Design notes

Panic Monster, reminder not to leave everything to the end, and also to embrace the panic, and allow you to work at full capacity.

Working Productively Tips

• Look at diary

• Dedicate work

• Make sure you have the right tools

• let others know you're busy

• make a list of tasks

• Put on work clothes

• Put on music/ audiobooks

• Definite lunch breaks

• Stuck= not enough research/ last phase

• Make a flask of tea

• Set certain breaks

• Put phone on work mode

Briefs- Manage and Set Parameters

Practical

• Time frame

• Support, team

• Scale of production

• Budget

• Post production

• Audience

• Producer and directors expectations

• Venue

• What do you need to deliver?

Creative

• Who are my colleagues and do they have a specialism?

• Is there a clear aesthetic?

• Look at primary source material (e.g. the book) and ask myself am I actually interested ?

• Vision/ concept/ genre

• Can I produce something artistic?

Aesthetics- Some producers might approach you because of the aesthetic you create, or they may give you an aesthetic to follow.

Equity- Useful union to join.

Script Breakdown

Research

Mood Boards

Rough Drawings

Development Drawings

Final Drawings

Materials to consider:

• Pencils

• Water colour pencils

• Water colour

• Markers

• Pastels

• Gouache

• Ink

• Collage

• Digital collage/render

• Mixed media

Things to consider

• How much space you need to draw and allow space around the artwork.

• Colour palettes, have a look on Pinterest

• Look at Pantone Studio

• Enhance with photoshop?

• Create a style to make your work identifiable

• Have a look at Snapseed app to clean up images

• Create an Instagram account

• Create a linked in account

• Join the Society of British Theatre Designers

Costume Line up

• After the final design

• Means you can see the scale

• Can see how they work next to each other

• It doesn't matter if they overlap

• Group characters together- scene by scene, type of character.

Group Impact

Importance of Story Telling

Costume Transformation

Design Continuity

Professional Practise on Set

Designing the Future