RU2329848C1 - Stage for theatrical performance - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: sport, theatre.

SUBSTANCE: present invention refers to the means of theatrical performance realisation and namely is related with the stage for theatrical performances and can be used in theatrical and spectacular stagings. The stage for theatrical performance contains an acting platform made as a reservoir filled with liquid medium, at least its one wall is made optically transparent, at that the liquid medium level in the reservoir is not less than maximal vertical decoration size, and the stage contains placed in the liquid medium dynamic devices of action actualisation connected with the devices of their removing and control. They are made as controllable light sources, devices of transfer and transformation of a picture, devices of additional picture introduction and of mobile relocation of actors.

EFFECT: development of technical possibilities of the stage is achieved for increase of staginess of theatrical performance and realisation of new artistic aesthetics.

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Description

The invention relates to the means of performing theatrical performances, and more specifically relates to the stage for theatrical performance, and can be used in theatrical and spectacle productions.

A concert hall is known, comprising an auditorium and a stage on which there is a common screen consisting of a top screen and two side screens, while the side screens are rotatably mounted to form a backstage in one position, and in another position to extend the common screen, which installed with the ability to move relative to the stage floor, and the auditorium has at least two mesh screens installed in front of the common screen (see copyright certificate SU No. 1755853, class A63J 1/02, 08/23/1992).

The well-known technical solution is aimed at increasing entertainment by creating the illusion of reality in space. However, in the famous concert hall, viewers perceive the stage action created exclusively by technical effects. The lack of acting significantly impairs the ongoing stage action.

The closest to the invention in technical essence and the achieved result is a stage for performing a theatrical action, containing a container, at least one wall of which is made optically transparent and serves as a mirror of the stage, a playground is placed inside a container filled with a liquid medium suitable for human life, and the level and volume of the liquid medium is sufficient to reveal the content and ideas of theatrical action (see patent RU No. 2151623, class A63J 1/00, 06/27/2000).

On this stage, the implementation of the theatrical action takes place in an environment different from the surrounding airspace, thereby achieving the possibility of realizing artistic aesthetics, which can increase the entertainment of the theatrical performance, create new spectacular forms and implement unusual genre combinations.

However, the processes taking place on the stage are not dynamic enough and it is necessary to expand the richness of those spectacular effects that would differ in acute psychological effect and unusual genre combinations.

The basis of the invention is the task of developing a stage for the implementation of the theatrical action with the possibility of increasing the dynamics of the theatrical action in an environment different from the surrounding airspace, creating new spectacular forms and the implementation of unusual genre combinations.

The technical result achieved by the implementation of the invention is to expand the technical capabilities of the stage to increase the entertainment of theatrical performance and the implementation of new artistic aesthetics.

The problem is solved, and the technical result is achieved due to the fact that the stage for the theatrical action contains a playground made in the form of a container filled with liquid medium, at least one wall of which is made optically transparent, and the stage contains dynamic updating devices located in the liquid medium actions equipped with devices for their movement and control and made in the form of controlled light sources, image transfer and transformation devices, introduction devices additional image and means of mobile movement of actors, and the level of the liquid medium in the tank is not less than the maximum vertical size of the scenery.

Movement and control devices for action updating devices are connected to an energy source and comprise a motor, an actuator, and movement control devices.

Control devices contain a computer with a master program and devices for the on-line correction of the behavior of devices for updating actions in time and space.

Guided light sources are oriented in the depth of the scene.

The image transfer and transformation devices are made in the form of a system of lenses and mirrors.

The lenses are made in the form of axisymmetric volumes filled with an optically transparent substance with a refractive index of light in it different from the refractive index of light in a liquid medium, the walls of axisymmetric volumes made flexible and connected to a device for changing the state of an optically transparent substance and a device for changing the curvature of the lens surface, In this case, the optical axis of axisymmetric volumes is oriented to the auditorium.

The stage is equipped with a system of television and movie cameras and image projectors for projecting images on the side surfaces and the hollow of the auditorium.

The scene is also equipped with screens for image design, located on the side surfaces and the hollow of the auditorium.

The devices for introducing an additional image are made in the form of screens with a rear projection (the so-called luminaire or RPS screens) located in the back of the stage, to which image-designing devices, for example, film projectors, are directed.

