The Stagehand's Toolkit
Author : Kristi Ross-Clausen
Publisher : Focal Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781138839472
The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit
Author : Anne E. McMills
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 22,12 MB
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1134650043
Book Description
What are the do’s and don’ts of being a good assistant lighting designer? What are focus tapes, and how do I use them? What is the best method for creating a magic sheet? What should be found in every assistant’s kit? How do I make that first important leap into this professional career? Answer these questions and many more with The Assistant Lighting Designer’s Toolkit. This definitive guide unlocks the insider-secrets used to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer (ALD) – whether choosing assisting as a career or while transitioning to another. This book outlines, step-by-step, the challenges the ALD faces during every phase of production. Never before has a resource existed that views the design process through the eyes of the assistant. Intermingled among the nuts and bolts of the paperwork and essential procedures, top industry professionals reveal tips for personal survival in this challenging career – both domestically and abroad as well as in other careers in lighting. Within these pages are the industry secrets rarely taught in school! The author's website can be found at http://www.aldtoolkit.com/.
The Production Manager's Toolkit
Author : Cary Gillett
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 20,97 MB
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000831892
Book Description
The Production Manager’s Toolkit Second Edition offers an up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to a theatrical and special event production career for new and aspiring professionals, given by expert voices in the field. The book discusses management techniques, communication skills, and relationship building tactics to become effective and successful production managers. With a focus on management theory, top production managers provide insights into budgeting, scheduling, meetings, hiring, maintaining safety, and more. Through interviews and case studies, production management techniques are explored throughout various entertainment genres including theatre, dance, opera, music, and special events. The second edition includes all new case studies, new chapters, and updated content throughout, showcasing a continued progressive approach to the job and the field. Filled with references, tools, templates, and checklists, The Production Manager’s Toolkit is an invaluable resource for students of Production Management, Events Management, and Stage Management courses, as well as new and aspiring professionals. The book includes access to a companion website featuring downloadable paperwork and links to other useful resources such as unions, venues, and vendors. (www.routledge.com/cw/gillett)
The Projection Designer’s Toolkit
Author : Jeromy Hopgood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000487431
Book Description
The Projection Designer’s Toolkit is an insider’s guide to the world of professional projection design, serving as a reference for the planning and execution of each step in the projection design process. The text addresses the design process within the context of a professional projection designer’s workflow, focusing on specific tools of the trade, best practices for communicating your design to collaborators, tips and tricks, determining budget, working with assistants, and more. Featuring interviews with some of the top names in the industry, the book offers an unprecedented insight into the professional projection designer’s process across a wide range of fields, from Broadway and regional theatre to corporate design and music touring. The book also includes in-depth discussion on production process, system design, cue and content planning, content design, digital media fundamentals, media servers, video equipment, and projection surfaces. Additionally, it features hundreds of full-color photos and examples of designer artifacts such as draftings, mock-ups, paperwork, cue sheets, and renderings. Filled with practical advice that will guide readers from landing their first job all the way through opening night and beyond, The Projection Designer’s Toolkit is the perfect resource for emerging projection designers and students in Digital Media Design and Projection Design courses.
The Scenic Charge Artist's Toolkit
Author : Jennifer Rose Ivey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2021-12-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000515737
Book Description
The Scenic Charge Artist’s Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to managing a theatrical paint shop. This book introduces the many different options available to a scenic charge artist, as well as the fundamental expectations and responsibilities of planning and running a shop. From the pre-production organization, budgeting, sampling, and sealing, to practical lessons in efficiency and shop maintenance, this text provides options to organize a paint shop no matter the size of the shop, show, or company. Filled with templates for labor and time estimation; tips on leadership and collaboration; techniques for painting and planning textures efficiently; and sustainable practices in health, safety, and wellness, this book provides guidance and practices to successfully manage the inevitable changes in theatre planning and production. It also offers tips and reference material on employment options, gaining employment, and excelling in this profession. Written for early career scenic artists in theatre and students of Scenic Art courses, The Scenic Charge Artist’s Toolkit fills in the gaps of knowledge for scenic artists in the budgeting, planning, and running of shops at summer stock, educational institutions, or freelance working environments. The text includes access to additional online resources such as extended interviews, downloadable informational posters and templates for budgeting and organizing, and videos walking through the use of templates and the budgeting process.
The Stage Manager's Toolkit
Author : Laurie Kincman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1000287637
Book Description
The Stage Manager’s Toolkit, Third Edition provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices. The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. It also identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success. This third edition includes: an updated look at digital stage management tools including script apps, cloud storage, and social media practices; a new discussion on creating a healthy and safe rehearsal space; updated paperwork examples; new information on Equity practices for the student and early career stage managers. Written for the stage management student and early career stage manager, this book is a perfect companion to any university Stage Management course. A companion website hosts customizable paperwork templates, instructional video, links to additional information, teacher tools for each individual chapter, and a bonus chapter on teaching stage management.
Tips and Tricks of the Stagehand
Author : B. T. Clark
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2020-12-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781736365700
Book Description
Mounting a show hasn't gotten any easier since ancient Greek stagehands rigged the first deus ex machina a few thousand years ago. Working in the theater has plenty of challenges, both old and new. But now, here is a collection of advice on modern stagecraft that can help round off the sharp edges. Written in short chunks for anyone interested in the best professional standards, this book ranges from how to not lose your tools when traveling, to using spreadsheet calculators for fast and accurate layout. In addition to age-old advice, like how to remove floor scuffs while saving your back, new material has also been specifically developed for this book. This includes charts of useful information, new tools, and even a section of trivia dedicated to working backstage. In recognition that good advice comes from a good community, a donation is made to the Behind the Scenes charity for every purchase. Contact information to submit your own tip or trick for the next edition of this book can be found at the start of the book. Learn more at modernstagecraft.com
CorelDRAW! 6 Unleashed
Author : Foster D. Coburn
Publisher :
Page : 1406 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780672307546
Book Description
CD-ROM includes: Files for projects; graphics and photos; CorelDraw images; sample CorelPhotopaint filters; listing of Corel-related third party resources; evaluation versons of commercial software; shareware and freeware utilities.
Snow White
Author : Matt Phelan
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 0763672335
Book Description
A stylized noir retelling of Snow White set against the backdrop of Depression-era Manhattan.
Off Headset: Essays on Stage Management Work, Life, and Career
Author : Rafael Jaen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,33 MB
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000435342
Book Description
Off Headset is a collection of chapters containing essays by a richly diverse group of stage management professionals and educators covering the challenges stage managers face on the job, in their lives, and in their careers. The book starts with the intersectional history of stage managers and the actors' union. In "Part 1: Work," the contributors share a wide range of experiences, from regional theatre and Broadway to operas and cruises—and even running with the circus. The essays in "Part 2: Life" explore the relevance of stage managers claiming their identity, their resilience, and practicing self-care. Finally, in "Part 3: Career," readers receive aspirational and business advice for life in the real world: leadership, networking, unemployment, managing demanding calendars, and career planning. The book ends with a moment of pause during tech—a direct response to the absence we have been enduring throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and a tribute to a world we used to take for granted. Intertwining practical advice with personal anecdotes, Off Headset: Essays on Stage Management Work, Life, and Career is the perfect accompaniment to students studying stage management in a university setting and professionals working in the field.
