Unmasking theatre design a designer's guide to finding inspiration and cultivating creativity

Every great design has its beginnings in a great idea, whether your medium of choice is scenery, costume, lighting, sound, or projections.Unmasking Theatre Design> shows you how to cultivate creative thinking skills through every step of theatre design - from the first play reading to the finishe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Porter, Lynne, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, Massachusetts : Focal Press 2014.
Edición:1st edition
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628676806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Theatre and Design; Chapter 1: The Nature of Theatre; Chapter 2: The Designer's Goal; Chapter 3: Two Key Elements of Any Design; Chapter 4: The Designer's Expressive Tools; Part Two: Deconstructing the Creative Process; Chapter 5: Thinking about Thinking; Chapter 6: Idea Generation; Chapter 7: Defining the Creative Process; Part Three: Putting Theory into Practice; Chapter 8: Creative Process/Design Process; Chapter 9: Fallacies about the Design Process
  • Chapter 10: Essential Activities for the DesignerPart Four: Unpacking the Design Process; Chapter 11: Comprehend the Nature of the Design Problem; A Play Reading; B Embrace the Production Limitations; Chapter 12: Gather Inspiration; A Play Analysis; B Visual Research; Chapter 13: Invent Solutions; A [Good] Design Ideas; B [Good] Design Expressions; Chapter 14: Develop the Work; Chapter 15: Present the [Best] Solution; Chapter 16: When You Get Stuck; Chapter 17: Dracula, a Case Study; Part Five: Putting It All Together; Chapter 18: Collaboration; Chapter 19: Personal Factors
  • Chapter 20: Designers of DreamsAppendix: Supplemental Exercises and Information; A More Play Reading Exercises; B More Play Analysis Exercises; C More Invent Solutions Exercises; D More Development Exercises; E More Presenting the [Best] Solution Exercises; F More Courage, Commitment and Focus Exercises; G More Introvert/Extrovert Exercises; H Design Conferences Unpacked; Suggested Reading; Software Resources; Production Credits; Author Biography; Index