Sea and Sky

L.H. Grant (lhgrant@nccn1.nccn.net)
Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:19:05 -0800

In all of the strange and exotic lands Odysseus journeyed there were two
things that remained constant, the sea and sky. These two elements that
unite all of the locations of The Odyssey could also be used to unite all
of the RL stages of Oudeis if we simply design the sets on the various RL
stages to have similar if not identical representations of the ocean and
the heavens.

This would also have the added advantage of increasing the ways in which we
can represent the virtual characters. For instance, images (possibly
gobos) could be projected onto the sky of the various stages to represent
the virtual characters playing gods. This will give the gods the elevated
perspective they deserve and help to prevent the overreliance on the light
cones. Furthermore, if the sky is composed of a flexible material that
moves with the currents of wind created by a fan, the images would then
appear to be dynamic and not static. If the sea were created with a
similar material we could also use the lights and motions of the sea and
sky to show the dramatic changes in weather that forced Odysseus to these
different locations. I think this would be very effective theatrically
and, at the same time, help with the transitions between scenes.

Lee