Movement Residency - The Doo Whop Prop Shop

Two chicks with Power Tools 

For the last week and for the next ten days, the head of production design of Movement, Noush and myself are stationed at the jam jar doing a residency where we'll be hand-crafting and building sonic props that will be a creative component of the show. I will be documenting our progress in this "ginormous multiverse of Analog Mechnics" and to that end...here goes. 

setting up shop.

my humble sketch table

Sketches of some of the instruments: 
The Shoe Instrument Series 
(percussive sonic props)
This series is designed mainly for the 24 piece choir whose role, besides choral support is also using these sonic props to add those key sound design elements. When every shoe, with different attachements is played at the same time, the sound evoked would be of a whole hybrid drum kit. The series includes:
a)two-tone sole: producing treble and bass.
b) atom-size cymbals: producing the intricate sounds of the cymbal by creating an attachment that will rest on the body of the shoe.
c)the rake: to create the sound of a jazz snare, this attachment protrudes from the head of the shoe to create a brush drum sound.




The PVC Pipe Semi-Tone Vibraphone

 

(Tonal Sonic Prop) 

A sketch of the instrument that is going to be built with PVC pipes to create a vibraphone that will incorporate semi-tones

Noush & I geeking out over concepts

girl's night out