Dramatic Stage Designs with Star Cloths - By: Katrina Wagner

Like many who remember their summers in summer stock, that embarrassing moment on stage which constitutes a start to anyone’s acting career during their youth and like some, it was a long time ago. However much things have changed since then, stage design has not been forgotten. Many watched in wonder at some of the stage visuals that have become common place in major productions of today’s modern times. You might be dreaming of such a vision for your summer stock venture or your community theater.

Well, when you think to yourself, "Yeah, but its has got to cost way too much!" Remind yourself this is the 21st century and things are different than they were in the past. Today’s modern tools that make the greatest stage productions have evolved too. The result being that with a little effort you can have a multimedia fantasia within your budget. Things like video projectors and sophisticated lighting systems and computers to control it all have become commodity items now. You only need the expertise to use them in a really bang up way and your on your way to a rousing round of applause.

Secret Weapon of the Stage
Starcloth is one of the secret weapons in the arsenal of stage art. For many years, it has been the backdrop for some of the most dramatic, eye freezing stage designs that have ever been created. For anyone working with of living in the realm of stage design, Starcloth is a major element in more than just night scenes. Starcloth goes way beyond a black curtain with some holiday lights poking through in all the right places. Imagine a custom made Starcloth with over 40 points per square meter and six separate fiber circuits. Can you picture the stages that you could create with something like that?

Within Reach
The most important point is that Starcloths are no longer limited to the realm of the big budget production companies. As industry has advanced, these kinds of technologies and the technologies that help create these technologies, become better suited to the job. That means greater potential and lower cost. Imagine the curtain going up on a scene backdropped by the starry night, but the stars slowly fade bright to dark; one here, one there and as the scene develops, they twinkle faster for bigger more dramatic effect. That has got to be the kind of stage you want behind you when you deliver your big speech.

It is not just that costs are down. There is so much more to do. The 21st century is thought by some to be the century of creativity. This is being driven by media, technology and the expansion of the world stage. You could have a media expert located in Malaysia map a projection onto the custom made Starcloth you have just ordered and give the programming of it to a lad from University. This is the kind of production that in years past was only to be dreamed of. Dramatic designs made with Starcloth today are much more accessible and easier to do than ever before.

About the Author

Chris Tyrrell writes for Hawthorn Theatrical who specialise in the sale of stage and events equipment and Starcloth hire. Visit the website for more details.

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