Caitlyn Willoughby
Portfolio
Set Designer
(949) 656-1157
cwillou07@gmail.com
The Importance of Being Earnest
Realized Production
Artist Intent - To create a sophisticated set that is mobile and can be changed in 15 minutes.
Synopsis -A 3 act show with 3 different specific sets. A loft apartment, a countryside garden, and a countryside drawing room.
Mood Board
The Importance of Being Earnest
COLOR
Color Synopsis - Every Act in this show has correlating colors to fit the atmosphere and season of the scene. The gold and wood texture create texture and atmosphere that acts as a bow to the present. A purpose accessories to a beautiful color.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Sketches Act 1
The Importance of Being Earnest
Process Act 1
The Importance of Being Earnest
Difficulties - Time constraint, 3 different sets. Set in Victorian Age
Final Product Act 1
*This show is currently being built and is not finished at this time
Sketches Act 2 & 3
The Importance of Being Earnest
Sketches with Color
Country House Exterior
Country House Interior
The Importance of Being Earnest
Process Act 2 & 3
The Importance of Being Earnest
Difficulties - Time constraint, 3 different sets. Set in Victorian Age
Final Product Act 2 & 3
*This show is currently being built and is not finished at this time
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Realized Production
Artist Concept - To create a set that can double as a filming set and a Hollywood Mansion. A marble palace hidden by trees that gets slowly revealed throughout the show to show a grand palace/mansion.
Synopsis - Oberon and Puck from the Midsummer Nights Dream world are transported to 1920’s Hollywood Warner Brothers Sound Stage where they are shooting the hit film A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Mood Board
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Research - Jack Warner's Mansion. WB commissary in 1920’s. Sound Stage 1920’s. A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935 Film. 1920’s WB costume shop.
COLOR
Color Synopsis - ⅚ of the colors are very basic tones but put together in a specific way create a beautiful combination. The green acts as an accent that breathes life into this set making everything brighter.
Sketches
15
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Process
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Difficulties - Time constraint. Varying locations (Palace, Mansion, Forest).
Final Product
Shakespeare in Hollywood
35mm
Realized Production
Artist Concept - To create a versatile set with depth and levels. That symbolizes these photos burning up to reveal the story behind it.
Synopsis - A musical Exhibition that tells the story behind various photographs. Each one with a different story.
Mood Board
35mm
COLOR
Color Synopsis - All these colors resonate with fire and have warm tones to create a darker atmosphere. The songs in this musical have a dark twist or a more mature story to them so I went with these colors to embody the feeling people experience when they hear these songs.
35mm
Sketches
35mm
Final Product
35mm
The School Bell Always Rings Twice
Unrealized Production
Artist Concept - An outside backdrop, with 2 moving 4x8 platforms that each show 2 scenes. Creating smooth transitions and a low budget show.
Synopsis - A short one act play. Set in a school with multiple different rooms.
Mood Board
The School Bell Always Rings Twice
COLOR
Color Synopsis - bright colors to show the cartoon style plot. Including film noir hints with dramatic windows and lights that a lighting designer can use to enhance the scene.
The School Bell Always Rings Twice
Sketches
The School Bell Always Rings Twice
Scale Model
The School Bell Always Rings Twice
The Little Prince
Unrealized Production
Artist Concept - Create a childlike set that can have a lot of acting space and mini set pieces. A very cartoonish magical vibe that envelopes childlike wonder. Projections are used throughout the show to exhibit drawings.
Synopsis - Adult gets stranded on a plant and meets a little prince. He slowly discovers his youth again through drawings.
Mood Board / Concept Sketches
The Little Prince
This is a Test
Unrealized Production
Artist Concept - I chose to do a Coo Coo Clock concept for this show due to the repetitive nature an emphasize on how the time he has to take the test keeps dwindling down. Time can be a students greatest enemy when it comes to test.
Synopsis - Alan comes to school to take a test after studying all night. Only to forget everything. Falling into this high pressure situation that could decided his future.
Mood Board / Concept Sketches
This is a Test