The meeting with the director was quite successful; he seemed to be pleased with the direction Rhiannon and I had been going with our ideas and designs. His main notes to me was that he didn't want the play to end up looking comical as the medieval period can sometimes look a bit gimmicky with the pointy hats and excessively large headdresses. I was keen to avoid this myself and I had already decided that I didn't really want to use such head accessories but I was keen to use hood for a softer, sometimes more sinister silhouette and the director said this was fine. He also emphasised the importance of Bernard having a staff as Rhiannon was keen on him putting himself on a crucifix and the staff could help create this image if he held it across his back with his hands on either end. An important note to remember is that the actor playing Lotholf is also playing Louis VI and the director was keen that his appearance should be totally different. A fat suit could be used to alter his appearance and this would work well historically as Louis VI was known as 'le gros' (the fat king) so this would help create a change of body and also would make Louis VI seem bigger than others perhaps emphasising his position as king. As Rhiannon's set is based upon scaffolding and construction the director suggested that there could be an opening scene with people working on the set and that they would need cloaks or hoods to look like medieval construction workers and then to easily remove them for the first scene, which is something I should research and remember in my designs. Overall I am happy with the way the meeting went, it is reassuring to know that the director is happy with the way we have taken the play and that we can continue on our ideas. He has also given me some interesting things to research and look into which I shall enjoy doing while continuing to develop my ideas.
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