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TrappedinTime
FanninMusicalProductionsStoryboardbyJasonShelbyjason@fanninmusic.com
(270)293-4106Theycallitthe‘ArrowofTime’paradox:physicstellsusthatattheirmostfundamentallevel,thelawsofnatureworkjustaswellbackwardsastheydoforward…theunceasingflowoftimethattrapsusisnotafactofnature,butaproductofthehumanmind.So,canweescapeit?BasedonanincrediblemusicbookbyMikePote,TrappedinTimefeaturesamind-bendingconceptwhichwillintrigueandamaze.
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SetDesign
ThesetdesignforTrappedinTimefeaturesseverallargepropswhichcometogethertoformagigantic,oversizedclock.It’sdeterioration,andthenit’sreturntoorder,formthebasicarcoftheshowconcept.
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Ourmostimportantprops,twomovablestagesonlarge,casterwheels,formthehandsoftheclockandserveasastagingpointforfeaturedgroupsandsoloists.TheclockeffectisfurtherenhancedbyoversizedRomannumeralswhichcanberepositionedastheclockdisintegratesandwearefreedfromtime’s‘trap.’Plansandbuild/leaseoptionsavailablethroughTigerProps.
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Optionalfrontscreenpropsalongthesidelineprovideastagingpointforguardequipmentexchanges,furthermakeclearthethemesoftimeanddisorientation,andgraphicallyconnecttothevisualmotifsusedintheguardcostumingandsilks.Sketchedherewithasinglescreenononesideofthepitpercussion,largerguardsmaywanttoconsidertwowithoneoneachside.
Plansandbuild/leaseoptionsavailablethroughTigerProps,aswellashigh-qualitydigitalprinting.
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Costuming&FlagDesign
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ThecostumingandflagsilksforTrappedinTimeestablishaclearvisualiconographythatdemonstratetheconceptualplotline,furtherdevelopingthethemesalreadyestablishedinthepropandcostumedesigns.
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OpenerEffects
TrappedinTimeopenswithallattentionfocusedontheclockfacestagingarea,andthepitpercussiontheonlymusicalvoice.Thehornlineradiatesawayfromtheslowlymovinghandswhilethecolorguardhasthefocus.Whileafeaturedperformerstandsatoptheminutehandposingandgesturing,narrationposesaframingquestion:‘...atthemostfundamentallevel,sciencetellsus,thelawsofnaturearesymmetrical...theyworkaswellgoingbackward...astheydoforward...thearrowoftimethattrapsusisnotafactofnature,butaproductofourownminds...’
Sothen...canweescapeit?’
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Meanwhile,thehornlineperformsrepetitive,clockworkbodyworkuntilenteringthedrill.Onthenarrationcue,‘…goingbackward…astheydoforward…’thedrillrespondsbyhavingtwogroupspassthrougheachother,pause,andthencontinueontheirway.
Theguardlayersinwithourfirstsilkgradually,buildingvisualinterest.
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Theintrigueoftheopeningscenesculminatesultimatelyinourfirstmajorarrivalpoint.Thefirstfull-ensemblemusicalmomentoftheshowisaccompaniedwithlowerbodychoreographywhilethecolorguarddeliversourfirstfull-silkvisualimpact.
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Thepercussionthenbecomesboththevisualandmusicalfocuswhiletherestoftheensemblerestagesforournextscene.Thenarrationposesanotherframingquestion:‘Whatwouldhappen,werewefreefromthetrapoftime?Howwouldtherulesbreakdown?’
Inresponsetothenarration’sintimationof‘rulesbreakingdown,’thehornlineandguardrepositionthepropstosignifythedisintegrationoftheclock.
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Thesetisnowtransformed,symbolizingfreedomfromtheconstraintsoftime.EachoftheRomannumeralpropsnowservesasamini-stagingareatobringfocustoadifferentmusicalgroupasdesired.
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Similarly,thewoodwindmelodicideaisstagedonthehandsoftheclock,nowusedaswhilethebrass,drums,andguarddrillrevolvesaroundthenowcompletelydeconstructedtimepiece.Thesemultipurposepropsallowustochangetheentirelookofthefieldastheshowprogresses.
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BalladEffects
Theclockhandpropscontinuetoshowtheirversatilityintheopeningsegmentoftheballad:abeautiful,lyricsoloforoneofyourstrongestplayers.[Sketchedhereasaflautist,thesolocouldberescoredforseveralinstruments.Allowustocustomizethisshowtofeatureyouruniquestrengths!]
Asthehandslowlyturnswiththesoloistalongfortheride,theguardbeginstolayerinwithourballadsilk.Thisoversized,op-artinspired,swirlingswingflagcreatesahypnoticeffecttomirrorthesensationofbeing‘lost’withouttime.
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Finally,thefullensemblebuildsintoaglorious,maestosoarrivalpointasthefullguardspinsandswirlstheeye-catching,disorientingflags.
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CloserEffects
Thefinalmovementbeginswithapercussionfocus—visuallyhighlightedbythehandsoftheclock,restagedbypartofthehornline—narrationexplainsthedrivingconceptforthemovement:‘No,weneedtime…anditneedsus…timeisnotatrap,itisaproject!…arealityweconstructourselves…’
Meanwhile—ifweaponsaredesired—thisdriving,percussivemomentistheperfecttimetofeaturethem.Therestoftheguard—ortheentireauxiliaryifnotusingweapons—performssimpledancewiththeRomannumeralsaswebegintoreconstructtheclock.
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Asthemusicalvoiceslayerin,thecolorguardbeginstotranslateontotheclosersilk—afullyreconstructedclock,connectingtotheoverallthemeofthemovement.
Finally,theentireensemblebuildstowardsourlastmajorarrivalpoint.Thefullyreassembledclockbywhichwearenolongertrapped,butanintegralpart.
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Whileafeaturedguardperformerstandsonthefulcrumofthetwoclockhands—sketchedhereasarifle,butcouldalsobeonaflag—thefinalmaestosostatementofthemusicalthemeismade.Sheremainsthereasthefinalbigdrillmovementoftheprogrampushestothefrontandtheclockhandsrotateexcitedly,bringingTrappedinTimetoitsexciting,triumphantend.
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