#26
Posted: 10/1/05 at 2:37pm
Here are my.. OPINIONS.
>>>The entry of the Ship and floating on the water<<<
They made a ship sink in Titanic and the whole thing took place on the boat so I'm sure they will make it work.
>>>The Overture sequence where Atlantica is unveiled<<<
Either an elaborate back drop with lots of lights or an elaborate set piece with lots of lights.
>>>The chase sequence with Ariel, Flounder and The Shark (are they going to use puppets for Flounder? and what about the Shark?)<<< I don't know how they'll do this one... but if I had to make it up I would use some neat lighting effects. Never really show the shark but have the shape of one in shadow or a projection onto the stage. You'd never really see it but it'd still be scary.
>>>How are they going to dress Scuttle? How will they depict the scene where he's standing on a rock in the middle of the ocean?<<< I hope they don't do him like Zazu. It worked for the lion king but I don't think it'll work for TLM.
>>>Ursula's little cronies: Flotsam and Jetsam: I can imagine these really cool, serpent-like puppets... writhing around (really hi-tech modern stuff)<<< See I think it depends on how they depict all the animal characters. Who knows... maybe they wont do puppets and they'll just be shady looking actors onstage.
>>>The ship in the storm. How in the world will they handle that? This would have to be the most complicated scene in the show (besides Ursula's demise); because it takes place on the ship, floating on the water, then under-sea, then ship etc. etc. and an exploding ship and wreckage floating about<<<<
I don't think they will make it EXACTLY like the movie... they'll find a way to make it adaptable to the stage. I'm thinking it's going to be very theme-park ish.
>>>The destruction of the grotto. How will this be done? How will the actors walk in the mermaid suits? How will Triton's trident operate? <<< Lots of intricate pieces that fall apart is my guess. The trident can use those flash things. And about mermaid suits... who knows maybe they will all actually be flying... now that would be a spectacle.
>>>How will Ariel's stolen voice be depicted? How will she shoot up to land?<<< Thats easy to do on a sound board with an echo effect. And the shoot up to land bit... they could use a silohette with a double thing for that and I think it would look nice. That way ariel can be ready for the next scene of "surfacing" on land.
>>>All the land bits are easy: but the transition to land and sea is gonna be hard <<< It won't be that hard... they can use both sides of the stage simultaneously.
>>>Ursula's transformation to Vanessa: how will they accomplish this? <<< Probably like how millie said... similar to the beast.
>>>Ariel swimming to the ship... how will they do that. She'll need to float on water, and not just under it.<<< With the right lighting and skrim/material I'm sure it'll look nice. If they even include that... I mean I think thats one of those things that you can "imply" during scene changes.
>>>The inflated Ursula and the huge end bit before her demise. This will either come off (extremely) corny or very powerful<<< Perhaps you wont really see the full ursula. Similar to the Giant in Into the Woods, she could be off stage and we just see her very large tentacles.
>>>The entry of the Ship and floating on the water<<<
They made a ship sink in Titanic and the whole thing took place on the boat so I'm sure they will make it work.
>>>The Overture sequence where Atlantica is unveiled<<<
Either an elaborate back drop with lots of lights or an elaborate set piece with lots of lights.
>>>The chase sequence with Ariel, Flounder and The Shark (are they going to use puppets for Flounder? and what about the Shark?)<<< I don't know how they'll do this one... but if I had to make it up I would use some neat lighting effects. Never really show the shark but have the shape of one in shadow or a projection onto the stage. You'd never really see it but it'd still be scary.
>>>How are they going to dress Scuttle? How will they depict the scene where he's standing on a rock in the middle of the ocean?<<< I hope they don't do him like Zazu. It worked for the lion king but I don't think it'll work for TLM.
>>>Ursula's little cronies: Flotsam and Jetsam: I can imagine these really cool, serpent-like puppets... writhing around (really hi-tech modern stuff)<<< See I think it depends on how they depict all the animal characters. Who knows... maybe they wont do puppets and they'll just be shady looking actors onstage.
>>>The ship in the storm. How in the world will they handle that? This would have to be the most complicated scene in the show (besides Ursula's demise); because it takes place on the ship, floating on the water, then under-sea, then ship etc. etc. and an exploding ship and wreckage floating about<<<<
I don't think they will make it EXACTLY like the movie... they'll find a way to make it adaptable to the stage. I'm thinking it's going to be very theme-park ish.
>>>The destruction of the grotto. How will this be done? How will the actors walk in the mermaid suits? How will Triton's trident operate? <<< Lots of intricate pieces that fall apart is my guess. The trident can use those flash things. And about mermaid suits... who knows maybe they will all actually be flying... now that would be a spectacle.
>>>How will Ariel's stolen voice be depicted? How will she shoot up to land?<<< Thats easy to do on a sound board with an echo effect. And the shoot up to land bit... they could use a silohette with a double thing for that and I think it would look nice. That way ariel can be ready for the next scene of "surfacing" on land.
>>>All the land bits are easy: but the transition to land and sea is gonna be hard <<< It won't be that hard... they can use both sides of the stage simultaneously.
>>>Ursula's transformation to Vanessa: how will they accomplish this? <<< Probably like how millie said... similar to the beast.
>>>Ariel swimming to the ship... how will they do that. She'll need to float on water, and not just under it.<<< With the right lighting and skrim/material I'm sure it'll look nice. If they even include that... I mean I think thats one of those things that you can "imply" during scene changes.
>>>The inflated Ursula and the huge end bit before her demise. This will either come off (extremely) corny or very powerful<<< Perhaps you wont really see the full ursula. Similar to the Giant in Into the Woods, she could be off stage and we just see her very large tentacles.
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Updated On: 10/1/05 at 02:37 PM
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