BP: The Oscar's

1.      The stage

a.       The stage is a very important aspect of design. The stage at the 2016 Oscar’s featured two sets of staircases with a circular platform in the middle for the winners to give their acceptance speeches. Behind these objects is a giant screen that allows the audience to see the movies, actors etc. that are being nominated. Also the main color of the stage was gold which is also the color of the award that the winners receive.

2.      Special Effects- this aspect of design can be broken down into two parts

a.       The first is the minions that were featured as presenters of nominees. Three minions walked on stage and began to introduce the nominees using their own unique language. One of the minions went flying up in the air while the other tried to catch him as he was coming down but was off course by a long shot. These animated characters provided the audience a bit of comic relief and seemed so realistic that I almost forgot that they were animated.

b.      The second is fan favorites of the most recent Star Wars movie. At one point during the Oscar’s C-3P0, R2-D2 and the newest little droid BB-8 came out to give a brief speech. This speech essentially consisted of C-3PO yelling at the two droids which fans of the movies are familiar with. Once again the special effects were executed flawlessly. I have never seen this done before on the Oscar’s and it definitely made the 2016 Oscar’s an event to remember.

3.      The Logo

a.       The logo of the Oscar’s once again features the color gold. Gold is definitely a common color of the Oscar’s. The individual letters of the logo also have what seems to be light reflecting on them which symbolizes the spotlight being on whoever is on stage. Also the logo features the famous award that is presented to winners.

4.      Wardrobe

a.       There is a strict dress code at the Oscar’s. Wearing lazy Sunday’s sweatpants and a t shirt won’t go over well. Audience members take the way they look very seriously. Kevin hart is one of my favorite celebrities and while he was on stage for a brief moment he even pointed out his suit to the audience by talking about how it had shiny things on it.

5.      Social Media

a.       The last aspect that I will discuss is the connection that the Oscar’s had to social media (mainly Twitter). During the show the #Oscars 2016 was being tweeted nonstop. You could have not even watched the live show and still know exactly what was happening just by refreshing your Twitter feed. I personally checked Twitter after Leonardo DiCaprio won his Oscar and I saw tweet after tweet about it. The topic of Leo winning the prestigious award was trending on Twitter just seconds after he gave his acceptance speech. Social Media was heavily involved in covering the events of the Oscar’s which further increased the viewing audience.