COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941): Production Design Influencing the Character’s Psyche
Creator:
Bell, Rachel J.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Production Design
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Production Design
Rights:
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Abstract:
"This graduate thesis in production design utilizes the tools of the craft to redefine the classic
tale of good versus evil in the 1941 film adaption "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." My goal as a
designer is to reinterpret the script to fit the framework of the story, which ultimately serves
the character’s narrative. After developing a script breakdown, I established that the script
would benefit from a change of setting in order to heighten the horrors of anxiety of the
time period. I changed the time period from Victorian London to the World War II era with
designs to support Dr. Jekyll’s fascination in the unethical practices of human
experimentation. The subject of this thesis is to highlight the juxtaposition of good versus
evil in Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Mr. Hyde by externalizing his struggles by applying
environmental psychology. Environmental psychology will define the motivators behind Dr.
Jekyll’s behavior which my designs focus on two locations within his home and to present
the underlying theme duality of nature."
tale of good versus evil in the 1941 film adaption "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." My goal as a
designer is to reinterpret the script to fit the framework of the story, which ultimately serves
the character’s narrative. After developing a script breakdown, I established that the script
would benefit from a change of setting in order to heighten the horrors of anxiety of the
time period. I changed the time period from Victorian London to the World War II era with
designs to support Dr. Jekyll’s fascination in the unethical practices of human
experimentation. The subject of this thesis is to highlight the juxtaposition of good versus
evil in Dr. Jekyll and his alter ego Mr. Hyde by externalizing his struggles by applying
environmental psychology. Environmental psychology will define the motivators behind Dr.
Jekyll’s behavior which my designs focus on two locations within his home and to present
the underlying theme duality of nature."
Abstract:
Keywords: production design, reinterpretation, narrative, script breakdown, good versus evil, World War II, human experimentation, environmental psychology, duality of nature
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2019-05
Format:
PDF : 28 pages, illustrations (chiefly color)