The Art of Theatrical Design - Kaoime Malloy

The Art of Theatrical Design

Elements of Visual Composition, Methods, and Practice

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Buch | Softcover
340 Seiten
2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-02150-1 (ISBN)
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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

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.

Preface

Acknowledgements

I. Beginnings






Chapter 1 – What is Design?



Chapter 2 - Content and Context



Chapter 3 - Genre



Chapter 4 - Style



Chapter 5 - Structure and Format

II. Elements of Design






Chapter 6 - Line



Chapter 7 - Shape/Form/Mass/Space



Chapter 8 - Value



Chapter 9 - Color



Chapter 10 - Texture



Chapter 11 – Creating the Illusion of Depth on a flat Surface

III. Principles of Design






Chapter 12 - Unity and Variety



Chapter 13 - Balance



Chapter 14 - Repetition/Pattern/Rhythm



Chapter 15 - Scale and Proportion



Chapter 16 - Emphasis and Subordination

IV. Core Principles for the Theatrical Designer






Chapter 17 - Collaboration



Chapter 18 - Analysis



Chapter 19 - Conceptualization



Chapter 20 - The Design Process



Chapter 21 - The Role of the Critique



Chapter 22 - Drawing as Our Common Language



Chapter 23 - Rendering Techniques

V. Individual Design Areas






Chapter 24 - Costume Design



Chapter 25 - Scene Design



Chapter 26 - Lighting Design



Chapter 27 – Sound Design



Chapter 28 – Projection Design

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 280 mm
Gewicht 1236 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 1-138-02150-4 / 1138021504
ISBN-13 978-1-138-02150-1 / 9781138021501
Zustand Neuware
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