike
jeffhansenTue, 10 Nov 2009, 07:06 pm
Melville recently purchased
Melville recently purchased artificial turf for First Sunday In December. Was about $300 to cover three quarters of our stage. I think it's still at the theatre if you want to borrow it. I don't think it'll cover the complete Phoenix stage, but we can tell you where we got it from, and you can match it.
www.meltheco.org.au
Tim ProsserTue, 10 Nov 2009, 09:24 pm
John, the bowling club
John, the bowling club next door to the Old Mill is currently replacing its artificial turf. I was down there on Sunday to view the set I'm going to paint for Hywel and saw huge rolls of the old turf lying around the perimeter of the greens. Hywel has already laid claim to enough of this surplus material for his own set, so I should think a telephone call to the bowling club as soon as you can (tomorrow morning...Thursday) might well be worth your while...IF it hasn't already been removed and dumped. A pity I didn't know about your need for it sooner!
I'll be down there tomorrow, but late in the afternoon. Give me a call as soon as you get home from tonight's rehearsal (and see this, obviously!)
Per Ardua Ad Astra
NaTue, 10 Nov 2009, 10:10 pm
I was right Puppets and
I was right ;)
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Daniel MWed, 11 Nov 2009, 12:59 pm
Sweet blend dude...
I've been growing this new blend of couch grass which works really well indoors for about a couple months. So long as you drop some broad-spectrum lights on it for a few hours each night.
It comes in lovely green swards of 4x4 foot squares, which would have a good effect on stage, and can take the rigours of hard use as they're stitched together using cutting-edge, wombat-strand technology. All natural, all legal.
Beauty about it is that you can mow the sucker down after the last performance of the season and keep the post-season party going strong well into the night, and even the next day. Smokes like a charm and beautifully, and without the need for any drying time.
I would imagine such a new couch variety blend will become real popular in the amateur theatre scene.
My patent is still pending, though. That Bill Murray character got in before me by a few decades on something similar, but his is the outdoor variety and mine the "indoor" stage performance kind. So I do beleive I have a chance of taking the thing to market with protection, eventually.
What more could you possibly want from a lawn that you can use for the entire season of a production and then have the entire crew and performers smoke it till their eyes pop whilst closing shut?
DFM/THC-COUCH-PERFORMANCE-GRASS: Your perfect lawn even when the scenes are being staged indoors. Sweet and satisfying for all!
And so all I can say for now is that it's sweet, dude...
Cheers,
Daniel Moszkowicz. (Troll-King of Chatsitea.)
nowayWed, 11 Nov 2009, 03:07 pm
Now that is in the public
Now that is in the public domain it cannot be patented...well done numb nut!
Of course you may have been trying to be funny, if you were, I guess that was lost on me. Keep trying though, your cliched references and pointless witticisms may get through to someone, Troll-King!
Daniel MWed, 11 Nov 2009, 04:43 pm
Formula. Where?
Where exactly have I described the formula, Greg?
Never mind, dopehead. I'm sure it's here somewhere.
Ha-ha!
Daniel Moszkowicz. (The troll-King of Chatsitea.)
Daniel MWed, 11 Nov 2009, 04:45 pm
Here it is...
Patent came through just now, Greg.
Thanks for your timely observation.
I'll be selling the "perfect lawn" soon. Get in quick, wouldn't want you to miss out on this quality smoke.
Ha-ha!
Daniel Moszkowicz. (The Troll-King of Chatsitea.)
JoeMcThu, 12 Nov 2009, 08:56 am
Every now & then the
Every now & then the suggestion of using real lawn on the stage deck, is mooted in ameatre. Without realisation of the need for lawn to tended during the productions season. By watering mowing & all the other regular maintence need for it to survive.
Astro turf or other artificial lawn is far better, which is in line with the theatre supperstion, of not using real flowers & plants on stage. Unless of course they are half inched from a graveyard.
If you can get somme lawn bowls matting as suggested, go for it Jonny! I have seen ordinary plain carpet dyed or pianted as a green sward, which is effedctive.
RapunzelThu, 12 Nov 2009, 02:09 pm
You could also try...
You could also try...shag pile rugs dyed green, perhaps cut up a bit to make the pile uneven and then touched up with paint? I saw this done once successfully with a number of rugs, the edges were cut about too so they weren't symmetrical. Or if you wanted a slightly surreal effect use three perfectly placed round ones, all uniformly dyed a very unreal green.
