Digital Media, Projection Design, and Technology for Theatre

Chapter 4Content Creation 101

You have a vision in your head of how you want a certain projection to look and now you need to create it. Sometimes you know exactly how to do so. Other times you may need to watch tutorials and teach yourself a new method. Don’t despair—we all are constantly learning new techniques, new software, and new creation methods. It’s part of the profession. Each time you learn a new way to reproduce a historical photo or a new method to sculpt a 3D model you add to your quiver of creative arrows. By the end of a few designs you will be amazed at the new skills you’ve gained (and the new gray hairs you’ve gained as well).

Making great content can be an arduous and painstaking task. Quite simply, the perfect content isn’t ...