FMP (Final Major Project) Inspiration

1940s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s

The 1940s was a decade that began on January 1, 1940 and ended on December 31, 1949.
The Second World War took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most countries and people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. The consequences of the war lingered well into the second half of the decade, with a war-weary Europe divided between the jostling spheres of influence of the West and the Soviet Union.

To some degree internal and external tensions in the post-war era were managed by new institutions, including the United Nations, the welfare state and the Bretton Woods system, providing to the post–World War II boom, which lasted well into the 1970s. However the conditions of the post-war world encouraged decolonialization and emergence of new states and governments, with India, Pakistan, Israel, Vietnam and others declaring independence, rarely without bloodshed. The decade also witnessed the early beginnings of new technologies (including computers, nuclear power and jet propulsion), often first developed in tandem with the war effort, and later adapted and improved upon in the post-war era.

1940s Broadway:

During the 1940s, Broadway began to lose its originality and drive. New dramatists were less numerous, and Broadway began to face competition from television and movies. Some theaters were pulled down, and now theater no longer dominated Broadway.

Most theaters on Broadway were now film houses. Movies were beginning to take over the entertainment business, and theater as an industry had become obsolete, for now the increasing real-estate values made theater buildings uneconomical. In the beginning of the century, theaters were both a good investment and a symbol of vivacity and mirth. After World War II, however, theater buildings became unprofitable, and were sometimes considered dangerous after a fire in Chicago in 1902. Also by the 1940s television was becoming a worthy competitor for Broadway theater, providing the public with free entertainment. The result of all these pressures on Broadway theater was a shocking 80% unemployment rate for Broadway actors in 1948, and for the first time in its history, Broadway had to call a general emergency meeting for all the unions and theater people.

The reason these three pictures of how Broadway looked in the 1940s inspired me is because they are going to play a part in my final outcome.

The part they are going play is the stage floor of which the pictures  of old Broadway will be torn up and stook down in different directions.

Old and Modern Show Posters:



These show posters have helped inspire me to base my FMP on Broadway by giving me ideas on how I could set out my final outcome. All shows are performed on a stage and this is how I'm choosing to present my final outcome by creating a small scale stage. The part in my outcome that old and modern show posters will play will be to form the backdrop for my miniature stag

21st Century Broadway:

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is a theatrical performance presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
The Broadway theatre district is a popular tourist attraction in New York. According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold approximately $1.081 billion worth of tickets in calendar year 2012, compared with $1.037 billion for 2010. Attendance in 2012 stood at 12.13 million.



Modern Broadway Shows: These are some of the modern broadway show posters that are help bring the backdrop for my miniature stage together. These poster have inspired because there are large amounts of colour which I like and will make my final outcome look good if I use bright and bold colours in the small costume outcomes that I plan on making.

Shrek


Wicked


The Wizard of Oz - This show is one that uses a lot of bright colours and sparkle such as the glittery red for the ruby slippers, the golden yellow of the yellow brick road and the emerald green of, well, the Wicked Witch of The West. For colour, definately, this is one show I will be looking at for costume inspiration.



The Lion King


Phantom Of The Opera - This show is one that uses a pattern and a lot of frills, lace and tassels; which is one feature that I will be using on my small costume outcomes.