Scene Design: A Guide to the Stage
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486231534 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Audioampbuilder said Excellent basics. I wanted something that covered the essence of building flats for scenery that was affordable, and this did notdisappoint. Quite thorough. I will no doubt continue to study this craft. For those of you involved with community theater,a couple of great operas on small stages that will astound you with what can be done, might want to invest in tworeally great productions. One is the filmed version of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" by Ingemar Bergman. Probably the best version of that opera you. "Five Stars" according to Linda. very helpful with great tips and ideas. Three Stars Elizabeth Popiel ehok.
Anyone working on scene design for the first time will find this book indispensable — amateur and semi-professional groups, high school students and their teachers, even puppeteers who will find the advice on model building invaluable for their own sets. When technical terms are used, all are defined with extreme clarity: raked set, cyclorama, set axes, flats, flippers, masking pieces, etc. The author's 110 drawings and diagrams are especially helpful floor plans of sets, audience views, reverse views, different scene designs on the same basic set, and similar material. Whatever play you are putting on, designing the set will be no problem when you have this book to guide you.It contains an excellent discussion of scenery, sets, models, the principles of design, painting scenery, and arena design. Throughout this discussion, the author gives many tips that will save you much wasted materials and hours of work; working out sightlines before you design the set, choosing among different kinds of sets, constructing flats, making a truly realistic model, constructing a convertible set, working with a color chart and tone