Go ask Alice
Tue, 13 Apr 2010, 09:00 pmmike raine6 posts in thread
Go ask Alice
Tue, 13 Apr 2010, 09:00 pmOkay . . . I need some help from you lateral thinkers out there.
Huon Valley Theatre's Youth Theatre Group is going to stage its own version of "Alice in Wonderland".
Part of the play calls for Alice to grow larger and smaller. I'm interested in how they could create this illusion. For example, one idea suggested is to use a shadow screen and have Alice's shadow increase or decrease in size. Another idea is to use "pull-up" vegetation that ascends upwards to make Alice look as if she is shrinking, or downwards to make it look like she is growing.
Has anyone had occasion to do anything like this?
No idea is to fanciful for us to consider. All suggestions welcome!
mike
Mike try a scrim shadow image
Sat, 17 Apr 2010, 08:30 amYou could use a scrim with a reflector US to project the shadow on to or place Alice in front of a profile, focusing her shadow on to the US of a scrim. The profile would need to be mounted on a 'turtle' [skid] at an angle so as not catch the eyes of the punters. They can then play about with the transpositional balance of the lighting & Alice to gain the required effect. The shadow image would be much sharper than being defused thru or bounced off a cloth.
The Kabuki style vegetaion growing can be a hit 'n miss situation & of course the dropper lines need to be fairly invisable.
If you don't have a fly loft you could always make up a Tumbler [oleo, olio] or even use a scrim as aTraveler for the shadow & reveal.