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1 online resource (433 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF THE CRAFT; ASSESSING DESIGN; PRODUCTION: OKLAHOMA!; A LANGUAGE OF CLUES; SUMMARY; CHAPTER 2 SCENIC DESIGN IN THE PAST AND TODAY; A (VERY) BRIEF HISTORY OF STAGE DESIGN; The Greek and Roman Theatre; The Elizabethan Stage; Asian Theatre; The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; The Nineteenth Century; Modern Stage Design; A Closer Look: An Example of Modern Stage Design; THREE STRONG INFLUENCES ON DESIGN TODAY; Constructivism; Brecht and His Designers; Action Design. |
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CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE: POSTMODERN STAGE DESIGNCharacteristics of Postmodern Design; A Closer Look: A Postmodern Example; Postmodernism Wrap-Up; DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS: EXAMPLES OF CHANGE; RESOURCES: SOME CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN DESIGNERS AND HOW TO FIND OUT MORE; A FINAL NOTE; READING LIST; SUMMARY; A NOTE ON THE PROJECTS; PROJECT: RESEARCH A DESIGNER; PROJECT: SKETCH AND PLAN; CHAPTER 3 WORKING WITH DIRECTORS; COLLABORATION; STRATEGIES: TALKING ABOUT THE PLAY; COLLABORATING THROUGH IMAGES; STRATEGIES: AS MEETINGS PROGRESS; What to Show the Director and When; The Groundplan. |
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THINKING LIKE A DIRECTORDesigning Moments; Blocking; Stage Pictures; Production Case Studies; PRODUCTION: HAMLET; PRODUCTION: CHARLOTTE'S WEB; SOME FINAL THOUGHTS ON COLLABORATION; Trust; Openness and Change; When Things Don't Go Your Way; SUMMARY; PROJECT: THE PROJECT PLAY; PROJECT: STAGE PICTURES; CHAPTER 4 WORKING WITH TEXT; GENRE AND STYLE; THE TWO TYPES OF TEXT; Primary Text; Secondary Text; READING THE PLAY; First Read; Consider Not Reading the Set Description; Read Like a Director; French Scenes; THE BREAKDOWN; REVIEWING THE FACTS; Who and What = Character and Action. |
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When and Where = Time and PlaceHow and Why = Plot, Theme, and Mood; WORKING WITH WORDS; The Style of the Playwright's Language; Words as Images; Music as Text; PRODUCTION: THE GLASS MENAGERIE; READING LIST; SUMMARY; PROJECT: TEXT; CHAPTER 5 RESEARCH, PERIOD, AND VISUAL HISTORY; RESEARCH AND HISTORY; MAKING THE PAST REAL; Pre-photographic Research; Photographic Research; Economic Style; ACQUISITIVE RESEARCH; Making the Past Fresh; PERIOD; Anachronisms; Period Costumes; WHAT TO RESEARCH; Play and Playwright; Other Productions; Nonspecific Research; How Much Research Is Enough?; The Right Stuff. |
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A RESEARCH AGENDAProduction Bible and Dropbox; COMBINING KEY IMAGES; PRODUCTION: SUMMER AND SMOKE; MAKING CONNECTIONS; PRODUCTION: THE GRAPES OF WRATH; CREATING A RESEARCH FILE; READING LIST; SUMMARY; PROJECT: RESEARCHING THE PROJECT PLAY; CHAPTER 6 THE DESIGNABLE IDEA; CHOICES; LOOKING FOR ADJECTIVES; THE WRITTEN STATEMENT; OBJECTS HAVE MEANING; Study the Characters and Themes in the Play; Research the Locations and Things in the Play; PRODUCTION: CAROUSEL; PRODUCTION: AND THE SOUL SHALL DANCE; PRODUCTION: A CHRISTMAS CAROL; SUMMARY; PROJECT: THE DESIGNABLE IDEA; CHAPTER 7 SPACE. |
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CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SPACE. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery.
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Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery |
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Print version: Klingelhoefer, Robert. Craft and Art of Scenic Design : Strategies, Concepts, and Resources. London : Taylor and Francis, ©2016 9781138937659 |
| ISBN |
9781317384373 (electronic bk.) |
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1317384377 (electronic bk.) |
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1317384385 (electronic bk.) |
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9781317384380 (electronic bk.) |
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