The Art of Theatrical Design: Elements of Visual Composition, Methods, and Practice - Couverture souple

Malloy, Kaoime

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138021504 ISBN 13 : 9781138021501

Editeur : Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

The Art of Theatrical Design: Elements of Visual Composition, Methods, and Practice addresses the core principles that develop the student designer into a true artist, providing a foundation that ensures success with each production design. This text concentrates on the skills necessary to create effective, evocative, and engaging theatrical designs that support the play contextually, thematically, and visually. It gives students the grounding in core design principles they need to approach design challenges and make design decisions in both assigned class projects and realized productions. This book features:

• In-depth discussions of design elements and principles for costume, set, lighting, sound, and projection designs
• Coverage of key concepts such as content, context, genre, style, play structure and format, and the demands and limitations of various theatrical spaces
• Essential principles, including collaboration, inspiration, conceptualization, script analysis, conducting effective research, building a visual library, developing an individual design process, and the role of the critique in collaboration
• Information on recent digital drawing tool technology, such as the Wacom® Inkling pen, Wacom® Intuos digitizing tablets and digital sketching, and rendering programs such as Autodesk® Sketchbook Pro and Adobe® Photoshop®
• Chapter exercises and key terms designed to provide an engaging experience with the material and to facilitate student understanding

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kaoime E. Malloy is an Associate Professor of Costume Design for the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Department of Theatre and Dance, where she teaches Costume Design, Stage Makeup, Costume Technology, Introduction to Theatre Design, Understanding the Arts, Fashion History, Costume Crafts,and special topics in design and technology. A member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and IATSE, she freelances as a theatre designer, makeup artist, and technician throughout the United States.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138021504
• ISBN 13: 9781138021501
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible