Tommi Brem: Art director, set designer and translator in Neu-Ulm, Germany.

If you could pick ONE person to mentor you ...who would it be?

There are million of screenplays out there, how do you make yours stand out?

Am I blind or there is there no dedicated space here for production designers?

Are there any registered? If so, feel free to connect!

It feels totally weird, not fitting in any of the pre-made categories ... it would be lovely to see some of the work people do in that field here on stage 32. So if you know of anyone registered here, please point me in the right direction.

Cheerio.

TB

I've been a member since 2014 and then I stopped coming here. Giving this another go. I have since designed and developed video concepts a whole bunch of theatre productions (incl. San Francisco Opera), I have translated two plays. And I have curated a number of art exhibitions (incl. a Bruce Bickford retrospective).

I design spaces, I develop video concepts, I do ping-pong sessions for production design of any kind. I translate stuff between German and English.

Coming back to this network after 5 years ...

This is a first: Director Wolf E. Rahlfs and I have pushed to different stage design concepts to a 90% completion stage before we came to a decision. Presentation for the head of the theatre next Tuesday.

Hello everyone, I'm an Industrial Designer and I've worked doing Trade Show Exhibits for almost 15 years now. I've always had a soft spot for movies, and particularly for sets, props and conceptual design. Last October I started my own little Design studio, and decided to look for plays and indie films that needed help. I thought: "it's never too late to change careers" Though I have very little experience doing sets and props, I am very excited to get into films and theater! Besides, I have plenty of experience working under pressure, low budgets, quick turnaround times, designing concepts, CAD and Render, etc. I just joined here and wanted to learn about your experiences in the field, and any tips or suggestions are highly appreciated! So, let's get this started, how did you get in the industry and why?

May I throw in a few tiny suggestions regarding your header graphics? Not to bitch about what you do, but to maybe give you some ideas about what I find visually pleasing, in the hope that some of you might agree and benefit from it. If you can, make sure all the important image content is right of the left quarter on the image (i.e. not under the dark grey area on normal screens). That way, it will at least look good when viewed on a screen with sufficient resolution. This applies especially if you're using (important) typography in the header image, which I recommend you don't. Here is why: Since this website will adapt to the size of the screen you are viewing it on, the slightly transparent area that holds your headshot is covering more or less of the header image. The smaller the screen gets, the more your header image gets cropped from the right and the more is obscured by the dark grey overlay. So no matter how important or witty the typography you're using, no one will be able to read it and it looks a mess. If you are using typography in a more "decorative" way, you are fine (I think. For reference, see my header image. Where it doesn't matter if no-one can read it.) Everything else is advanced stuff I recommend getting into (see below). A good reference is CJ Walley's header graphic: https://www.stage32.com/profile/175728/cj-walley Why I think it's good: - It's amazingly crisp (if you have trouble creating a crisp image, ask a photoshop wizard for help). - His black and white headshot sits spot-on in the darkest area of the header graphic. Well done! And nice contrast, too! - Even in smaller screens, the layout is very good. Try decreasing the width of your browser window when viewing his profile, you'll see what I mean. The image gets cropped from the right in increments, each time resulting in an image that is nice to look at and that still manages to communicate the same atmosphere as the full image. So I assume my suggestion would be to try and think of the header image as a backdrop that helps create atmosphere rather than communicate specific content. (Sorry CJ for hi-jacking your profile as an impromtu tutorial).

Works nicely!

In theatre, set designs are often very abstract. Out of artistic intent and/or because of budget restrictions. However, movies (shorts, series etc.) tend to be realistic in most respects, with a very few exceptions. And in those (at least the ones I know), the abstract setting is part of the story being told. I am not looking for abstract movies, I am looking for movies (short, feature, what have you) that tell a story in an abstract setting. I suppose examples would be: Jim Henson's "The Cube": https://archive.org/details/TheCube-JimHenson-1969 An absolut must watch IMO in terms of "experiments in television". Then obviously "Cube": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123755/ Almost there: "Nothing": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 In all three cases, the setting is an integral part of the story. One movie that also fits the bill, although I would argue that is goes into the direction of theatrics, is Lars von Trier's "Dogville": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276919/?ref_=nm_knf_i2 Then there is Tron, but I would put that in a box with every science-fiction or fantasy flick, where there is a setting that is invented/obviously fictive but functions pretty much like reality would. So, if any one can think of a movie that tells a realistic story and an abstract setting, please post your references in the comments!

For a while I have been working on a series of drawings, using the work by Philip K. Dick. I'll throw the link in now and explain later: http://appendix-dick.com/drawings/

Just a simple hello!

Monday morning post. I'm currently busy developing an abstract stage design for a play by Koltes, to be produced at Badische Landesbühne Bruchsal, directed by Wolf E. Rahlfs, music by Paolo Greco. Scheduling a work meeting in Madrid beginning of June. As usual with this theatre, it's a travelling production, playing on stages with varying width, depth and height. Sometimes the difference is 50%. It must look good everywhere and needs to fit into a small truck and must, obviously, not exceed the budget. Luckily, this play only has four characters and little props.

Just want to say "Howdy!" and shout out my thanks to RB and Amanda for all you're doing here onStage help fellow creatives connect. Hope to connect with Joey at Happy Writers as well. As a writer, I believe it's my job to help folks see the "little things" that make up the Big Picture. As a producer and marketer, I'm fascinated by the evolving world of distribution. Look forward to connecting with serious like-minded individuals who can tolerate a slightly screwball sense of humor. Onward and upward all!