OPERA SCENES
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Isadora
Date: 11/14/2024
Timeframe: 2 Months
Assignment: Design video for two separate productions simultaneously. Learn motion graphics animation software for projections to be used in a production containing a collection of opera scenes. These scenes were re-contextualized for more modern settings by myself. The show was programmed in Isadora.
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Opera is a cornerstone of western theatre and has significantly influenced the performing arts throughout its existence. It has a grand legacy and reputation, and within it remain grounded human stories that connect with people today. Through designing more modern contexts for these characters to exist in, the experiences that audiences past and present have related to – love, seduction, and loyalty (or lack thereof) – can be highlighted. I hope as you watch and listen to our production, the new settings that we created for these stories resonate with you and showcase operas continued ability to stage human connection, thought, and emotion as grandiose as they feel to us in our everyday lives.
