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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Well, it finally happened. An item on my bucket list became my first blogging adventure: notes, suggestions, techniques, observations, (and opinions ) on theatrical design and tech theatre problem-solving. It's along the same line as my column here in the Café, but geared towards live theatre instead of magic.
I started this back in April and am finally getting a little time to update it and publish it. Only eight posts so far, but I'm hoping to be able to update it fairly often. www.setdesignandtech.wordpress.com I'd appreciate any thoughts or comments (or opinions ).
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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Chris Stolz Inner circle Mississauga, Ontario 1958 Posts |
Awesome George - I've been looking forward to this one!
*Bookmarked*
Chris Stolz
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
Wow! So much work! I gave it a skim read and will go back for more detail soon.
~michael baker
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chill Veteran user colorado, usa 385 Posts |
Thank you.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Just read the entire blog. Thank you and congratulations, George. This is great stuff. I plan to reflect, respond and link to my blog if you don't mind.
Do you have a book in mind? I'd buy it even though I hope to pass my entire life without creating a set.
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Thanks, Magnus.
At this point I don't have a book in mind, although I guess I'd be open to it if a publisher expresses interest. There are a lot of books on this subject out there already although most of them don't cover the type of material I'm going for. By all means link and re-post all you want.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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marD Loyal user 274 Posts |
Mr. Ledo,
Thank you for making your thoughts available! I've always been interested in set, prop, and costume design. I was wondering something: Ever since I read the article about Jim Steinmeyer using magic principles in theater, I've been intrigued by the idea. I've even used some very simple ideas in an Easter production. Do you have any thoughts/stories/ideas for things like this? Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! Mike
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Hi, Mike,
You're more than welcome. Using magic in a theatrical production can be tricky if the story itself doesn't call for it. A couple of years ago I did The Woman in Black, and a few people were suggesting all kinds of "magical" effects, which I thought would be fun, except that there was no place for them. For instance, something as simple as a self-lighting candle or a slamming door would require an actor to react to it, but the actor can't react if it's not in the script. On the other hand, I could see levitating the Beast as he changes into the Prince, as long as it's not presented as a magic trick, or having Dracula change into a bat as long he doesn't have to go into a box. However, Drosselmayer (in The Nutcracker) can certainly do a few tricks during the party, since that's part of his character. The trick here (bad pun intended) is to have the magic serve the story and not distract from it by calling attention to itself. Now that I'm thinking of it, if I were to design a show that wants a "magic" effect (for instance, that levitation in Beauty and the Beast), I would be tempted to fall back on theatrical stage techniques instead of magic principles. It would still look "magical" in terms of the story, but I wouldn't want the audience to stop thinking about the story because they saw something that looks like a magic trick.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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