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Phantom of the Opera - EC Glass High School 2011

JD Stallings - Technical Director/scenic designer

Phantom Boat

Phantom Boat

In Performance

Phantom Boat

Phantom Boat

Construction drawing showing placement of electric wheelchair motor

Phantom Boat

Phantom Boat

Finished, front view

Candle Ground Rows

Candle Ground Rows

5 rows were hidden in the fog and then gradually tilted up to give the effect of rising through the fog

Candle Trap

Candle Trap

The candles along the edge of the pit were trapped and on "elevator" strips, controlled by a pully system and wire rope

Low fog generator

Low fog generator

Lake was created with liquid CO2-cooled fog

Elephant Research

Elephant Research

Phantom Elephant

Phantom Elephant

Phantom Elephant Back

Phantom Elephant Back

Hollow so that head and trunk operators can sit inside to "mechanize" it

PhantomChandelier 3D

PhantomChandelier 3D

Vectorworks rendering

Chandelier Positions

Chandelier Positions

Drawing shows rigging layout for chandelier rise and "crash" efffect. This was a manually-operated counterweight system

Phantom Chandelier

Phantom Chandelier

Final product flown over apron

Candelabra Design

Candelabra Design

Hand sketch of candelabra for Phantom's lair

Candelabra Finished

Candelabra Finished

Carved EPS foam with battery powered candles. 4 units were built and put on rolling bases.

Phantom Organ

Phantom Organ

Skull Pyro Staff

Skull Pyro Staff

Utilizes two handheld pyro mini-pots.

Skull Pyro Staff rear

Skull Pyro Staff rear

Shows battery compartment and firing mechanisms

Phantom Mirror

Phantom Mirror

Used translucent mirror film and placed unit on a sliding mechanism so Phantom could step out of the mirror.

Curtain embellishment

Curtain embellishment

Grand drape and border were dressed with custom-built fringe for the show to give it a more authentic opera house feel

Chandelier Rise

Chandelier Rise

Underground Lake

Pyro Sequence

© 2019 JD Stallings

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