After i found the stage that i used on my Main Stage, i searched for more music stage templates that were on Google Sketchup, and thought it would save me time and effort if i could find a good one to use for the Archive Tent. I also thought this would be a good idea because this tent is just my creation, and has no template for me to follow if i were to make it. These were two of the best that i found and considered using to put in my piece.
They both look very proffessional and i thought they would look good in my piece. The first one though is perhaps a bit too big, just for an archive tent. However, the size of the stage could symbolise the epicness of some of the performances. The second of the stages though seemed a better option, as it would be simpler to fit into my piece and the whole set up of the stage seemed to represent the idea of a rock band playing there.
However, i changed my mind. These two stages do look very good, but i did’t feel right just throwing them into my piece without having any production in them. The whole of this piece is personal to me and i want to keep the production that way. In result of this, i created another stage, once again using Sketchup.
I believe this shows i have put more effort into my artifact and it has also allowed me to do what i want with the stage. What i have done is chosen a colour scheme relevant to Reading Festival. The red, green and yellow are the colours on one of my 2007 weekend bracelet for the festival. I then used the Reading 2009 sign template and put my own text in it using Paint to make an Archive sign, making it obvious to the user where they are. The shape of the stage is slightly different to the main stage to give a bit of contrast to the two.
I am now going to make The NME/Radio 1 Stage and the BBC Introducing… Stage next. I am choosing to not showcase the other tents only because as the tents showcase smaller, less famous bands, it is rare that any footage is ever taken inside of them. I couldn’t find any quality videos from bands at the other stages, so i am focusing on these four stages, with better quality videos and more content.
