I have gained a lot from the styling of the photoshoot, I had to liase with the photographer and professionally comunicate my ideas in order for us to work together to create the desired look. This skill will be beneficial in my furture as a designer as I have learnt how to talk and express my ideas, I also took on the advice of the photographer, the collaboration between the two of us was the key in producing the final photo. In the future I will use these collaborative skills and apply them to all live projects that i take on.

I am just coming to terms with the fact that I am not designing for my SDP, I chose to design the set so that I could develop my skills and realise a project from the initial stages of design to the final show. I am pleased that I began the design process as I gained confidence in my ability to discuss my ideas to other members of the production team. What I am going to take from this experience is a belief that I can adapt to the many changes and complications of designing. I will continue to develop my design skills and in the future take on another live project that will hopefully be more successful. Even though this has been a failure I am statrting to see it as a real positive for my development as a designer, I will always give 100% but make sure that I am prepared for rejection and changes.

The Lucullus room that I was designing the set for has been cut from the show leaving my project abandoned. This has been difficult because I was already very involved with the designing process and now I have to start my SDP from scratch. I am very disappointed but I realise that these sorts of things happen alot in the industry and it has taught me to not get too emotionally involved in all my projects. I need to think of my work on a business level, this will help me to overcome let downs and rejection in my future career. The process of attending the production meetings has been a true insight into the real runnings of a show. I grew with confidence having to perform in meetings and communicate my ideas with the acting tutors. I have learnt alot from the whole experience and am hoping to continue my new SDP project with the same amount of flare and excitment.

Discussions

feedback on production meetings and tasks

Experimental moments

Trial and error

Development and images

Discussions, images and ideas

Starting Off

Look at Way of the Worlds inspiration for the set.