The device for introducing an additional image can be made in the form of a source of a topographic image.

Means of mobile movement of actors are made in the form of theatrical props.

As a result, the execution of the scene described above allows you to expand the technical capabilities of the scene to enhance the emotional impact of theatrical action on the viewer and significantly enrich the artistic and spectral effect, and the placement of light sources in a liquid medium and their orientation in the depth of the stage can enhance the visual perception of spectators of shaded or actual areas scenes, and the dynamic correction of lighting of certain aspects of the action will expand the stage capabilities of the actors and the director.

The implementation of devices for the transfer and transformation of the image of the scene in the form of a system of lenses and mirrors allows you to expand the field and areas of perception of theatrical action by the audience.

The implementation of the lenses in the form of axisymmetric volumes with an optically transparent substance with a refractive index of light in it, different from the refractive index of light in a liquid medium, and the walls of the volumes are flexible and connected to a device for changing the state of an optically transparent substance and a device for changing the curvature of the lens surface, while the optical axis is oriented to the auditorium, allowing:

A) visually bring the scenery, actors and their action in the background to the front wall of the container;

B) create the illusion of the presence of actors at that point in the stage space where they really are not at that moment;

B) distort the space perceived by the viewer in order to create the effect that the action takes place in all (including impossible) sections of the stage space.

Depending on the optically transparent substance used and the pressure in the lenses, changes in the surface curvature, they can be dynamically rebuilt and have different focal lengths, be flat or spherical and form a different image of the actualized sections of the stage action.

The implementation of image transfer and transformation devices in the form of a system of lenses and mirrors and the arrangement of screens for image design on the side surfaces and the hollow of the auditorium allows you to shift and expand the perception of theatrical action by the viewer, changing the scale of individual actors' actions.

Using a system of television and movie cameras and image projectors allows you to enrich the perception of theatrical action by complementing and transforming the image using its online computer processing and introducing additional visual and sound images.

The implementation of the device for introducing additional images in the form of RPS screens that are located in the back of the stage and to which image design devices, such as film projectors, are directed, allows the director to expand the possibilities for the audience to reveal his theatrical creative concept.

The implementation of devices for introducing an additional image in the form of a source of a holographic image allows you to expand the technical capabilities of presenting dynamic volumetric images on the stage and revealing to the audience the richness of theatrical action of the director’s creative plan.

The implementation of dynamic devices for actualizing the action in the form of actors' mobile means of moving allows them to expand the capabilities of the actors during the theatrical action by quickly moving them throughout the entire space of the stage, while these means can be made in the form of theatrical props.

Other advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the detailed description of specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings, where:

figure 1 shows the proposed scene;

figure 2 shows a scene with a holographic image source and television screens;

figure 3 shows a scene with a dynamic mirror placed in the aquatic environment;

figure 4 shows a scene with a dynamic mirror placed on the front of the stage;

figure 5 shows a scene with dynamic mirrors placed in the aquatic environment, and additional mirrors placed in the area of the side portals of the hall.

The stage for the theatrical action is a container 1 filled with a liquid medium, at least one wall 2 of which is transparent, and the level 3 of the liquid medium is not less than the maximum vertical size of the scenery (not shown) to be opened to the audience in the auditorium 4 in full least theatrical action.

The scene is characterized by the fact that it contains dynamic action actualization devices, the elements of which are placed in a liquid medium. The device for moving the device for updating the action connected to the energy source and to the control devices and contain a motor, actuator, status monitoring devices (not shown). Energy sources for drives and actuators can be of a different nature. They can be electric, run on compressed gas, or, for example, be hydraulic. Therefore, the actuators themselves can also be different. They can be made in the form of screw or rack pairs, hydraulic or gas cylinders. To provide control and feedback during the control process, mechanisms should include state monitoring devices, such as magnetic sensors, strain gauges, position sensors or potentiometers.

Control devices contain a computer with a host program and devices for the on-line correction of the behavior of dynamic devices for updating actions in time and space. This allows the director or the operator, providing the theatrical action, to quickly adjust its technical support.

