The morning was spent working on some maintenance for the Frankenstein production on the Olivier Stage. Part of the set is a strip of hessian and foam that is covered in strands of plastic grass, through out the productions season these pieces of grass have become damaged and fallen off where the actors walk on top of them. Originally the grass strands were clipped onto little pegs, but these were not proving strong enough so we had to go back over the whole piece using the hot glue gun to individually stick the strands of grass back in place. Some parts where completely replaced with spare sections that had been prepared when the piece was first made. These had to be cable tied in place as the whole strip get flown into the flight, so needs to be fastened securely. This maintenance also needed to be completed as the production is being filmed in the evening and will be shown at cinemas around the country, so the set needed to be good enough for close up shots.
The afternoon I did some further work on my painting. I worked on more of the tonal work and muscle definition. I also went up to the production office to see the model box for the next two plays that the National is producing "Cherry Orchard" and "One Man, Two Guvnors". It was a really good experience to be able to see a professional model box and to witness how they are both made and used by the painters and construction team. I was surprised at just how much the models are handled and moved around, it just shows how robust they need to be as they can be quite man handled. It is important to understand that they are not just there to look good, but are practical "working" models and will be touched, measured and moved around. Once the plays are in the production process the models are kept in the Paint Frame so have been readily available for many a perusal during a spare moment.
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