Mechanical design for the stage /

Scenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The machines that drive these effects range from small pneumatic cylinders pushing loads of a few pounds...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Hendrickson, Alan
Weitere Verfasser:
Buckhurst, Colin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2008.
Ausgabe:
1st edition
Zusammenfassung:
Scenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The machines that drive these effects range from small pneumatic cylinders pushing loads of a few pounds an inch or two, to 40 horsepower winches running multi-ton scenery at speeds 6 feet per second or more. Usually this machinery is designed by theatre technicians specifically for a particular show's effect. Compared to general industry, this design process is short, often only a few days long, it is
Umfang:
1 online resource (434 p.)
text file
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-426) and index.
ISBN:
9786611172145
9781136036019
1136036016
9781136036026
1136036024
9781281172143
1281172146
9780080557540
0080557546
Schlagworte:
Stage machinery.
Machine design.
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