Dynamic devices for updating actions can be performed in the form of various devices, including controlled light sources, image transfer and transformation devices, additional image input devices, actors' mobile means for moving in a liquid medium, and with control devices 5.

Dynamic devices for actualization of the action can be made in the form of controlled light sources 6, transfer devices and image transformations, for example, in the form of optical image forming devices containing lenses 7 and mirrors 8, or additional image input devices containing screen design images of theatrical actions , as well as mobile actors.

Controlled light sources 6 are placed in a liquid medium and are oriented in the depth of the stage. This allows you to focus the viewer in the auditorium 4 on certain key aspects of the theatrical action promptly and at key points in time and stage space.

Dynamic devices for image transfer and transformation can be made in the form of a system of lenses 7 and mirrors 8, which are connected to actuator actuators and are operatively controlled during theatrical action, while their optical axis 9 is directed to hall 4.

The lenses 7 of the transfer and image transformation devices are made in the form of axisymmetric volumes filled with an optically transparent substance. The light refractive index of this substance is different from the light refractive index of a liquid medium, the walls are flexible and connected to a device for changing the state of a working optically transparent substance, while the optical axis of the volumes is oriented to the auditorium. The device for changing the curvature of the surface of the lens changes its optical power when the pressure of the working substance in it changes and thereby changes the gain of the lens 7 and therefore changes the size of the object projected into the auditorium 4.

The image transfer and transformation device can be configured such that the image source is located on the stage, and the screen for projecting the image 10 or the panels of the television screens 11 are located on the side portals 12 and the hollow 13 of the auditorium 4. This expands the field of theater and allows the viewer to shift his attention from his particular aspects taking place on the stage, to his highlighted elements shown on screens 10 or 11.

The devices for introducing additional images can be made in the form of television screens and / or translucent RPS screens 14 located at the back of the stage, so that image projection devices 15, such as film projectors, are directed at them. This allows you to expand the diversity of the scene and the richness of the artistic images created by the actors on the stage.

The device for introducing an additional image can be made in the form of a source of a holographic image 16. The created volumetric image can be either static or dynamic. The use of such modern dynamic devices for actualizing the action allows expanding the director’s ability to realize his creative idea on the stage of the theater.

Means of mobile movement of actors (not shown) can be performed in the form of various theatrical props, fixed on moving devices connected to the energy source and to the control devices, for example, on hydraulic manipulators. This will allow, as necessary, to dynamically move the actors in the entire volume of the stage space filled with liquid, and to fulfill those theatrical designs that were previously impossible.

The stage is equipped with a system of television and movie cameras and image projectors 17, the image source being located on the stage, and screens for projecting the image located on the side surfaces and the hollow of the auditorium 4. This allows using modern computer tools to enhance or edit certain aspects of theatrical action and enrich his perception by the audience.

For a better understanding of the invention, a specific example of the formation of a stage image of a theatrical action called "Orpheus and Eurydice" using various variants of dynamic devices for updating the action is given. In the theatrical action involved: Orpheus - the son of Apollo and Calliope. Owns the magical power of art. This power is submitted to the gods, people and nature. His wife is Eurydice. Eurydice suddenly dies from a snakebite. Orpheus is inconsolable. He wants to get Eurydice back. To do this, he goes down to Hades. Hades Dog - Kerber; Erinnia - the goddess of vengeance, Persephone - the goddess of the kingdom of the dead and her husband - Hades - are subdued by the art of Orpheus. They return Eurydice to him, but on one condition: he cannot even look at his wife before they cross the threshold of their house ...

On the foreground 18 (scene in front of wall 2) - Orpheus. He is in front of the entrance to Hades. (We need to achieve the effect of his “entry” there, into this space.) The viewer sees behind him only a black abyss. She, this abyss, begins to come "in motion." First, strange lights appear at different points in space (dynamic devices for updating actions in the form of controlled light sources). The space begins to "move" on Orpheus, as if "absorbing him." This opens on the side portals and on the upper hollow screens - a transfer device and image transformation. The source of the image on the scene, i.e. in the aquatic environment, and screens for image design are located on the side portals 12 and on the hollow 13 of the auditorium. “Corridors” appear in space in which “shadows” move. There is an “effect”: space, as it were, “absorbs” the hero. Light movement both in the tank 1, and on the portals 12, and on the upper hollow 13.

