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Setting Oz on Fire and Other Details: Making The Wizard of Oz
In the two videos below, we explore the making of three scenes from The Wizard of Oz: Apple Orchard in Oz, The Tin Woodman's Cottage and On the Yellow Brick...
Setting Oz on Fire and Other Details: Making The Wizard of Oz
In the two videos below, we explore the making of three scenes from The Wizard of Oz: Apple Orchard in Oz, The Tin Woodman's Cottage and On the Yellow Brick...
Into the Dark: The Design Philosophy Behind Our Wizard of Oz
There is a design problem unique to The Wizard of Oz that I don't think exists in any other show in the StageScape library. Almost nobody in the auditorium will...
Into the Dark: The Design Philosophy Behind Our Wizard of Oz
There is a design problem unique to The Wizard of Oz that I don't think exists in any other show in the StageScape library. Almost nobody in the auditorium will...
The Floating Clouds Problem
Just because you can animate every scene doesn't mean you should. A recent production reminded me why restraint is the most underrated tool in projection design.
The Floating Clouds Problem
Just because you can animate every scene doesn't mean you should. A recent production reminded me why restraint is the most underrated tool in projection design.
No Fly Tower, No Wing Space: How to Stage a Big School Musical Anyway
You've committed to the show. Now you're staring at a stage with a ceiling too low to fly anything and wings barely wide enough for a costume rack, wondering how...
No Fly Tower, No Wing Space: How to Stage a Big School Musical Anyway
You've committed to the show. Now you're staring at a stage with a ceiling too low to fly anything and wings barely wide enough for a costume rack, wondering how...
Why Do I Design Every Scene Five Times?
There's a decision I made early on when building StageScape Projections that costs me a significant amount of extra time with every single scene I create. Instead of designing one...
Why Do I Design Every Scene Five Times?
There's a decision I made early on when building StageScape Projections that costs me a significant amount of extra time with every single scene I create. Instead of designing one...
Transforming a Beast
How do you transform the Beast on stage without copying a 30 year old illusion? In this behind-the-scenes video, I take you inside the design process for one of the...
Transforming a Beast
How do you transform the Beast on stage without copying a 30 year old illusion? In this behind-the-scenes video, I take you inside the design process for one of the...