Set Design and Construction: Target for Robin Hood

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Target for Robin Hood

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Topic: Target for Robin Hood

Posted By: Theatregirl25
Subject: Target for Robin Hood
Date Posted: 1/08/07 at 11:58am

Hi- Have not posted in a while, and I am not sure if this would go here or in props, so anyway, I am in a production of Robin Hood, and the prop designer purchased bows and arrows, the arrows are suction cups. We now need to figure out how to get them to stick to the plywood target. if we used a high gloss finish they will stick, but then we have lighting issues with it being to shiny. Does anyone know if we pour a resin top would the surface be too shiny?

Any ideas would be awesome thanks!

Angela

Replies:

Posted By: pdavis69
Date Posted: 1/08/07 at 1:28pm

The resin will be shiny but you can dull it down with hairspray to reduce the glare. I'm sure there are many other remedies for glare out there that people have used on mirrors.

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Patrick L. Davis
Fort Findlay Playhouse

Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 1/09/07 at 1:54am

Can things be arranged so that the target is not facing directly downstage? Wouldn't it help to have the target stage right or left at an angle that the light wouldn't hit it so directly? That coupled with hair spray would be my suggestion.

Posted By: Joan54
Date Posted: 1/10/07 at 1:40pm

How about a piece of matte Formica?

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"behind a thin wall of logic panic is waiting to stampede"

Posted By: Theatregirl25
Date Posted: 1/11/07 at 5:23pm

Thanks-those are some great ideas.