Look here On page 101 there is more guidance on using sketches to support your set design responses. Theatre maker insight Alison Chitty, So You Want to be a Theatre Designer? ‘Designers work from original material, be it written, composed, devised or improvised. Together with the director we interpret the material and design a physical world that frames the action and holds the performers. We must be artists, sculptors, painters and architects. We must be collaborators and negotiators, practical, determined, always keeping a sense of humour.’ Tip In your notebook, get into the habit of making regular sketches to convey your design ideas. Task A For visual design, it is important to be able to show your ideas in sketch form. Choose one of the images on the right and make a quick sketch of a costume and/or the setting. Write brief annotations of its key features, such as colour or fabrics. B Recall a play you have seen in performance and do the same. AQA A-Level Drama Play Guide: The Glass Menagerie 12 Task A Study the production photographs below of three 20th- and 21st-century plays. Write about the set, costume, prop and lighting design elements, describing their colour, shape, size, texture, scale and so on. B Select the design element that appeals to you most and explain why. 4Top Girls, Aldwych Theatre, 2002 6The Bridges of Madison County, Williamstown Festival Theatre, 2013 6The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Gielgud Theatre, 2014 Why this is important Examiners will usually expect to see sketches to support your visual ideas. Copyright: Sample material
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