Outside the box
Subtitle: 25 design-tech strategies to save you time and money
By: SETC
Series: SETC field guide series -- 1
Publisher: Southeastern Theatre Conference
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Greensboro, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9780980244502
Subjects: Theaters; Stage-setting and scenery; Stage props; Stage machinery; Set designers; Theater; Production and direction
Table of contents: title: 3-d bricks : make your own using this easy technique / DAvid Pulliam; title: Foliage or trees : try building these quick "fruit roll-ups" / Ann Cadaret; title: Pop-up room : create a now-you-see-it, now-you-don't space / Tricia L. Thelen; title: Moulding : save thousands of dollars by bending wood / Thaddeus A. Engle; title: Trash to treasure : design a low-budget play by recycling items / Doug Molash; title: Onstage pool : create a splash hit on your stage / George Hillow; title: Working sink : make running water with garden sprayer, air / Bland M. Wade, Jr.; title: Curved steel : how to build a machine to bend steel beams / David R. Whitney; title: Move scenery : build a "floating platform" for heavy items / Mike Murphy; title: Lock scenery : build an air brake system for a scenic wagon / Rick Mayfield; title: Fabric release curtain : build a Kabuki rig for under $300 / Bill Webb; title: Curved staircase : create a template to eliminate guesswork / Ed Zuckerman; title: Disappearing act : try this design magic to create, move barrels / Brent Menchinger; title: Portal clamps : use this easy, no-cost system to bolt flats / Christopher D. Zink; title: Star drop : create an LED night sky for under $600 / David Wheeler; title: Gobos : make your own for less than $2 each / Christopher D. Zink; title: Snow : make a snowmaker for less than $60 / Stuart Beaman; title: Confetti : build an air-powered cannon for less than $15 / Christopher D. Zink; title: Breakaway glass : make a sugar glass pane for a little over $3 / Rachel Cruz; title: Into thin air : make actors "diasappear" without pyrotechnics / Stuart Beaman; title: Shootout : build a strobe armature to increase realism / Bob Upton; title: Period shoes : characters can mosey to Molìere in boots / Eric J. Abbott; title: Budget costumes : become a clothing cannibal to save money / Sonya Bixler; title: Wardrobe magic : use sun, paint, and recycling to extend life / Carl V. Curnutte III and Melissa-Anne Blizzard Hall; title: Open source : save money by using programs found online / Rick Mayfield.