TARA O'REILLY
Set Design
"Measure twice, cut once...right?
ALDI Kids Rugby Panel
ALDI
This set was created to coincide with the RBS 6 Nations. A rugby panel with a twist, mainly because it was lead by a panel of children. Instead of watching the usual RTÉ Sport pundits give their opinions, viewers could tune in to see the children as they talked all things rugby, giving viewers their analysis before, during and after the game. The challenges faced with this set included a tight budget and a quick turnaround for design and construction.
Do, Re, Mi
RTÉ
Do, Re, Mi was a children's television show hosted by Emma O’Driscoll who taught young music fans how to sing and play instruments. The set took inspiration from Mary Poppins and incorporated handmade fabric birds on branches, ornate butterflies, wooden musical instruments and bright pops of colour to appeal to both boys and girls. This was a low budget set with many challenges, mostly that it had to be redressed to accommodate another show, 'The Why Guy' mentioned below.
The Why Guy
RTÉ
The Why Guy was a show that questioned anything and everything! Each week a different expert would join Albie with furry and sometimes slimy friends, discussing different topics and making new inventions! This set was a challenge, as mentioned above as it had to be redressed to become Do, Re, Mi. Although there were some similarities, the show relied heavily on dressing, different camera and and lighting to achieve something different. The week to week challenges included making inventions for Albie and accommodating the various animals that were brought on set.
Twigín Pantomime
RTÉ
"RTÉjr’s Twigín gang present Cinderella the panto, jam-packed with singing, dancing and lots of laughter. Narrated by Blaithín the fairy and starring Emma as Cinderella, John the Gardener as Prince Charming, Mr. Mess and Séamus the dog as the ugly sisters... and Clara as everyone else!"
This was a fast paced, one day shoot packed with lots of fun dressing and props. The budget was next to nothing and involved a lot of making, problem solving and borrowing.