Technical design solutions for theatre the technical brief collection. Volume 2
The Technical Brief is a collection of single-focus articles on technical production solutions, published three times a year by the prestigious Yale School of Drama. The primary objective of the publication is to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Focal Press, an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann
2002.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Technical brief collection ;
volume 2 |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628298806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Technical Design Solutions for Theatre; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Costumes; Collaborating in Metal Costume Construction; Building Authentic Elizabethan Ruffs; A Milliner's Approach to Maskmaking: Part I; A Milliner's Approach to Maskmaking: Part II; Collapsible Change Booths; Lighting; Labeling and Storing Electrical Cable; Extending the Life of Strip-Light Color Media; Inexpensive MR16 Lamp Holders; Lighting Effects; A Schmitt-Trigger Practical Switch; Moving Leaves by the Power of Spring; A Ground-Fog Generating System
- A Phase-Changing Moon BoxThe World's Brightest Glowing Thing; Disappearing Footlights; Modifying Kodak's Fun-Flash® for Theatrical Effects; Simultaneous Realtime Control of Sound and Light with MIDI; A Sure-Shot Fireball Effect; A Motorized, Mirrored Rain Effect; Theatrically Safe Outdoor Bonfires; A Free-Falling Ball of Light; Painting; Using Embossed Wallpaper for Low Relief; Dyeing Marble Patterns into Fabric; A Durable, Rough Texture Coating for Scenery and Props; Shop-Made Naugahyde; Simple and Inexpensive Stained Glass; Creating an Antique Mirror Effect; Props; More Stage Blood
- Low-Tech Ghost Effects: Moving FurnitureLatchless Rotating Shelving; Rat Trap Stage Trick; A Flashing Cane for Casting Spells; Building Distorting Mirrors; Pneumatic Debris Cannons; A Recycled-Bike Rig for a ""Zinging"" Puppet; A Simple Approach to Complicated Theatrical Sculpture; Ornate Chandeliers Made Simple; Maskmaking 101; Creating a Glass-Block Effect; The Cheap, Easy, and Effective Snow Machine; Rigging Hardware; A Mini-Pinrail for Counterweight Rails; Shop-Built Scenery Bumpers & Rollers; A Quick Release for Drops; A Pneumatically Tripped Circular Curtain; A Modular Aluminum Drop Rig
- A Quiet Glide and Unistrut® Traveler SystemPneumatic Drop Boxes; A Quick-Load Floor Pulley Design; Rigging Techniques; A Simple Approach to Stretching Drops; Panel-Tipping Rig; Quiet Heavy-Duty Traveler Track; Self-Trimming Flown Units; A Flying Rig for Low-Ceiling Theaters; Adjustable Scenery Picks of Unistrut®; An Irising Portal; Safety; A Stock Safety Rail System; CO2 Fire Suppression System for Theatrical Fire Effects; Scenery; Lightweight Acting Cubes; Step Modules for Stock 6: 12 or 8: 10 Stairs; Flexi-Pitch Escape Stairs; A No-Weld Spiral Staircase; Pinless (and Painless) Pipe Pockets
- Spot-Welding Scrim with Sobo®Handrail Armatures for a Grand Staircase; Tube Steel Perimeter Framing for Flats; Triscuit Cart; A Pre-Cambered Overhanging Ceiling; Whalers - Low-Profile Stiffeners for Steel-Framed Flats; A Space-Saving Rain Wall; Fabric Hinges for Space Frame Flats; PVC Framing for Non-Weight-Bearing Scenery; A Modified Parallel Platform Unit for Audience Risers; Scenery Decks; Bondo® Floor Repairs; The Triscuit-Studwall Deck System; Using Medium-Density Fiberboard as a Deck Lid; The Steel-Framed Texas Triscuit; A Frameless Turntable
- Sand on Stage: Minimum Weight, Maximum Effect
