Projection Design
Ride the Cyclone
by Brooke Maxwell & Jacob Richmond
Director – Doug Weyand
Set Designer – Lowden Flower
Props Master – Elle Dixon
Lighting Designer – Lowden Flower
Costume Designer – Jenesis Marquez
Sound Designer/Mixer – Lisa Gallagher (See sound design here)
Projection Designer – Lisa Gallagher
University at Buffalo Center for the Arts, Black Box Theatre, October 31st – November 3rd 2024
Concept
Ride the Cyclone follows a group of choir students who have suddenly died in a rollercoaster accident. A fortune teller named Karnak will allow one student to live again. The students perform for one another in order to prove their humanity. Ride the Cyclone presents serious subject matter in an absurd manner; therefore the design must balance these two states.
Key Terms: Whimsy, Mystery, Curiosity, Hopeful Acceptance
Custom Content
Character Reels
Every character in the show has an introduction narration performed by Karnak. A film reel was created for each character to showcase their respective personalities using After Effects. Images were collected from the actors’ childhoods, and yearbook style photos were shot and edited.
The Life of Penny Lamb
The climax of the play occurs when Jane Doe gets reincarnated into Penny Lamb. The cast then sits down and watches a two minute video of Jane’s life while singing. For this number I collect images of the actress who played Jane and combined them with images of a loved one’s life and stock photos. The life and death of Penny Lamb was created using Premiere Pro.
Talia
During Talia, Mischa sings a song to his lost love. I wanted to honor the original production by having Talia dance behind Mischa for this song. I filmed the two of them dancing with a green screen and edited the footage using Premiere Pro. I worked with the costume designer to create a dreamy Ukrainian wedding atmosphere.
Space Age Bachelor Man
This Ziggy Stardust inspired number takes place on a magical planet with alien cat women. To accent this absurd tale, a spinning night sky and a zoomed in star motion graphic was created. Both were made in After Effects. The latter was color edited in Qlab to create a serious of multicolor stars during the chorus.
Cue Sheet
Speaker/Projector Plot
Speaker/Projector Plot
Sound/Projection Signal Path
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