Preview: Classical Theatre W/ Proscenium Arch (Broadway)

[SirJackWhittle]

Work in Progress...

Hey guys,

I'm in the middle of my theatre project, I've made a few theatre designs in the past but they've been modern and when I've rendered my set designs with them, they don't always look the best.

I thought that i'd try something different and do a classical theatre.

Let me know your thoughts etc.

(I've still got to add wall decorations to the stalls area and back walls.)

Features:

• 1,800 Seats, Main Stalls & Grand Circle
  Proscenium Arch
  Sound and Lighting Booth
  Speaker Rigging
  Curtains / Drapes
  Chandeliers
  Sound rigging / trusses
  Light rigging / trusses.

So much more to come.

[pbacot]

Looks pretty fantastic! I might suggest one thing. The images look dark and while the Sketchucation thumbnails are small. The images themselves are too large to really get a feel of it.

[pbacot]

I've always wondered what it would be like, how is it even possible to draw plans for something like this.

[SirJackWhittle]

Looks pretty fantastic! I might suggest one thing. The images look dark and while the Sketchucation thumbnails are small. The images themselves are too large to really get a feel of it.

Here is a "test" render of the almost finished auditorium and stage

I've still got to add some more lighting to the main house and lower the saturation but at least you get the idea.

What do you think now?

[Bryan K]

Pretty impressive!

[Daniel]

Quite the undertaking. After studying your images carefully, I hate to say it but the balcony appears too far forward. I've never seen a theatre with the front of the balcony so close to the stage; I'm afraid if you looked at it in a section drawing, you might have a problem with sight lines. Also, IMHO, your chandeliers appear dinky to the space, as seen in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pictures.
Would be nice to see some views of the ceiling, as they are usually very decorative in such theatres.
Look forward to seeing the finished product.

[SirJackWhittle]

Quite the undertaking. After studying your images carefully, I hate to say it but the balcony appears too far forward. I've never seen a theatre with the front of the balcony so close to the stage; I'm afraid if you looked at it in a section drawing, you might have a problem with sight lines. Also, IMHO, your chandeliers appear dinky to the space, as seen in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pictures.
Would be nice to see some views of the ceiling, as they are usually very decorative in such theatres.
Look forward to seeing the finished product.

Hi Daniel,

It's been a while since I've revisited this post and project, I've been toying with the idea of changing the interior of the theatre this last week, including moving the balcony further back.

See images below.

[shawb]

….. I've never seen a theatre with the front of the balcony so close to the stage; I'm afraid if you looked at it in a section drawing, you might have a problem with sight lines. ...

As well as a section to check sight lines, as Daniel suggests, I would position the camera as if you were sitting in various balcony seats. Your balcony viewpoints are positioned a long way above the seats and so do not reflect a realistic view for a member of the audience. Apart from that, a very interesting project. I immediately thought of the Theatre Royal in Windsor, UK although it is probably almost sixty years since I was in it!