Tech Theater final

Draw curtain

Open side to

Guillotine

Open up/down

Design Phase (Scenic)

1. Read the script

2. First for fun

3. Second for Structure

4. third for set/prop needs

5. Continue for depth

Concept meeting

Hear director’s vison, hear designers ideas, form a united concept, discuss what problems may occur

Research Phase

Research done from concept ideas and script

Initial Design meeting

Present research

could be online

discuss solutions to problems

Preliminary Sketches

Develop ideas for set design

Thumbnail sketches

Enough for rough budgeting

First design Meeting

Present thumbnails and other materials

Get approval for direction

Preliminary Designs

Draft designs, still could change a little

Ground plan, white model

more developed thumbnails

Pictures or sketches of significant props

Preliminary Designs Meeting

Present Preliminary designs

Problems discussed/solutions decided

Approval to move forward on final designs

After meeting designs are sent out for approval

Final Approval

Designs are okayed

Final Designs

Ground plan

Section (a view left or right from the center line)

Design elevations (shows set with no construction details as the audience will see it)

Paint Elevations ( Painted as set will be)

Prop drawings/Images ( Images and drawings/research of props to be found)

Construction and load in (designer)

Must check in and visit shops. Involved at different levels. Consult with props.

tech (designers)

Attend and take notes on run crew and design

Budgeting

Included Materials, time, and people

Came from talking with designers and designers drawings

Drafting

the art of creating drawings in theater

Technical drawings

Shows how the sets will be built

Technical Ground Plan

Shows a overhead view 4’ above the floor

Technical elevations

shows construction details of items including heights

Platform/deck layouts

shows raised decks, stairs, ect.

Detail Drawings

when needed for clarity, usually uses a larger scale

Prop drawings

shows details for props to be built

Plates

The individual drawings

Title block

On a drawing with show, company, drawing title, scale, date, people

Views or Details

Several Drawings within drawings, separate drawings

Technical Drawings

Choses construction methods

Budget materials and labor

Prepare construction drawings

Arrange material ordering and pickup

Oversea set through shop and load in

Master Carpenter

Leader of shop carpenters

interprets drawings, assigns projects, and checks for accuracy

Discuss problems with TD

Carpenters

Shop workers

Props master

In charge of props

Props Artisans

Crafts props

Platform types

Standard vs triscuts

Swivel Casters

Wheels that turn all directions

Straight casters

Only go forward and back

Costume Designer

Read play, fully understand the characters. Research the period. Meeting with designers for the concept. Research the concept. Read script for concept. Plot out the costumes/quick changes/changes/doubling. Solidify look of the show discuss special needs. Solidify design plates. Meet with supervisor and shop personnel. Attend fittings. Attend dress.

Primary source

A source from a time period

Secondary source

A source looking at the time period

Costume Equity

Can’t share costumes, wash skin parts, costume by half hour, fitting call between ½ and 1 1/2 hours, understudies have costumes, new undergarments, wigs by half hour, dancers get shoes.

Costume Studio

Educational Institution

Costume Shop

None Educational

Costume Shop Supervisor

plan and budget season

assistant shop manager/shopper/rental manager

Make shop schedule, makes sure you follow the budgeted cost for materials, attend meetings with manager/ designer/ and each other, assistant is doing what the head doesn’t want to

Cutter/draper

Makes the pattern of the costume but draping it on a form, can drape or flat pattern, responsible for doing fitting and marking alterations, designer and draper talk.

Tailoring

usually for mens clothes, altering

First hand

assist the cutter/draper, help stich clothing together and instruct stitchers.

Sitchers

stitch seams of a garment together, do hand sewing

Crafts person

deal with costume/prop type props. Jewlery/shoes, masks/armor/glasses/canes

Milliner

anything besides a wig that goes on a head

Dyer/painter

pattern fabric/color correction/distressing garments.

Wigmaster

Have hair knowledge, handle facial hair, wigs.

