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Technical Design Solutions for Theatre Volume 3

by Ben Sammler, Don Harvey

January 2013

Intermediate to advanced

296 pages

9h 5m

English

Routledge

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Taking a Pattern from an 18th-Century Clothing PieceDeriving a Pattern for 18th-Century American Men’s Fall-Front Breeches
Calculating LED Circuit RequirementsMagnetic Color Flipper for a Source Four® 10° Follow SpotFocus Track and ChairThe Panhandler: Pillow-Block Assist for ERS PanningModular Stor-Mor SolutionThe Cadillac of Rolling BoomsDimmable FluorescentsGuidelines for Using Neon on Steel StructuresUsing Black Screening Material As Inexpensive “Black Scrim” Panels
A Motion-Controlled PracticalOverlooking-the-Town Light BoxA Light-Beam BoxSafe Chimney Smoke GeneratorsAn Inexpensive Fog ChillerConstructing a Battery-Powered CandleSimulating Neon with Rope LightA Liquid Lamp
A Durable Plaster Texture RevisitedAn Affordable Gold Leaf FinishA More User-Friendly Lining StickLarge-Scale Crackle Paint EffectA Clean Solution for Colored DirtUsing Alum to De-Wrinkle Drops
Melded Technologies: Video Projections and Moving MirrorsLow-Memory, High-Quality Digital Images for the StageA Servo-Controlled Projector DowserLow-Cost RP Screens for the StageA Stock Batten-Mounted Projector Bracket

Making a Severed HeadReplicating Bones, Part I: MoldsReplicating Bones, Part II: CastingRealistic Stage Stun GunCO2 Gunshot WoundThree Favorite Blood RecipiesThree Techniques for Applying Stage BloodUrinal Head Wax Mold Casting ProcessA Device to Simulate Urination OnstageBas-Relief Sculptures in Durham’s Rock Hard Water Putty®A Cremora®-Fueled Pyrotechnic AlternativeA Remotely Extinguished Cremora®-Fueled Flame EffectA Mechanism for a Battery-Operated TorchA Safe Glass Mirror Breaking Effect1970s’ Period Pull-Tab Beverage CansAn Affordable Chair for Sweeney ToddUsing a Trolling Reel to Move Small Furniture and PropsHand-Held Dancing Fireflies
An Adjustable Flat HangerA Versatile Flat-and-Track SystemA Convenient Shop-Built Mini-ArborA Sleeve for Increasing Arbor CapacityPositioning Catches for Traveler TrackPlans for a Double Kabuki DropAn Inexpensive Quiet Shop-Built Track SystemA Simple Drop Rig for Small Payloads
Flying an Actor with a Ghost-Load RigHardware for a Ghost-Load RigAn Inexpensive Controllable Drip SystemFabric Swag Scene Changes Made EasyTilting a WallPick Length Calculator: A Quick ReferenceRocking a Batten for Pirates of PenzanceA Tricking Batten System for Stretched PanelsFalling Leaves Effect for the StageA Temporary Lineset for Lightweight ObjectsAutomating a Snow BagSoaker-Hose Rain EffectA Fan Powered Confetti DropA Device for Dropping Sand from AboveFour Continuous-Beam Formulas for Stage Battens
An LED and SPST Safety FeedbackIntroducing a Live Animal to the StageComparison of Safety Wrap Techniques for Counterweight Linesets
Pneumatically Actuated Caster PlanksMaking Oversized Cove Moulding on the Table SawUsing 18-Gauge 1½"-Square Tube Steel to Build Taller and LongerCompound Miters SimplifiedKerfing Steel for Larger Arcs“Pacing” Groundrow ElementsBuilding Stairs from Scrap PlywoodIsolating Door Vibration in FlatsChanging Portraits with Ganged SunroofsEleven Quick TipsFlexi-Pitch HandrailFauxberglass: An Inexpensive Alternative to FiberglassSetting Up an X-Ref Master FileProviding a Column Shaft with Entasis
Doors on Rakes: Avoiding Gaps and WedgingThe Flip Floor: A Two-Sided Deck SurfaceA Tracking System for Tricsuit DecksAn Interchangeable Lift-Lid SystemA Low-Profile Sprung FloorTwo Methods for Planking Floors QuicklyA Sandwich-Style Flip FloorComparing Four Standard Stock Platforms: Part I - Weight, Cost, and StrengthComparing Four Standard Stock Platforms: Part II - Structural CalculationsA Simple and Durable Touring DeckA Fast and Inexpensive Grooved Floor
Actor-Friendly Pneumatic BrakesA Simple Hydraulic Caster Lift SystemA Floating Knife for Tracking SceneryA Locking Mechanism for Telescoping TubingA Caster GridOpera-Scale Rotating WallsTracked Scenery Using PVC GlidesCompact Toggled Tip-JacksElectromagnets as Scenic ConnectorsBlack Carpeting as a Glide for Narrow Scenic Units
Guiding Scenery with Linear BearingsA Curved Track and V-Groove Caster GuideTripping Casters with Pneumatics: System BasicsStabilizing Pneumatic Lift JacksBuilding Portable Pneumatic Systems: An OverviewUsing an Endless-Loop Winch as a One-Way Drive
Two Useful Shop ToolsAn Affordable Steel RollerHandy Tip CartsA Shop-Built Ladder StandoffA Shop-Built Rotisserie for Welding Large UnitsA Winch-Driven Bench-Mount Panel SawA Shop-Built Sliding-Head Hold Down

Content preview from Technical Design Solutions for Theatre Volume 3

Lighting Effects

A Motion-Controlled Practical	Pablo Souki
Overlooking-the-Town Light Box	Christopher Jensen
A Light-Beam Box	Michael Kraczek
Safe Chimney-Smoke Generators	Maura LaRiviere
An Inexpensive Fog Chiller	Steven Hood
Constructing a Battery-Powered Candle	Eric Lin
Simulating Neon With Rope Light	Chris Russo
A Liquid Lamp	Karen Walcott

A Motion-Controlled Practical

For a 1999 dramatization of selections from Pablo Neruda’s poetry in Caracas, Venezuela, the creative team requested a curious practical: a flashlight that, while in the hands of an actor, had to “appear to be running out of batteries.” The flashlight should work properly at first, then stop working in mid-scene, then turn on and off repeatedly while the actor ...