loving the light!

wish i saw that LV light exhibition for real... :(
never mind I'll incorporate it into the interior design of my massive mansion type apartment when I'm older!! ha ha!!!
I do love how they used the element of light in the work though.

How awesome is this!?!?!?

LV archive '09 exhibit.

I don't like the space layout....so much more could have be done with the space without distracting from the actual exhibit. it seems a bit bland. I agree it is a clean and seamless space but visually it could be more interesting and made to really show off the items of fashion.

Does this really work?...a live soundtrack....

I suppose its an experience but then i find I'm not really watching the film at all...but that was the point right?

Different film soundtrack experience

The Woman in Black - Susan Hill

http://theatreinlondon2011.blogspot.com/2011/01/woman-in-black-horror-lite.html

again from another blog...but its the only ones that truly represent what it is i liked about the design.
Its atmospheric, the entire production design is based on playing with the audiences emotions and imagination. This was done by the clever use of lightning and the re-invention of props. To use the same prop over and over, each time becoming a different object just by the mere will of imagination and belief.

http://mandeep-blog93.blogspot.com/2010/12/musical-sets.html

Turns out this is on another blog too! - it just gives a better idea of what the stage set up looks like, unlike the video file.

Lord Of The Rings Stage production clips

since my aim is to work in the industry of event design - this covering the bases of corporate and advertising and conventions. I starting to look at event designers....then i hit the snag...there are no well known or even listed names of event designers...they are all listed as individual companies, much like a freelancers design in theatre. So in the end I had to just look at set designers work of whom i admired or took interest in. 

This is taking a very different turn of events on my path to working out my project goal.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/

i had to start somewhere...so..back to basics.
yes.. i had to look it up again since its been about 5 years since i last used any of this. Bad for a design student I know.
But its helped to gain a better insight as to how and why certain colours are used when trying to grab an audiences attention. Noticing that this is used not only for set or stage design but in almost everything we do and see.

Random: - I wonder why the red apple is more appealing than the green? (using the 'apple' since the recent news of Steve Jobs death is still ripe in my mind) R.I.P Steve. 5/10/2011.

So whats my project?.

well its along the lines of - The psychology behind the differentiation of entertainment and art. but since this topic is so broad I've begun to look closer at what aspect(s) of the 'entertainments' design it is that draws us in and grabs our attention. 

How do we choose what we like and why do we choose it?

Do we dictate our design or does the audience dictate for the designer?