Masks 1

Had a meeting with Doug today and as well adding a new twist to the set design by dipping it in cubism he also had an excellent idea for the changing indentification of the Devil... masks. This is something I touched upon in my early costume designs but it didn't evolve much further at that stage. However, Doug has a collection of masks made originally to represent alternative aspects of humor. They are beautiful and it is possible to manipulate them which will be done by Sarah. It was also suggested by Doug that a new 'cubist inspired' mask could be made to be worn by the Soldier for his final descent with the Devil, to illustrate his power and defiance over the Soldier. My inclination so far is to class them as follows:

Old man/ Cattle Merchant due to facial hair, prominent nose and colouration of the mask. The nasal hair makes my more inclined to place it as the old man as this is an obvious feature we all associate with old age.

Virtuoso Violinist - this mask has something quite snide and peculiar about it, this would look better later on in the play when the audience have their suspicions that it is in fact the Devil. 

The Old Man/ Cattle Merchant. Again the large eyebrows and bulbous nose suggest a male and of a certain age which is why I feel it would be appropriate for one of the characters.

Reflection: Using these masks will provide a fairly swift and significant change for each character which will make the new character obvious to the audience when combined with the costume. The masks distinctive features will really aid the clarification of each character and will also mean that during the quick changes the possible complications with facial hair/make-up etc can be avoided. This will hopefully result in an efficient, smooth quick change yet promote the new character successfully. From here I will speak with Sarah about the relation of the masks to the costumes as well as discuss how these masks could be linked to the Devils final headdress.