November 2017
Beginner
306 pages
6h 36m
English
Content preview from Media Design and Technology for Live Entertainment
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
Start your free trial
How do you know what you want, until you get what you want, and see if you like it?
~Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
While Into the Woods is not about new media design, there can be many parallels to the design question. For instance, the script is a combination of fairy tales brought together to tell a story. The media designer will be one of the creators to help tell a story. While the above quote may ring true about many things in life, it is most assuredly true for those attempting video for live performance the first time. It may take many different productions before a designer will be able to accurately conceptualize how media will look before getting into the space. Even when he or she has that experience, ...