I hope you get the to bowls club, as suggested above, in time!
PS: Is this for the sheep??
"Life is too short to stuff a mushroom"
Daniel MThu, 12 Nov 2009, 02:11 pm
A sweeter blend the second time around.
I've been growing this new blend of couch grass which works really well indoors for about a couple months. So long as you drop some broad-spectrum lights on it for a few hours each night.
It comes in lovely green swards of 4x4 foot squares, which would have a good effect on stage, and can take the rigours of hard use as they're stitched together using cutting-edge, wombat-strand technology. All natural, all legal.
Beauty about it is that you can mow the sucker down after the last performance of the season and keep the post-season party going strong well into the night, and even the next day. Smokes like a charm and beautifully, and without the need for any drying time.
I would imagine such a new couch variety blend will become real popular in the amateur theatre scene.
My patent is still pending, though. That Bill Murray character got in before me by a few decades on something similar, but his is the outdoor variety and mine the "indoor" stage performance kind. So I do beleive I have a chance of taking the thing to market with protection, eventually.
What more could you possibly want from a lawn that you can use for the entire season of a production and then have the entire crew and performers smoke it till their eyes pop whilst closing shut?
DFM/THC-COUCH-PERFORMANCE-GRASS: Your perfect lawn even when the scenes are being staged indoors. Sweet and satisfying for all!
And so all I can say for now is that it's sweet, dude...
Cheers,
Daniel Moszkowicz. (Troll-King of Chatsitea.)
Daniel MThu, 12 Nov 2009, 02:28 pm
The third time?
I've been growing this new blend of couch grass which works really well indoors for about a couple months. So long as you drop some broad-spectrum lights on it for a few hours each night.
It comes in lovely green swards of 4x4 foot squares, which would have a good effect on stage, and can take the rigours of hard use as they're stitched together using cutting-edge, wombat-strand technology. All natural, all legal.
Beauty about it is that you can mow the sucker down after the last performance of the season and keep the post-season party going strong well into the night, and even the next day. Smokes like a charm and beautifully, and without the need for any drying time.
I would imagine such a new couch variety blend will become real popular in the amateur theatre scene.
My patent is still pending, though. That Bill Murray character got in before me by a few decades on something similar, but his is the outdoor variety and mine the "indoor" stage performance kind. So I do beleive I have a chance of taking the thing to market with protection, eventually.
What more could you possibly want from a lawn that you can use for the entire season of a production and then have the entire crew and performers smoke it till their eyes pop whilst closing shut?
DFM/THC-COUCH-PERFORMANCE-GRASS: Your perfect lawn even when the scenes are being staged indoors. Sweet and satisfying for all!
And so all I can say for now is that it's sweet, dude...
Cheers,
Daniel Moszkowicz. (Troll-King of Chatsitea.)
John GrimThu, 12 Nov 2009, 05:39 pm
Al lthings green
Thanks to all for the advice. Indeed we have got lucky in that the South Perth bowling club have still got green carpet to give away. All I've got to do now is work out how I can carry 37 metres of green carpet home on my bike?
PS: This might be a good chance for other theatre groups to snaffle said lawn for nixt. It will come in handy one day.
cheers
Johnny Grim
Daniel MFri, 13 Nov 2009, 11:28 am
A difficult but doable proposition.
Grim,
It's doable. The Indians in Delhi do crap like that all the time.
You'll like a poor little hobo artist, but who gives a flying proverbial?
I once loaded up three 12 foot Tasmanian Oak rafters onto my MTB and cycled through two suburbs of the North Shore of Sydney. Mind you, I did it in the middle of the night because I didn't want people to be staring at me. Made it to the studio safe and sound though.
These days I got a car, so if you can't do it or feel that you don't want to look like a complete loser, ask your mate for a hand. A mate with a car.
Cheers,
Daniel M.
P.S. Hope you enjoyed my "dopehead" tangent?
Greg "noway" now, or "nonrag" before he made a total fool out of himself and left the site - really enjoyed falling into that one. No surprise, though. Guy's an embarassing dopehead with little going for him nowadays.
Daniel KershawSun, 15 Nov 2009, 09:57 am
John, you never went to all
John, you never went to all this trouble when I was in the play. Both times.
*shakes fist*
Looking forward to seeing it.
Daniel MMon, 16 Nov 2009, 05:44 pm
Absolutely.
I do say no to drugs. I'm saying it now: I Daniel M., say NO to drugs. Drugs are evil.