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 | | Technical | | | | |  | | | LIGHTING THE STAGE | | | By: Willard F. Bellman | | | Art and Practice, Third Edition
This thoroughly revised and updated edition is for the advanced student of lighting design and technology. It goes beyond techniques for creating light plots and focuses on the art of lighting design. Emphasis is given to the designer's thought processes and the collaborative nature of... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | MAKING STAGE PROPS | | | By: Andy Wilson | | | Prop makers everywhere now have available to them a broader range of products and processes than every before. Making Stage Props is a book for anyone involved in prop making who wishes to explore the wealth of materials and techniques open to them. This highly illustrated guide covers planning, costing, and scheduling; tools and... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO STAGE LIGHTING | | | By: Steven Louis Shelley, Foreword by Jennifer Tipton | | | Combining theory and application, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting provides a comprehensive analysis of lighting systems along with step-by-step examples and illustrations of the technical tools and methods. Readers will benefit from experience-based tips, techniques and traps to avoid in preparing and executing a lighting... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | THE PROP MASTER | | | By: Amy Mussman | | A guidebook for successful theatrical prop management
Illustrated by James MussmanWhether you are a professional, volunteer or student prop master for a play production, this book reviews what a demanding theatre tech position this is. There’s a lot more to propping a show than many theatre people realize. The twelve... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | SOUND AND MUSIC FOR THE THEATRE | | | By: David Bundries, Deena Kaye, James Lebrecht, Forward by Peter Sellars | | | For every phase of theatrical production, Sound and Music for the Theatre traces the entire process of sound design from initial concept through closing night. The book discusses the early evolution of a sound design that supports the play, from researching sources for music and effects to negotiating a contract. It shows how to... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | SOUND DESIGNER'S COMPANION | | | By: Bill Raoul | | | An indispensable reference book for sound designers to help them identify appropriate music for plays and films.
It lists classical composers from Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) to John Adams (b. 1947) with short descriptions of the type of music they composed and suggestions for which of their pieces best represent their work.... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | THE SOUND REINFORCEMENT HANDBOOK | | | By: Gary Davis, Ralph Jones | | | Sound reinforcement is the use of audio amplification systems. This book is the first and only book of its kind to cover all aspects of designing and using such systems for public address and musical performance. The book features information on both the audio theory involved and the practical applications of that theory, explaining... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | THE STAGE LIFE OF PROPS | | | By: Andrew Sofer | | | In The Stage Life of Props, Andrew Sofer aims to restore to certain props the performance dimensions that literary critics are trained not to see, then to show that these props are not just accessories, but time machines of the theater.
Using case studies that explore the Eucharistic wafer on the medieval stage, the bloody... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | STAGE MANAGER | | | By: Larry Fazio | | | In every theatrical production, a single indispensable person is responsible for ensuring that scenery, lighting, actors, directors, sound artists are in sync. Stage Manager: The Professional Experience takes the reader through all aspects of the craft of stage management, from prompt books and laptops to relationships and people... read more |
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| | | | |  | | | STOCK SCENERY CONSTRUCTION HANDBOOK | | | By: Bill Raoul | | | Widely adopted as a college textbook, Stock Scenery Construction Handbook is one of the easiest to use and most complete manuals on scenery construction. It has over 180 full-page drawings showing construction techniques for every conceivable kind of stock scenery piece, from flats (plain ones, door units, hardwall, etc.), to... read more |
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