Theatrical Design - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Kevin Lee Allen is an award winning scenic and lighting designer. Trained in theatrical design and technical production, the diversity of his experience includes a wide range of two and three dimensional design for projects that include themed architecture, corporate experiences, museum exhibits, special events, live theatre, television, and film. Klappentext This book emphasizes script analysis and interpretation specifically for designers: how to release meaning and design inspiration from lines and characterization in a script. It then explains the artistic elements and principles of design-the skills necessary to create the design visualized. Concepts are illustrated with examples from theatre, film, art, architecture, and fashion that explore professional and historic use of conceptualization and metaphor. Theatrical Design: An Introduction imparts the tools designers need to innovate off the page. Zusammenfassung Theatrical Design: An Introduction is a guide for designers, creatives, and artists to create a design idea for a project and then audio/visually interpret and communicate that idea. Emphasizing story analysis, creation, and interpretation specifically for designers and artists, the narrative describes a method to release meaning and design inspiration from story. After interpretation, the artistic elements and principles of design - the skills necessary to create the design - are laid out in clear terms. Concepts are illustrated with examples from theatre, film, art, architecture, and fashion that explore professional and historic use of conceptualization and metaphor. Theatrical Design: An Introduction imparts the tools all designers, in all pursuits, need to innovate off the page. A textbook suitable for Art, Architecture, Exhibitions, Interior Spaces, Culinary Presentation, Design, Film, and Theatre university courses, general readers and hobbyists will also find the methodology can be applied to any creative pursuits. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Preface About the Author Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. What's a Metaphor? 3. Analysis 4. Communication 5. Research 6. Choice 7. Conceptualization 8. Elements of Design 9. Principles of Design 10. Collaboration 11. Evaluation 12. The Business of Show ...

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Lee Allen, Allen Kevin Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138838826
• ISBN: 978-1-138-83882-6
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software; Performing Arts, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, DRAMA / General, DESIGN / General, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General, DESIGN / Product, DESIGN / Book, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Decorating, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Reference, DESIGN / Reference, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre Studies, Theatre: technical & background skills, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Theatre: technical and background skills