In the depths of space there is an image of the face of the hero - a "close-up" of Orpheus. This operates a system of television or movie cameras image projectors. The hero is on the forefront. First, his image is broadcast on screens inside the tank. Then the image is transferred to the screens located on the portals and the holly. A female figure appears in the container. This is Eurydice. Orpheus is trying to get into her, through the Looking Glass, to her. Eurydice is very close. It seems you can get it with your hand. (The actress - Eurydice is located near his virtual image, on the screen in the depths of space ...) Suddenly, the shadow of Eurydice begins to multiply (these are dynamic devices for transferring and transforming the image in the form of a system of mirrors 8 located in a liquid medium, that is, directly in the tank). The effect is further enhanced by the fact that dynamic devices are turned on in the form of mirrors 8 located in the region of the side portals. "Shadows" move synchronously, but at different amplitudes. (The activity of moving the actress playing Eurydice is provided by means of mobile movement, and the mirrors themselves are quickly controlled during the action).

Orpheus wants to stop this bacchanalia. Only his voice can do this. He starts to sing. And the "shadow" of Eurydice stops. And her figure, as it were, “grows up”. (The actress fixes herself for the lens system 7). We see a close-up of the heroine. Disappears. Then it appears in another place in space. The effect of appearance, "close-up" and disappearance is repeated. So a few times. The effect is achieved by a system of lenses 7 made in the form of asymmetric volumes filled with an optically transparent substance. And amplified by means of mobile movement of the actor in a liquid medium at the desired point. The light gamut is changing. The space is blooming. Volumetric figures appear in him. Reminiscent of flowering trees. " These are supplementary image devices in the form of topographic image sources. And among them, in some kind of dance, are the shadows of Hades. The shadows of Hades are multiplying. (Dynamic devices work in the form of a system of mirrors located in the aquatic environment and in the area of the side portals.).

In the depths of the container the garden “blossoms” and in the garden we see the House. This is the house of Orpheus and Eurydice, where they must return. The picture arises with the help of the device for introducing an additional image in the form of translucent RPS screens 14 located in the back of the stage so that film projectors are directed at them.

Claims (12)

1. A stage for a theatrical action containing a playground made in the form of a container filled with a liquid medium, at least one wall of which is optically transparent, characterized in that it contains dynamic action actualization devices placed in a liquid medium, equipped with devices for moving them and controls and made in the form of controlled light sources, image transfer and transformation devices, additional image input devices and means of mobile moving act ditch, and the level of the liquid medium in the tank is not less than the maximum vertical size of the scenery. 2. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the devices for moving and controlling devices for updating the action are connected to an energy source and contain a motor, an actuator, and movement control devices. 3. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the control devices comprise a computer with a host program and devices for operatively correcting the behavior of devices for updating actions in time and space. 4. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the controlled light sources are oriented in the depth of the scene. 5. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the image transfer and transformation device is made in the form of a system of lenses and mirrors. 6. The scene according to claim 5, characterized in that the lenses are made in the form of axisymmetric volumes filled with an optically transparent substance with a refractive index of light in it different from the refractive index of light in a liquid medium, and the walls of the axisymmetric volumes are flexible and connected to a change device the state of the optically transparent substance and the device for changing the curvature of the lens surface, while the optical axis of axisymmetric volumes is oriented to the auditorium. 7. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the device for introducing an additional image is made in the form of television screens and / or RPS screens located at the back of the stage, to which image designing devices, for example, film projectors, are directed. 8. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the device for introducing an additional image is made in the form of a source of a holographic image. 9. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of mobile movement of the actors are made in the form of a theater props. 10. The scene according to claim 1, characterized in that it is equipped with a system of television and movie cameras and image projectors for projecting images on the side surfaces and the hollow of the auditorium. 11. The scene of claim 10, characterized in that it is equipped with screens for projecting images located on the side surfaces and the hollow of the auditorium. 12. The scene of claim 10, characterized in that it is equipped with additional mirrors placed on the front of the stage and / or in the area of the side portals of the auditorium.

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