Set Design and Lighting

We spent today's lesson purely working on the Set Design within our piece, as we thought this would help us to create the world of the play, and develop more ideas towards the narrative.
We knew one of our scenes would be a fashion show, so we made a long cawalk down the middle of the stage, with the steps leading down to it from either side. We also decided to have two small islands on either side of the stage for myself and Charlotte Trimble to stand a#on as we are the angel and devil fairies. We wanted to keep out of the main narrative of the play, and often be watching the events unfolds from the sides. We chose this approach to our characters as we are a figure of Cinderella's imagination and we cannot be seen by the ugly sisters. Also, at the beginning of the play we have decided that the fairies will create the story for fun, so we will be watching it unfold just like the audience is.
We also worked on lighting, and Matt Holley used the lighting rig to divide the stage into two parts. My side of the start is lit bright white as I am the good fairy, Charlotte Trimble's side of the stage is dark red because she is the evil fairy. This was very affective as it allowed us to developour characters further, and we came up with the idea that each of the fairies could decorate their island with things that represent their character. For example, Charlotte's island will be black, scattered with weapons and skulls. My island will be pink, with lots of glitter and teenage posters.
The lights are flashing different colours during the cat walk, to represent the flashing cameras of paparazzi and the whole idea of fame and beauty. We'd also like this scene to be fast paced and exciting, so we will make sure that our lighting compliments that.
On the back wall of the stage we will put up lots of posters of models and magazine covers, to show the unachievable body image standards that girls try to live up to today. There will also be pictures of famous models such as the Kardashians which the characters will reference to in the play.
Scattered around the stage are leaves and branches that we took from the woodlands behind the college. This makes the play feel more like a fairy tale, as many fairytales take place in the woods. It also helped us with our characterisation, and with developing ideas for the narrative.