Sorry the Release 1 design insights is so late - but here it is now!
For the first release we had Into the woods and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Into the woods obviously had to be in the woods, so we started with that idea and moved from there. We had to include Milky White, and the beanstalk added a pop of
green and filled a little space on the right side. We'd already decided on the lyric for this one, so using these characters was a must.
For Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat we started with Joseph himself, in his coat. After that we put him in a desert/egypt setting. Originally we were going to put the wording in a solid color, but decided instead that it would be cool to have the coat's colors through the words (which we outlined in black so that they'd be more readable).
Release 2's design insights!
For the second release, we have Kinky Boots and The Music Man.
We knew we wanted the Kinky Boots scene to be from Raise You Up, so we watched the recording a few times to pick the dance move we wanted them doing. This is one of Tina's favorite designs so far for this year's SAL, but was also the most cursed one to make. The first time she tried to draw Charlie, she forgot to give him a neck and he looked really wierd. Like slenderman's cousin - thumbman.
The second option for the second release is The Music Man. Choosing which cast to use on this one took us a long time, but we ended up going with Hugh Jackman's production. We knew we wanted to use 76 Trombones, so we watched that a few times and picked what move we wanted them doing. (And I think Tina did great with that! I couldn't do it if my life depended on it.)
(For funs - go watch the video of 76 Trombones with Hugh Jackman and pause it at any point and look at his ridiculous expressions)
Anyway, then we had to decide on the background. This production has a lot of props that we thought about including, but we ended up deciding it was too busy after giving it a try. Eventually, we decided to keep it simple and have them dancing in front of the curtain.
We're super excited that people seem to be enjoying this new style, and I personally can't wait until the next release - because one of the options is one of my favorite musicals.
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