Technical design solutions for theatre : the technical brief collection. Volume 3 / edited by Bronislaw J. Sammler, Don Harvey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sammler, Bronislaw J.

Harvey, Don.

O'Reilly for Higher Education (Firm), distributor.

Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.

Series:

Technical design solutions for theatre ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stage machinery.

Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery.

Theaters.

Theaters--Lighting.

Theaters--Sound effects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Technical brief collection

Place of Publication:

New York : Focal Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Technical Design Solutions for Theatre is a collection of single-focus articles detailing technical production solutions that have appeared in The Technical Brief Collection , a publication of the Yale School of Drama's Technical Design and Production Department. The primary objective of the publication was to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. The range of topics includes scenery, props, painting, projections, sound, and costumes. Each article describes an approach, device, or technique that has been tested onstage or in a shop. Great reference of tips and solutions to persistent technical challenges in theatre production Solutions provided by contributors from over twenty different producing organizations Ten years of The Technical Brief Collection articles bound in each of three volumes A comprehensive index to all three volumes included in Volume III.

Contents:

Front Cover; Technical Design Solutions for Theatre: The Technical Brief Collection Volume 3; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Costumes; Taking a Pattern from an 18th-Century Clothing Piece: Linda Kelley-Dodd; Deriving a Pattern for 18th-Century American Men's Fall-Front Breeches: Linda Kelley-Dodd; Lighting; Calculating LED Circuit Requirements: Daniel T. Lisowski; Magnetic Color Flipper for a Source Four® 10° Follow Spot: Kathryn Krier; Focus Track and Chair: Jonathan A. Reed; The Panhandler: Pillow-Block Assist for ERS Panning: Brian Swanson; Modular Stor-Mor Solution: Joel Furmanek

The Cadillac of Rolling Booms: Matt WelanderDimmable Fluorescents: Alan Hendrickson; Guidelines for Using Neon on Steel Structures: Chris Swetcky; Using Black Screening Material as Inexpensive "Black Scrim" Panels: Barbara Tan-Tiongco; Lighting Effects; A Motion-Controlled Practical: Pablo Souki; Overlooking-the-Town Light Box: Christopher Jensen; A Light-Beam Box: Michael Kraczek; Safe Chimney Smoke Generators: Maura LaRiviere; An Inexpensive Fog Chiller: Steven Hood; Constructing a Battery-Powered Candle: Eric Lin; Simulating Neon with Rope Light: Chris Russo; A Liquid Lamp: Karen Walcott

PaintingA Durable Plaster Texture Revisited: Owen M. Collins; An Affordable Gold Leaf Finish: Ben Stark; A More User-Friendly Lining Stick: Don Harvey; Large-Scale Crackle Paint Effect: Ben Stark; A Clean Solution for Colored Dirt: Nora Hyland; Using Alum to De-Wrinkle Drops: Nicole L. Bromley; Projections; Melded Technologies: Video Projections and Moving Mirrors: M. Barrett Cleveland; Low-Memory, High-Quality Digital Images for the Stage: David B. Carter; A Servo-Controlled Projector Dowser: Lung-Kuei Lin; Low-Cost RP Screens for the Stage: Daniel J. Anteau

A Stock Batten-Mounted Projector: Bracket Pierre-André SalimProps; Making a Severed Head: Michael Banta; Replicating Bones, Part I: Molds: Julia Powell; Replicating Bones, Part II: Casting: Julia Powell; Realistic Stage Stun Gun: Mike Vandercook and Joe Huppert; CO2 Gunshot Wound: Brian Smallwood; Three Favorite Blood Recipes: Jennifer McClure; Three Techniques for Applying Stage Blood: Sandra Jervey and Jennifer McClure; Urinal Head Wax Mold Casting Process: Andrew Hagan; A Device to Simulate Urination Onstage: Ryan C. Hales

Bas-Relief Sculptures in Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty®: Greg Blakey and Samantha PorterA Cremora®-Fueled Pyrotechnic Alternative: Adam J. Dahl; A Remotely Extinguished Cremora®-Fueled Chris Peterson Flame Effect: Chris Peterson; A Mechanism for a Battery-Operated Torch: Katherine Gloria Tharp; A Safe Glass Mirror Breaking Effect: John McCullough; 1970s' Period Pull-Tab Beverage Cans: Jeff Smejdir; An Affordable Chair for Sweeney Todd: Colin Buckhurst; Using a Trolling Reel to Move Small Furniture and Props: Steve Schmidt; Hand-Held Dancing Fireflies: Andrew V. Wallace; Rigging Hardware

An Adjustable Flat Hanger: Moshe H. Peterson

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781135929442

1135929440

9781283972901

1283972905

9780203549131

0203549139

9781135929374

1135929378

OCLC:

827208922