Dissertation Title Revised and Changed

My dissertation title has changed twice. It was 'How does a role of Set/ Production designer change with each genre of production?' I was going to work on a Western production and 2 psychological thrillers as I think I have explained before and in those genres, looked at the roles of set/ production designers and also researched what their roles consist of.

Now my title is 'Production and costume design as applied to the selected genre of a low budget Western' Now for my dissertation report I will be looking at the Western genre only. In this genre I will be looking at the roles of set/ production designers who have worked in iconic western films and be analysing them. I will be comparing my Western product to a profession Western film. I will also be finding out how to apply production design and costume design into a low budget Western.

Stephanie Ndubuokwu x

Sorry

I have been working so hard on my dissertation and the rest of my modules for my final year, that I have not kept up to date with my blog. Since the last time I posted a post I have changed and done so much to my dissertation. I will post everything I have done to get you guys up to date with my work.


Stephanie Ndubuokwu x

Dissertation Title Forming...

I spoke to my lecturer last week about my Double project idea and it's starting to form together. I have decided to design sets and then compare them for my dissertation. Right now I have 3 productions I am going to be designing.

1.      One is a western which I am excited to do

2.      The other is a production about clocks called 'Obsession'

3.      The last is about someone with double personalities

All these productions are still being formed and put together properly so when they are finalised I will have more to say on them.

 

Stephanie Ndubuokwu x

Stuck... HELP!!!

So now basically I'm stuck and I don't know exactly what it is I actually want to do for my dissertation. I know I want to base it on set/ production design but I don't what what exactly in that topic I want to focus on. I can't really design sets for my dissertation coz I won't really have loads to talk about other than what I did but I'd be repeating myself half the time.

I NEED HELP!!!

Designing a set

So basically right now the only thing I can think of which would be reasonable right now would be to actually design a set for someone for my project.

Set design

Ever since I watched the musical Wicked I knew that I wanted to be a production designer. I love how you can design a set to create a different setting and create an atmosphere for a story. I think a set is one of the main things in production because with out it you cannot truly create an atmosphere and shows the visual style of the production. Set design can vary depending on the time period being captured. It makes the genre what it is.


WICKED The musical - Theatrical Production

In the musical Wicked as you can see from the images above it the production designer has really thought about what type of musical it is, what the story is about and has put together an amazing set to go with the story and help the audience capture the visuals and atmosphere of the whole production. As this is a theatre production is it set in one studio set and they have to change the set for every scene.

EastEnders - TV Soap

As you can see from the images above of some of the sets of EastEnders, as it is a TV soap they film interior and exterior scenes. There are multiple places where they will be filming so there will be multiple sets which remain predominately the same. Only if it for an occasion or something different. The production designer has to think of the area the story will be located, what the story is about and the characters to design the set. As EastEnders is about normal ordinary everyday people, the production designer has to make sure it relates to the audience.

Wendy Williams - Day time TV talk show

This is a set design and layout for an American talk show which I watch. This is a very easy set to work around because everything is filmed in one studio but although there is a lot of moving about in this set everything has already been set up like the sofa seating area and the area which has the single seat. This is what a basic talk show set looks like as it is very simple and can be changed around easily when needed.

These are 3 different types of sets which I will be doing more research into.


Stephanie Ndubuokwu x

Topic idea...

After listening to my lecturers in my lectures I have decided to focus on what I am good at and what I want to do after I leave Uni, which is producing and set design. I have decided to base my Double project on production design. 

Right now I am thinking of maybe producing a TV programme as a business plan and creating and designing a set. I was thinking that if I could ask someone who did 3D design last year to help me create my set using the 3D design software. 

For now this is all I have but i am doing research to help me develop my ideas.

Stephanie Ndubuokwu x