27 February 2011

Some friends in London had an intriguing idea that they based a recent set design around: they bought sheets of clear, corrugated PVC roofing and then brushed a light layer of black paint on one side. Simple, inexpensive, and visually compelling. They illuminated them from behind and while the true effect of the lighting design is difficult to capture on film, you can get a sense of it below. Imagine a large space filled with this stuff. I've always been a big fan of using plastic in set designs because it takes light well and holds color so nicely. And it seems like there would be a lot to explore with this particular material and design: the way the plastic is painted, silhouette and, of course, color.