Scenery and Set Design

Scenery and Set Design
Author: Diane Bailey
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2009-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435852575

Describes the responsibilities of a set designer, including information on the elements of design, types of sets, construction, and sustainable theater.

Making the Scene

Making the Scene
Author: Oscar G. Brockett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010-02-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

A lively, beautifully illustrated history of theatrical stage design from ancient Greek times to the present, coauthored by the world's leading authority, Oscar G. Brockett.

The Handbook of Set Design

The Handbook of Set Design
Author: Colin Winslow
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2006
Genre: Theaters
ISBN:

The Handbook of Set Design is a comprehensive guide to designing scenery of all kinds for a wide variety of stages, large and small. From concept to final dress rehearsal and performance, it takes you through the practical process of turning initial ideas and sketches into final sets that enhance the audience's understanding of the play as well as providing a memorable experience in their own right. Many photographs of stage sets designed by the author are included, together with explanatory illustrations, stage plans, technical drawings, models and colour renderings for a wide range of productions. Topics covered include: various types of stage, stage directions and naturalism; style, colour, texture and form, realism and naturalism; both traditional and state-of-the-art digital techniques involved in stage design; tools and methods for hand drafting, painting and model making; moving and changing scenery; and scenic tricks and special effects.

The Craft and Art of Scenic Design

The Craft and Art of Scenic Design
Author: Robert Klingelhoefer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2016-11-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317384385

The Craft and Art of Scenic Design: Strategies, Concepts, and Resources explores how to design stage scenery from a practical and conceptual perspective. Discussion of conceptualizing the design through script analysis and research is followed by a comprehensive overview of execution: collaboration with directors and other designers, working with spaces, developing an effective design process, and the aesthetics of stage design. This book features case studies, key words, tip boxes, definitions, and chapter exercises. Additionally, it provides advice on portfolio and career development, contracts, and working with a union. This book was written for university-level Scenic Design courses.

Design Dictionary

Design Dictionary
Author: Michael Erlhoff
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2007-12-07
Genre: Design
ISBN: 376438140X

This dictionary provides a stimulating and categorical foundation for a serious international discourse on design. It is a handbook for everyone concerned with design in career or education, who is interested in it, enjoys it, and wishes to understand it. 110 authors from Japan, Austria, England, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United States, and elsewhere have written original articles for this design dictionary. Their cultural differences provide perspectives for a shared understanding of central design categories and communicating about design. The volume includes both the terms in use in current discussions, some of which are still relatively new, as well as classics of design discourse. A practical book, both scholarly and ideal for browsing and reading at leisure.

Fundamentals of Theatrical Design

Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
Author: Karen Brewster
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2011-09-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1581158491

Veteran theater designers Karen Brewster and Melissa Shafer have consulted with a broad range of seasoned theater industry professionals to provide an exhaustive guide full of sound advice and insight. With clear examples and hands-on exercises, Fundamentals of Theatrical Design illustrates the way in which the three major areas of theatrical design--scenery, costumes, and lighting--are intrinsically linked. Attractively priced for use as a classroom text, this is a comprehensive resource for all levels of designers and directors. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice
Author: Eddie Perfect
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2019-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781540064585

(Vocal Selections). This matching folio to the 2019 Broadway musical based in the 1988 film of the same name features 15 vocal arrangements with piano accompaniment. Songs include: Barbara 2.0 * Creepy Old Guy * Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) * Dead Mom * Fright of Their Lives * Girl Scout * Home * Jump in the Line * No Reason * Prologue: Invisible * Ready, Set, Not Yet * Say My Name * That Beautiful Sound * What I Know Now * The Whole "Being Dead" Thing.

Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design

Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design
Author: Eric Appleton
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317274199

Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design is a week-by-week guide that helps instructors who are new to teaching design, teaching outside of their fields of expertise, or looking for better ways to integrate and encourage non-designers in the design classroom. This book provides a syllabus to teach foundational theatrical design by illustrating process and application of the principals of design in costumes, sets, lights, and sound.