A task during the Easter holidays was to design and make/draw a scene that would be shown in a version of 'Antigone'. This is my design.
It is based around the World War II era. I did this as if a war has just ended, as that is what happens in 'Antigone'.
I chose the stage and audience to be straight on because from the way the stage is set, this would be the best way for it to be appreciated. I want the stage to be shown exactly how it is in the picture for everybody. I think this will give the set/stage depth and layers, especially as it will make Creon look more important as he placed at the back, higher than the rest of the set.
This scene would be the prologue to 'Antigone' as it would show Creon announcing that Eteocles will be buried and Polynieces left unburied.
The colours I've used are very simple (blue, red, green and brown) but I've decided to make them duller to show how dirty and run-down things are after the war. The blood on the walls represent the bloodshed of the war, and shows what Creon has to start off with when as he is a very new ruler.
For the lighting, the whole stage itself would be pretty dark except for spotlights on Eteocles' grave, Creon and Polynieces' body so that they stand out, and it is easy to tell that they are the most important things on stage at the time.
The overall mood I want is a sort of eery silence (apart from Creon's booming announcement) that is in mourning but also dark as it is post-war.
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