Versailles Opus Stone Flooring

Finished Flooring board. Very happy with it! Went alot better than i expected.

Design Ideas #3

Sticking with the same layout, I have played around with using tudor panelling, stained glass and twigs in varying areas.

Panel flooring, multicoloured stained glass window, twig frame.

Leaf backdrop, tudor panel and rose window, plain stone floor.

Rose and leaf backdrop, tudor panel semicircle.

Practice Makes Perfect!

I decided to make a very simple model to give me a better idea of what I'm working with, although still difficult as I don't have any stage measurements yet! This exercise really helped me visualise and see things coming together, as well as pointing out simple issues. For example, its now clear that the step down into the 'adaptable area' may not work as it doesn't leave a lot of room around the ring, although would the actors need room there? This is something I would normally discuss with actors and the director but in this case I have to decide for myself.

I have included photo's above of the process of making the model tree which went okay for a first attempt. I have since found an image sheet of tree silhouettes so I can choose a shape appropriate for the period, location and that will fit in the set.

Tudor Exterior Design #1

After hitting a dead end with my designs I thought that maybe I was placing too much emphasis on the scenes being the court. I decided to look at exteriors and use a balcony for the King and Princess to be stood on when they greeted Dummling and his followers. I plan to have a forest to the side of the building and to leave the rest of the stage empty so that different props can be brought in to represent different scenes. For example, the inn scene can be represented by wooden tables and beds being brought in and the scene in the forest where Dummling shares his food can be represented by a couple of stumps(for them to sit on) and a tree being brought in.

With this area being so versatile, this design should be usable for the entire production.