One of my friends has written an interesting comedy(that's like, 2 hours long) that centers around two guys stranded on a tiny island (far side style) and he has an interesting idea for a set/special fx.
He wants to basically have the entire stage floor covered in a 1' (that's right, a foot) of water with a clear wall so the audience can see into the water. The "tank" has to be 35' wide and 30' long and has to have 1' of water in it, the walls have to be at least 1' 6" to keep the water in.
Oh, and at the back of the tank, it has to make a T shape and go back into the wings of the theater so that stuff can be "floated" out to them, also in a "ACME/Far Side" style.
It is a HUGE undertaking and while it probably won't actually be onstage till christmas time, I'd love to have a design materials list all ready to go as well as the techniques we will use to fabricate it.
Oh, the island in the middle will be actual sand, and the challenge with that is how to not make the water muddy.. I was thinking a super fine mesh to wrap around the sand to hold it in it's intended shape, but I don't know if that would work.
Ohter challenges include how to mic the actors and not pick up the water, how to make it smell like the ocean, how to light the tank, etc...
This will probably be the coolest thing that I''ve ever worked on and I just want to get a head start (ok, ok.. a HUGE head start on the process)
He wants to basically have the entire stage floor covered in a 1' (that's right, a foot) of water with a clear wall so the audience can see into the water. The "tank" has to be 35' wide and 30' long and has to have 1' of water in it, the walls have to be at least 1' 6" to keep the water in.
Oh, and at the back of the tank, it has to make a T shape and go back into the wings of the theater so that stuff can be "floated" out to them, also in a "ACME/Far Side" style.
It is a HUGE undertaking and while it probably won't actually be onstage till christmas time, I'd love to have a design materials list all ready to go as well as the techniques we will use to fabricate it.
Oh, the island in the middle will be actual sand, and the challenge with that is how to not make the water muddy.. I was thinking a super fine mesh to wrap around the sand to hold it in it's intended shape, but I don't know if that would work.
Ohter challenges include how to mic the actors and not pick up the water, how to make it smell like the ocean, how to light the tank, etc...
This will probably be the coolest thing that I''ve ever worked on and I just want to get a head start (ok, ok.. a HUGE head start on the process)