Joseph Barnwell
Member
I am currently designing a set for "The Drowsy Chaperone." Using fabric flats, and LED Pars from behind i would like to create the effect of having painted walls turn in to colored windows.
My Idea is to custom build soft flats using medium wight Muslin, then on the backside make french window style cut outs from 1/4" ply that attach to the back of the flats, acting as an external GOBO (not sure if that is a term but i think it gets my point across). Also, the set will end up being fairly confined, meaning i do not have the option to put these far upstage so they can be avoided by front light, while i will of course have general area control over the front light system there will be times when it must be all the way up, meaning i do not believe this is a problem that can be solved by using scrim material, i could be wrong of course. The paint job will be relatively simple, fairly light color most likely with wall paper style stenciling.
So my big questions are :
Has anybody had any experience doing this before?
Is my choice in material correct (important because i do not have a supply house anywhere near me and it usually takes several weeks to get fabric here)?
Will the light travel through this material and the paint and still look decent?
Will these special flats blend well with the other flats so that no one is the wiser until the effect is activated?
Thank you for any help,
Joe Barnwell
My Idea is to custom build soft flats using medium wight Muslin, then on the backside make french window style cut outs from 1/4" ply that attach to the back of the flats, acting as an external GOBO (not sure if that is a term but i think it gets my point across). Also, the set will end up being fairly confined, meaning i do not have the option to put these far upstage so they can be avoided by front light, while i will of course have general area control over the front light system there will be times when it must be all the way up, meaning i do not believe this is a problem that can be solved by using scrim material, i could be wrong of course. The paint job will be relatively simple, fairly light color most likely with wall paper style stenciling.
So my big questions are :
Has anybody had any experience doing this before?
Is my choice in material correct (important because i do not have a supply house anywhere near me and it usually takes several weeks to get fabric here)?
Will the light travel through this material and the paint and still look decent?
Will these special flats blend well with the other flats so that no one is the wiser until the effect is activated?
Thank you for any help,
Joe Barnwell