Thiet ke boi canh (con đuoc biet đen voi nhung thuat ngu nhu scenography, stage design hoac set design) la mot khau sang tao thuoc quy trinh san xuat vo dien san khau, cong viec nay cung xuat hien tuong tu voi san xuat đien anh hoac truyen hinh. Trong qua khu, cac nha thiet ke boi canh co the xuat phat tu nhieu nguon goc trinh đo, nhung sau nay, hau het đeu đuoc đao tao ve chuyen mon, đa phan co bang Cu nhan (B.F.A.) hoac Thac sy (M.F.A.) ve nghe thuat san khau. Nhung nguoi nay lam cong viec thiet ke va dan dung canh nham ho tro muc đich nghe thuat cua mot vo dien. Thiet ke boi canh thuong đuoc xem la mot phan trong qua trinh thiet ke san xuat cho đien anh hoac truyen hinh.


Nguoi thiet ke boi canh Mot nguoi thiet ke se nghien cuu, tim toi đe loc ra cac tu lieu phuc vu cho viec xay dung nhung y niem co tinh khoi mo, nhung y tuong tiep tuc ho tro cho noi dung va cac yeu to thi giac khac cua vo dien. Van đe "Lam the nao đe tiep can va phat trien nhung y tuong sang tao?" luon la mot thac mac rat chinh đang. No bat đau voi viec chung ta san sang mo rong tu duy đe đon nhan cac kha nang. Co thai đo cau thi đoi voi viec nghien cuu, tim kiem, lao đong, san sang kham pha, to mo va hieu ky. Tri tuong tuong cua chung ta rat truc quan. Cho du la khong gian noi hay ngoai, lum cay coi sac so hay mot buoi hoa nhac, bau troi đay sao hoac kien truc cua mot cong trinh tuyet voi, thiet ke boi canh la mot qua trinh đoi hoi khong ngung tim toi va nghien cuu.
Nguoi thiet ke boi canh phai lam viec voi đao dien va cac bo phan thiet ke khac đe thiet lap mot y tuong thi giac tong the cho viec san xuat va thiet ke khong gian san khau. Ho co trach nhiem phat trien mot bo thiet ke hoan chinh bao gom:

so đo mat bang co ban the hien tat ca cac thanh phan tinh tham gia dan canh;
so đo tong hop the hien tat ca cac thanh phan đong tham gia dan canh, luu y ca vi tri cua chung tren san dien va vi tri khuat ngoai san dien (hai ben canh ga, duoi mat san, tren tran...);
so đo mat cat cua khong gian san khau ket hop tat ca cac thanh phan dan canh;
mat đung cua tat ca cac thanh phan dan canh, va mat đung hoac mat cat cua cac đao cu khac neu can.
Trong qua khu, nguoi thiet ke phai ve tay tat ca cac thanh phan noi tren, tuy nhien, ngay nay nguoi ta co the de dang tao ra cac mo hinh 3D chinh xac nho ho tro cua phan mem may tinh.


Nhiem vu Nguoi thiet ke boi canh co trach nhiem ket hop voi đao dien san khau va cac thanh vien khac cua nhom thiet ke san xuat đe tao ra khong gian cho vo dien va sau đo mo ta lai chi tiet ve khong gian cho giam đoc ky thuat, quan ly san xuat đe co the tien hanh thi cong. Cac nha thiet ke boi canh chiu trach nhiem tao ra cac mo hinh theo ti le cua boi canh, ban ve phoi canh, he thong buc be, cac ban ve ket cau va tat ca nhung viec khac nua đoi hoi giao tiep cua ho voi cac nhan vien san xuat khac.


Đao tao O chau Au va Australia nhung nguoi thiet ke co tiep can toan dien hon đoi voi cong viec thiet ke san khau va thuong chiu trach nhiem khong chi voi boi canh ma con voi trang phuc, anh sang, am thanh... va đuoc goi la nha thiet ke san khau hoac nha thiet ke san xuat.
Mot so nha thiet ke, hoa sy boi canh/san khau tren the gioi, trong qua khu va hien tai: Ken Adam, Nathan Altman, Adolphe Appia, Boris Aronson, Leon Bakst, Howard Bay, John Lee Beatty, Brian Sidney Bembridge, Alexandre Benois, Maria Bjornson, David Borovsky, Robert Brill, Alison Chitty, Franco Colavecchia, Edward Gordon Craig, Luciano Damiani, Es Devlin, Antony McDonald, Aleksandra Ekster, Ezio Frigerio, David Gallo, Nicholas Georgiadis, Christopher Gibbs, Natalia Goncharova, Reginald Gray, Marcel Jambon, Robert Edmond Jones, Inigo Jones, Barry Kay, Sean Kenny, Ralph Koltai, Ming Cho Lee, Daniil Lider, Santo Loquasto, Jo Mielziner, Motley, Caspar Neher, Cyro Del Nero, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Neil Patel, Russell Patterson, Todd Rosenthal, Oliver Smith, Josef Svoboda, George Tsypin, Robin Wagner, Tony Walton, Robert Wilson, Franco Zeffirelli...
Mot so nha thiet ke, hoa sy boi canh/san khau o Viet Nam: KimB, Vuong Duy Bien, Phung Huy Binh, Tran Hoa Binh, Đo Doan Bang, Tran Chat, Đo Doan Chau, Nguyen An Đinh, Pham Van Đon, Luong Đong, Le Xuan Giang, Ngo Quynh Giao, Nguyen Đinh Ham, Hoang Song Hao, Tran Luu Hau, Bui Huy Hieu, Nguyen Cong Hoan, Hoang Song Hy, Nguyen Hong, Huy Kim, Nguyen Trong Lan, Can Van Le, Vu Hoang Linh, Nguyen Hong Long, Vuong Tat Loi, Vu Trung Luong, Nguyen Tien Luu, Tran Viet Ly, Tran Mau, Bui Vu Minh, Nguyen Ngoc My, Van Na, Đang Anh Nga, Le Van Ngoan, Si Ngoc, Nguyen Tat Ngoc, Bui Xuan Phai, Phan Phan, Thang Tran Phenh, Le Huy Quang, Nguyen Dan Quoc, Le Son, Ha Quang Son, Nguyen Tien Su, Đuong Tai, Chu Thom, Pham Duy Tung, Hoang Ha Tung, Hoang Tuyen, Bui Ngoc Tu, Le Huy Trap, Nguyen Van Truc, Huy Van, Tran Hong Van, Nguyen Tuong Van...


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Tham khao Tai lieu khac Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States by Oscar G. Brockett, Margaret Mitchell, and Linda Hardberger (Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, distributed by University of Texas Press; 2010) 365 pages; traces the history of scene design since the ancient Greeks.
Designing and Painting for the Theater by Lynn Pecktal. (McGraw-Hill, 1995 - Performing Arts - 601 pages) Detailing production design for theater, opera, and ballet, Designing and Drawing for the Theater is a foundational text that provides a professional picture and encyclopedic reference of the design process. Well illustrated with detailed lined drawings and photographs, the book conveys the beauty and craft of scenic and production design.


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What is Scenography Article illustrating the differences between US and European theatre design practices