SHE SAYS THERE’S A HOUSE ON HER ROUTE THAT’S CURSED. EVERYONE SAYS SO.
STILLS
PROCESS
HEAP WAS A ZOOM THEATRE VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION RECORDED AND ASSEMBLED AT UC SAN DIEGO’S MFA PROGRAM DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. ACTORS RECORDED THEMSELVES PERFORMING LIVE TOGETHER ON ZOOM, AND THE FOOTAGE WAS LATER SPLICED TOGETHER WITH IMAGES OF A MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD MIRANDA DESIGNED AND BUILT.
DIGITAL CONCEPT COLLAGE.
Iterating the model neighborhood in Vectorworks and Cinema4D.
PRELIMINARY SILHOUETTE STORYBOARDS.
Overhead view of main cul-de-sac made in Cinema4D
Composite storyboards featuring actor rehearsal footage and rough digital model.
GROUND PLAN OF MODEL IN STUDIO.
LASER CUT FILE OF HOUSES
Building the model.
FINAL PRODUCT
CREATIVES
UC SAN DIEGO THEATRE + DANCE MFA PROGRAM | PLAYWRIGHT: VIVIAN BARNES | DIRECTOR: COLETTE ROBERT | PRODUCTION + VIDEO DESIGNER: MIRANDA FRIEL | LIGHTING DESIGNER: LINDSAY STEPHENS | COSTUME + ASSISTANT VIDEO DESIGNER: DANIELLA TOSCANO | SOUND DESIGNER + COMPOSER: STEWART BLACKWOOD |