Working In The Theatre: Projection Design with Jeff Sugg

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Theatre is alchemy. It's elements of scenic, lighting, costumes, and performers coming together to tell a story larger than their individual parts. According to Jeff Sugg, “Projection Designers are the mad scientists of sorts." An Obie, Lucille Lortel, and Henry Hewes Award winner, Sugg has created the Projection Designs for The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, Macbeth, Secondhand Lions, Mountaintop, Bring It On: The Musical, and more.
Projection design is a young art in the theatre world, with projection degrees becoming available in the last few years. Jeff Sugg shares his journey from lighting and scenic design to his current profession of projections. Through the ever changing technology for projections, watch as Sugg shares his creative process involving both new and old methods of projections.
For more information on Jeff Sugg's work, visit jeffsugg.com/.
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[@ernestotls]

It is so cool to see the little scale models and how that helps in such a tremendous way.

[@dae9555]

It was really interesting to hear his story on how he went from bio genetic to theater. As well as his reasoning for why. Its also really interesting to see how each person lays a role in the theater program.

[@hugoevans6475]

Like how it’s documentary style

[@samdehartog9292]

absolutely splendid video

[@chloeeleanor311]

This is very cool and informative. Thank you for so many excellent videos!

[@benjaminpastrana9662]

Advise on how to design the mapping but avoiding video over actors?

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Back projection, projection from a steep angle overhead onto backdrop or some complicated tracking masks in software.

[@destinystarify]

Cool video! I would have loved it even more in it was listed the name of the shows . Especially this one with the red room.

[@AmericanTheatreWing]

+destinystarify The shows are identified by title and date in the lower left hand corner when shown. The red room is from The Mountaintop.

[@LittleZdy]

Amazing person

[@jonahhache9835]

Very cool!

[@hollikitching1048]

Excellent view into projection design. Warning - for any teachers wanting to share this with students, this video has some profanity in it.