New details on set; hi-res images obtained
Poking around the Web this morning, I stumbled across the official press release (and even high resolution images!) by the Rockwell Group about the set for Sunday's ceremony, which I discussed yesterday in a post (see here).
Some more details I learned:
Here are the images I found (click for larger view):
Above and to the right is the picture used on the cover of Sunday's New York Times Arts&Leisure cover.
Above is a picture I have not seen anywhere else; it depicts eight different settings for the stage, including semi-schematics for how screens, curtains, etc. fly in from the wings and rafters. Looks a little bland to me, but we'll see the real thing come Sunday.
Any thoughts on the set, or any other Oscar news? Leave me a comment.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh_8Rm2SfV-NW2kgZOmv_dUeDPZsu_MtX-DjSGtLMn_DMVPCsaDBXwn_CdmvWxe9c4vRcifJd8k03A6t_9xBUZSiJnLJTKqA6E5glXZSb1edy8hyphenhyphenL5RH3vDSc6eX9xvfipdlY/s200/OscarRendering-1.jpg)
- David Rockwell is the first architect to design an Oscar set
- Designed to "create an atmosphere of an elegant party rather than a formal gathering"
- Twelve "transforming sets" depicted throughout the night
- Peninsula part of stage ("thrust stage") will have four steps between the sage and seating level in order to bring presenters closer to audience
- Stage floor will be "an abstract floral pattern referencing the curve of the thrust stage"
Here are the images I found (click for larger view):
Above and to the right is the picture used on the cover of Sunday's New York Times Arts&Leisure cover.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1gAEwv_5LjMad3PzQmGJaPGExGhqh4o_CTJ15ohJepnn0BtBR_kdxxpf-EZYJUZvzwXjS1c2QtC0SFj4dsqQbr_6gCJwIkIT0Ak4e8v43W1QuNPDiQKmJFPI1r2EQNBt7lRv/s400/OscarRendering-2.jpg)
Any thoughts on the set, or any other Oscar news? Leave me a comment.
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