When we were coming to the end of finishing the rock, the door was painted a different shade to the rest of the prop. We overcame this by going over it again with a slightly lighter paint, and darkening the rest of the rock. Another issue we had was when we were covering the door with chicken wire and the paper fell off. We decided to tip the rock over but this lead to a flat cover as it evidently didn't stick to the wire. Instead of restarting, we put together handfuls of paper and stuck it down to give a more rock-like appearance. Also, we decorated the interior with purple, red and blue silk fabric because we did not want chicken wire to be noticeable I think the silk gave a good finish.
As for the stage itself, Emma and I worked out measurements to scale, for how big the stage would be and how many rostras we would need / how much of the stage we would have to build. We also calculated the height and length of the truss' and the flats. However, when the truss arrived, it became apparent that there was more masking than what we had previously thought. Instead only 2 small triangular shaped stages were built. In the end, we ended up not using as much staging, which was good because it meant the stage could be bigger and it would be easier to transport the rock on and off stage. The fact we needed less staging was also an advantage because it saved us a lot of time and money.
If I were to do it again, I would definitely ensure that the rock was made more efficiently so it did not take as long to complete. I would do this by working at a faster pace. If the rock was finished sooner, we would have had time to make more props and be more involved in my opinion. But we worked well as a group and the show overall will be a big success.
