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Storyboard:
Zodiac
FanninMusicalProductions
Overview
Zodiacisamusicalandvisualreflectionontheancientartofastrology.Theshowprogressesthrough,anddrawsitseffectsfrom,fourofthe'houses'oftheZodiac:SagittariustheArcher,GeminitheTwins,ScorpiotheScorpion,andLibratheScales.
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SetDesign
Zodiacusesseveralpropswhichreflecttheancientartofastrology.Theoverallsetisdesignedtomimicthelookofastandardastrologicalchartwhileframingthefieldandprovidinganarrativefortheaudiencetofall.Alongthefront,twolargescreenshideguardequipmentchanges,andalarge,semicircularstageservesasaplacetohighlightsoloistsandfeaturedgroups.Intheback,fourlargebackdropsrepresentthefourastrologicalsignswhichhaveinspiredthefourmovementsoftheprogramandprovideaplaceforequipmentchangesandeffectstaging.
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PropsTwolargefrontscreensprovideastagingpointforcolorguardequipmentchanges.
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Directlybehindthepit,alargesemicircularstageservesasafeatureareaforsoloistsandgroups,paintedinthebrightblue[cyan]‘pop’color.Sketchedhereasaslightlyelevatedstage,asimpletarpcouldalsobeused.
Radiatingbackfromthestagearethreestripsoftarpmaterialpaintedintheslightlydarkerbluewhichservetodividethefieldintothe‘houses’ofanastrologicalchart.Thisprovidesanarrativetotheshow,allowingthedrilltoprogressfromonehousetothenextasthemovementschange.Thestripsthemselvescanbeinexpensivelymadefromsurplusbillboardmaterialandthenweightedtoavoidwindissues.
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Ineachofthefourquadrants,abackdropservestolabelthe‘house’uponwhichamovementwillbebased,andasastagingpointforeffects.SagittariustheArcher
GeminitheTwins
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Scorpio
LibratheScales
Thefourmovementsoftheshowplayoffofthesefour‘houses’oftheZodiactomotivatetheireffects,bothmusicallyandvisually.
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Colors,Costuming,Flags
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Allflagstiedconceptuallytoshowtheme.Flags,costuming,andpropsalltiedtogetherbycolorpaletteanduseofpattern.
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Movements1&2[Preshow&Sagittarius,theArcher]Effects
Thepreshowbeginswiththeguardhiddenbehindthebackdropsandthemusicianslyingontheirbacksacrossthefield,onearmupasthoughwatchingthenightsky.Themusicandvisualcombinetoconveythesenseofwonderonefeelswhenlookingupatthesky.
Whilethemusicianscontinuetolieontheirbackandgesturetowardsthesky[periodicallyshiftingdirectionastheypoint]theguardentersfrombehindthebackdropsasthoughinaceremonialprocession,evokingtheancientnatureofastrologyasapractice.
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Asthemusiciansbegintoenter,theyrisefromthegroundandbegindrillthatweavesthosestillontheground.Theguardatthispointbreaksoutofthe‘procession’andbeginstoperformchoreography.Theentireensemblethenbuildsintothe‘house’ofSagittariusforthefirstimpactofMovement.Narrationcouldbeusedtoenhancethiseffectofthe‘planetsmovingintoSagittarius.’
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ForthefinalMovement2effect,aguardperformertakescenterstageonthefeaturearea,thengesturesdramaticallydownalineofmusicianswhorippletofacetheSagittariusbackdropjustasanarrowpropislaunchedfromasimplecatapulthiddenbehindthebackdrop.Suchcatapultscanbeeasilybuiltusingcompressedairorothermethods,andtheadditiontobrightlyglowing,blueLEDlightstothearrowhelpsconveyeverythingbacktothethemeofthestarsandastrology.Fullplansforlauncherandarrowavailable.
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Movement3[Gemini,theTwins]EffectsInmovement3,theideaoftheTwinsisconveyedmusicallyviaafeaturedduet[sketchedhereastrombone-flute,butadjustabletomeettheneedsofanyensemble]andvisuallyviaconstantlyshiftingsetsofpairs.Themainvisualactiontakesplace‘inthehouseofGemini’andonceagainnarrationcouldbeusedtohelpmakethatideamoreobvious.
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Movement4[Scorpio]Effects
InMovement4,theaggressivenatureofthescorpionisportrayedmusicallywithstrong,desert-inspiredpercussion.Theseperformerstakecenterstagebehindthepitforamomentbothmusicallyandvisuallychoreographed,shownherewithshekere-typeinstruments.Thesecouldbepitpercussionists,assketchedhere,orhornlineorguardmemberswhotemporarilybecomepercussionistsforthisscene.Iffeatured,thedrumlinecouldalsotakethismomentoncenterstageinteractingwiththepitpercussionistsinamusicallyandvisuallyappealingsynthesis.
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Movement5[Libra,theScales]andReprise
AftertheaggressionofScorpio,themoodreturnstooneofwonderatthegrandeurofthestarsandfateinLibra.Thecolorguardsignalsthischangebyintroducinganewsilk,introducingavibrantpurpleintothecolorpalette.Asthemusicbeginstoreprisesomeoftheideasfromtheopening,thedrillevolvestowardsafinal,majesticstatement.
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