Hairstylist

Maintains wigs throughout run, wigmaster moves on to next show during run

Wardrobe Supervisor

assign nightly jobs, map out quick changes, usually deal with most problems, laundry schedule/maintain look/handle repairs/make sure costumes are read at ½

Dressers

Do laundry help with changes

Beaders

embroider or attach beads.

Finishers

Snaps, hooks, bars

Silhouette

Negative space created by a actor, outline of shape

Ways of getting costumes

Renting, pulling, shopping, barrowing, build

Synthetic Fabrics

inexpensive, wrinkle-free, moisture wicking, low maintenance, non-biodegradable, man-made, heat damage, harsh chemicals

ex: Acrylic, raylon, nylon

Natural fibers

Hypoallergenic, breathable, light shedding, biodegradable, shrink, delicate, holds moisture, expensive

Ex: Denim, Silk, velvet, cotton

Turntables

Upside Right: Wheels rolling on the floor

Upside Down: Wheels rolling on the turntable

Uses straight casters

Automated use a cable and winch

Reveals

Used to create the illusion that a wall is thick

Broadway flats

Framed on Face. Frame is flat to the audience

Uses corner blocks and keystones

Soft covered, stores well, large surfaces

Hollywood or studio

Framed on edge. Take up a lot of space. Hard covered, masks sound, smaller

Steel framed flats

good for storage

Masking

Hide backstage. Velour is most common.

Parts of Paint

Pigment: The color

Vehicle: The liquid that carries the color

Binder: What gets it to stick

Primer

What paint sticks too

Properties of light

Distribution, color, intensity, movement

Acting areas

How you divide up the stage and decide what to light

Front light

Top Hat

Blocks audiences view of light

XLR 3 Pin

Mic cable

Crossover

Splits audio components to speakers

Amp

Boosts to higher signals

Loudspeaker

Converts signals to sound waves

Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight

Most used for side and front light. Long throw distance. Coverages and directs light into a collum. Is etc source 4. Is named after ellipsoidal reflector.

Zoom/jr

Can change the size of the beam of light. A cheaper versions. Variation on the etc.

gobo

Shapes and shadows, will burn away with time

Color filters

Gels

Par

Has a focused beam of light. Large diameter. Short throw with large coverage. Sealed assembly.

Altman Par can

Holds lamp, metal cover, top and back light.

ETC Source 4 par

uses different sized lenses, can use color frame. Doesn’t have sealed assembly

Fresnel

wash fixture with soft circular beam of light, incandescent tungsten lamp

Light Design Objectives

Visibility, Selective focus, modeling mood

Altman 1KAF 6” Fensel

Named after Lense, Soft beam of circular light, change the diameter of the circular beam. Come in different sizes

Tubular Tungsten Lamps

ground and sky, create a wash down or up, can create Horizen or sunset effects.

Border light

multi circuit and multi lamp light. Use common flood lights. Not all on the same plug so u can gel with different colors

Altman ground cyc

Designed to cover large areas with covered lights. Short throw distance, no beam and no lenses. Can be a sky cyc.

Zip strips

Works with foot lights

ETC dimmer module

Used to vary the voltage in a circuit which varies light and output

Dimmer rack

where all the dimmers are housed. Receives instructions from the lighting board. Uses DMX. Anything receiving DMX is intelligent

LED fixtures

similar to the normal but they are intelligent and do not rely on dimmers.

Moving Lights

Use high intensity discharge lamp.

Color Changer/scroller

Can allow color change mid show. For conventional fixtures

I-Cue

Makes lights moving

Dimmer pack

adds dimmer onstage

Master electrician

responsible for safe timely insutullation of lights, projection, atmospheric elements, and the maintaining of. Communicate with LD. Provide training, sometimes light board op.

Conductor Examples

Copper, aluminum, gold

Insulator Examples

Rubber, plastic, glass,

Resistance

Measured in olms

Difference in pressure

difference in potential