Set Design

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Set Design

The set design I am using is for the scene when the apple has sunk

into Gregors back and he is extreme pain and none of the family is

willing to help him.

I have decided to use a thrust stage as my set because I believe the

back of the stage would be a really good place to have Gregors cage so

it is visible for all the audience to see and I think the front of the

stage would be really easily split into three sections, Mr. Samsas,

Mrs. Samsas and Gretas so you can see the distance between the

characters.

At the back of the stage I would have the Gregors cage rise so the

audience can see the metamorphosis of gregor much more clearly, this

also means the audience can see past the family and into Gregors room

so that there view of Gregor is not restricted unless meant otherwise,

the cage would have no walls or bars but Gregor would believe in his

mind that his cage had bars and walls, this represents the rejection

of his family and he can not get close to them because they don’t want

him close to them. Also when the cage is raised it can show the fear

of the family towards Gregor and then when it is lowered it can show

the unimportance of Gregor in his families mind.

When the cage at the back of the stage rises I would use a profile

spot so all the audience focus upon is the cage. Mainly I would use

flood lamps so when the family are having discussions all the family

can be seen clearly. I would not use any color lights through out the

play because I think the play would look more creepy and exaggerated

if just normal lamps where used.

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