Musical 'Criminal'

Façade projection stage design

"A musical with facade projection".

The musical "The Criminal" is a musical stage that actively uses facade projection. The stage consists of a geometrically shaped achromatic wall and background, and the facade projection changes from a street to a variety of backgrounds such as a virtual SNS space and a detective's brain.

Project duration : 5 month (2015.05~09)

Role : Stage design director / ideation, sketching, modeling, building, photography.

Project type : Team project with other department (Acting, Directing, Managing..etc)

Tools : Handcraft work, Rhino, Photoshop, illustrator

Design process and Role

I worked as a stage designer at Soulmate, a musical club at Korea University.

After I designed the stage, the budget was planned and reviewed and executed by the central committee. I searched for materials in woodworking stores, lighting stores, and paint stores, and made props and the stage together with the design team.

I worked with members of the stage design team and coordinate schedules and division of labor. The effect of the play was achieved by making images for the performance and projection mapping the image on the entire stage with projectors.

Design of the facade projection for each scene

The musical, which is about the uncovering of secrets hidden in the death of a famous actress, needed direction that would describe the state of mind of the main character and those surrounding her. It was planned to produce different scenes, including scenes where the detectives are arguing and scenes where the heroine is suffering in front of the public, as facade projection. The video was produced by myself, and the projection was experimented with.

Stage Planning

To ensure efficient use of materials, the design was pre-drawn and work started. After I measured the stage, I also designed a rough view of the stage.

Performance & Review

Three projectors were used for the performance, and the design of the facade projection was evaluated as a great expression of the psychology and atmosphere of the characters. It was the first musical performance with facade projection shown at Korea University.