Here Comes Procrastination

[mrslovett]

I've been a little, "Ummm, uhhh..." about posting something, on a new journal and all. It's a little odd. Should I just post about whatever, or should this be a place to focus on talking about Sweeney stuff? Well, how about both.

Ten minutes before midnight I got my Graphic Design final done. I was pretty surprised it only took an hour. Tomorrow I will be officially done with this semester! And then I can start procrastinating on my art for the rest of the summer. But I will start working on a graphic novel, I swear!

I've also been looking on Amazon for books to teach myself scenic design a bit, and I happened to find a book with the author's original Sweeney Todd set design on the cover:







They're still going with the idea of industrialization being an overwhelming, dehumanizing, destructive force, but it feels a lot more imposing than the original Broadway set design. I'd rather a Sweeney set be small and personal, but I like this one, especially the rusty iron texture. And something about the giant walls of iron is very unsettling.

I'm still trying to figure out the costumes- is that '50s-style Mrs. Lovett? It's hard to tell how modernized this version is.

Comments

[mrslovett]

Surprisingly I actually like Graphic Design a lot, I didn't think I would, but I'd still rather be illustrating.

Well, I say graphic novel, but I mean web comic. I'll be writing and drawing it, so it combines both my passions! Plus I need portfolio pieces... really bad.

I feel the same way, I love the Revival and movie costumes. I'm a sucker for detailed Victorian fashion, but I almost like the Revival more for the simple color scheme. I find myself using black, white, and red in everything I design these days because of it. Patti's Lovett is awesome because the interpretation is so different, and I think her costume plays a big part in that, too.

[scemo]

Ah, so will you be posting the comic on Deewee? That'd be really cool!

Black and red are amazing colours, and Victorian fashion pwns. I really like top hats - one of the oh so many reasons that LuPone's costume in the Revival was amazing. XD

By the way, do you know if it's possible to get a DVD of the Revival? I've been looking around and even Amazon doesn't seem to have anything other than a CD of the soundtrack. :|

[mrslovett]

I'm not sure where I want to post it, if I ever get it done. I'll figure that out later.

There is no DVD of the Revival, there's only the CD. You can sometimes find bookleg recordings on YouTube, though.

[scemo]

All right, well, good luck!

And thanks. I've already seen the bootlegs - they're quite bad. :D