![]() ![]() analyzing, ruminating, testing, eliminating until I am happy, and then working that rough model into a highly detailed, finished model. That process starts with research around the place, period, people etc, leading to reference files and initial sketches in Concepts.įrom there I proceed to make three dimensional 1:25 "white card" scale models of the sets, which might result in many versions of the same thing and sometimes many different things. I always start with the set design, as I have to understand the world I have created before I can clothe the people in it. what some people might call the "concept"! In discussions with the director, we explore many versions of how we want the production to look and feel until we land on a way forward. The 39 Steps, Photo Credit: Alastair MuirĬan you tell us about set and costume design? What is your goal in designing, and what is your creative process like to accomplish that goal?Īs a theatre designer, my job is to create a visual world for the play. I have been designing my own shows now for over twenty-five years. It means I can ensure they come together to create a complete "world" for the play, musical or opera in question.Īfter a degree course in Theatre Studies, I spent a year at the famous Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and then apprenticed with several very well established theatre designers working in some of the greatest theatres in the world, which is really where I learned the most (though it’s a job where you never truly stop learning, which is what’s so rewarding about it). I love working on set and costumes side-by-side. This is quite common in the UK, but much less so in the US and Europe where they are more often separate disciplines. As it turns out, it’s really two very different jobs - Scenic and Costume - and I just happen to do both. I spent most of my youth fascinated by all visual aspects of theatre, determined to "get involved" if I possibly could, even though I didn’t really know what that entailed. I design sets and costumes for plays, musicals and operas all over the world. ![]() Peter McKintosh - I am a Scenic and Costume Designer for theatre, based in London. "As a theatre designer, my job is to create a visual world for the play. FUNNY GIRL, Photo Credit: Julien Benhamou
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