The final project for my Intro to Set Design class in the fall of 2025 was to individually design and model a set for either The Moors or Stick Fly, set in one of the theatres on campus. After reading both plays and revisiting the theatres, I ended up choosing The Moors in Leeds Theatre.
During the process, I went through all the steps we learned throughout the semester. Noticeably absent from the project was consideration of costs and of the specifics of building the set. However, included in the project was a script breakdown, visual research, a mood board, a drafting packet, a perspective sketch, painted elevations, and a painted model.
I was already pretty comfortable drafting, as we had done it throughout the semester and I had prior experience from my architecture studio classes. Additionally, the script breakdown was similar to others I had done before. The main challenge for me was the painting, as my painting experience has been minimal. I spent lots of time mixing paints to get the right colors, and even then I didn’t fully capture what I wanted.
Unfortunately, the semester was abruptly cut a few days short, so I was unable to put the finishing touches on the project. Had the semester ended as planned, I would have added details to the sketch and painted elements, as well as removed the flown elements from configuration 2 of the model.
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Sydney L. Merrill 