I needed clarity last week, so I sat down and considered how I would manifest the life and moods of Charlie's life within the space. I created this list, shown below, of words that are important to his life, directly taken from the text. I realized his story is very dark and sad and there is heartbreak and hurt within his family because of the addiction, affecting multiple people. But his legacy is something so many people have enjoyed and benefitted from. He deserves honor. Having the audience experience this through sheer emotion through color and shape is difficult. I've chosen to help them experience this high and low through the juxtaposition of light and darkness. There is a vast darkness to acknowledge and a glorious light of what his music has reaped. I have a sufficient color scheme that I've been working with for awhile (also included) that touches both dark and light ends of the spectrum. I want the audience to first enter a space that is "neutral" between the two spectrums, which in my case with these selected colors, will still be exciting and energetic. They will look at his early life and celebrate his interest and skill. As they keep walking, it will turn into dark and they will experience the distance and coldness. Finally, the audience will be brought to the roof, which is open air and colorful to taste the fresh breeze and open sky, the unlimited nature of what he's produced.
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