Moving on from the last design idea and playing with space, I have removed some of the bulk of the portals but kept the pillars. I decided that I wanted more space to play with and that the script needed more space for hiding, sneaking and the initial design gave a very distinctive focal point, there wasnt much place for sneakiness.
I feel that the skulls on the columns are very interesting and not very distinctive until closer inspection, which I feel links well with the play, as not all is what it seems. Corruption sneaks in and over powers Ferdinand and all secret are soon revealed. I feel that the column show that on the surface we are all just for show, but as you look further into the world of somebody, perhaps in this case the Cardinal and Ferdinand we see that there are darker sides and toe curling secrets hidden in their pasts.
This design helps with the idea of vastness, it does however need to extend more at the sides to give the illusion that it goes on and on. The spacing between the portals gives way to spot lights and blacking off the set to create intense scenes, like when Ferdinand is torture the Duchess with fake body parts of her family. Ideally i see that scene down stage, spot lighted harshly on the duchess, only seeing Ferdinand when he steps within the light.
If i want to blacken of the set during the show, the colour of the walls will have to be darker as it will pick up any light source.
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