NCN: A change of direction

york. It was also clear that through my design I had lost the essence of my idea that was to highlighting the faux nature of theatre and the behind the scenes feel. In attempting to please the director I had lost design control and didn’t have a solid concept I felt passionate about.

To rectify this I went more in depth with the musical research. I found iconic images of urban New York that also had to fit with the shapes of my previous design that had already been made by the technician. One idea came about that the backdrop design could be based on a technical drawing style of a set. This would Encompass the idea of behind the scenes but also hopefully give a modern 21st century twist. I looked at many technical drawings in particular Leonardo Divinci’s sketches where the sepia tones were complimentary to the floor boards in my previous design. I looked at lots of New York architecture for my backdrop such as the the Kreisler building but the was too large. I wanted something in New York that was at eye level so would make sense in perspective. The resolution of this was using classic town houses of new york with the rounded archways and metal fire escapes, they were recognizably new york without being overpowering to the musicals with less of an urban edge. I faded the floor also into sketched lines as I felt all the wood I used previously was very heavy and unnecessary. I found by simplifying and paring back my design it looked much more modern and made a lot more sense for the modern musicals and my costume design scheme.