Create Your Own Stage Props
Author: Jacquie Govier
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13:
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Create Your Own Stage Props
Author: Jacquie Govier
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780713630374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA practical book which describes how prop makers can create interesting and unusual stage props out of a variety of materials, such as papier mache, plaster, fibreglass and polystyrene. It is aimed at community, school and college drama societies.
Making Stage Props
Author: Andy Wilson
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProp 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 safety; working with wood, steel, and clay; making and repairing furniture; painting and finishing; and more. Andy Wilson has worked with theatrical companies throughout Britain, including the Royal Shakespeare Company. He currently teaches propmaking at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Prop Building for Beginners
Author: Eric Hart
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-04-18
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 1000366871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProp Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions. This book uses a combination of projects to expose readers to a wide range of materials and tools that they might find in a basic scenery or costume shop, serving both as a guide to building simple props and as a crash course in the variety of items a props person may have to build. The projects require a variety of tools, techniques, and materials so that a practitioner who completes all of them will have received a complete introduction to the basics of prop building. Assuming no previous knowledge of prop building, this is the perfect primer for students, hobbyists, or community theater enthusiasts looking to enter the prop shop. Prop Building for Beginners includes access to full-scale printable versions of the patterns featured in the book.
Set Design and Prop Making in Theater
Author: Bethany Bryan
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-12-15
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 1502622807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe theater needs people who are good with their hands. Creative and handy people make, paint, and maintain the sets and props that bring a show to life. Learn what is required to get a set ready for opening night, and how job skills developed on the stage can translate into a career that is always in high demand.
The Prop Building Guidebook
Author: Eric Hart
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2016-12-08
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 1317292812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate the tools and techniques used by professional prop makers throughout the entertainment industry. New features to the second edition include: Updated information on the latest tools and materials used in prop making Both metric and standard measuring units Step-by-step photos on common techniques such as upholstery, mold making, and faux finishing Expanded coverage of thermoplastics, foam, and water-based coatings
Create Your Own Stage Lighting
Author: Tim Streader
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook
Author: Thurston James
Publisher: Betterway Books
Published: 1989-11-15
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781558701281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook &break;&break;This is the first book to contain, in one comprehensive volume, every molding and casting procedure of use to the theater props builder (no matter what his or her level or proficiency). The author demonstrates the techniques involved in using more than thirty different materials ranging from papier-mache to breakaway glass. &break;&break;While the use of some materials–plaster and polyester resins, for example–is covered to some extent in other publications, information on the selection and use of rubber materials (latex, neoprene, silicone, and the urethanes) and the procedure for making breakaway windows and bottles is available only in The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook. &break;&break;Written in an easy, conversational style, the book will be useful to anyone involved with theater properties, puppetry, and costuming (as professionals or amateurs). It will also serve admirably the needs of students taking classes in those subjects. &break;&break;Completing the book is a special section on designing and building a vacuum forming machine suitable for use in constructing theater props. More than 450 photographs illustrate the step-by-step procedures explained throughout the entire text.
Create Your Own Stage Effects
Author: Gill Davies
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780823088119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on the expertise of theater specialists in many technical fields, this helpful manual offers a range of special effects that are safe, economical, and suited to both amateur and professional productions.
Making Make-Believe
Author: MaryAnn F. Kohl
Publisher: Gryphon House Incorporated
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780876591987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents over 125 activities and projects for creative fun with young children, including storybook play, cooking, costumes and masks, puppets, fingerpaints, games, and mini-plays.
