As far as Mr. Coffee goes, he is obviously a sort of omniscient being. He doesn't seem to be from any time or place. In my opinion, I think he is god. Or at least the "god-like" character of the play. Fanny is the only one who really interacts with him. She is also the one who repeats the phrase, "vaya con dios" which translates to mean "go with god".
Friday, April 26, 2013
On The Verge
If I were to create a poster for this show, I would want it to be really abstract. I would want all of the concepts on the poster to make sense separately, but when compared to the other images, to seem strange. It would have the image of a large clock. Except that it would be huge and take up most of the poster. There would not be times on it, instead the image of an old map. This map would not make any sort of logical sense, but would have 'the jungle', the Himalayas etc. included on it. That way, it would have not only places that they experience throughout the play, but other environments as well. (small pictures of things they encounter or discuss in each place drawn in). The hands of the clock would be proportional in size to the clock, and pointing to the first and last place that the three women travel to. The three women, would be seen holding umbrellas and walking in a line on one of the hands of the clock. They would be black and silhouetted. The rest of the poster would vary in color. The bottom left corner would be completely in black and white and the top right corner completely in color. The middle would be a mixture of the two. The text would also vary in font. From extremely fancy, handwritten, Elizabethan looking script, to a typed looking text. The tagline would be "Nostalgia for the future". I think this line does a good job of expressing the idea of the play.
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I really like the concept idea of your poster. It's like combining a really original idea but still keeping somewhat of the past posters in mind. It sounds like a really great combination. And I love the idea of the hands of the clock pointing where they start and end. I would have never thought about that.
ReplyDeleteAs for Mr. Coffee, although he's in a white suit I wouldn't think of him as god. He is in a way a god-like character since he represents death. Mr. Coffee makes too many references about death and was the one who took away Grover's soul when he died. He knows that the letter won't reach him because he was there when Grover died. I agree with the phrase meaning as much as I hate Spanish, but one must go through/with death to get to god. He knows that he'll be back for Fanny's death when he means that they'll meet again someday.
I like how you apply "vaya con dios" with Mr. Coffee. I'd made some sort of connection of Mr. Coffee as a god-like character with a more grim reaper demeaner. As Taylor says, he's the one who's coming for their souls to take them off. That's just a really interesting way to look at it.
ReplyDeleteI like your poster idea for this show. You somehow found a way to highlight the important themes, in order to attract an audience without giving away the plot or storyline. Your poster is well thought out, it seems as though the color, shape, and size of every given detail was selected with intention, leaving the image impossible to understand without first viewing the play. I consider this a good marketing technique to get butts in seats, and also an example of how important it is to maintain a certain level of ambiguity in promotions to increase levels of audience satisfaction.
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