Prop Building for Beginners - Twenty Props for Stage and Screen

List of contents

Introduction
Safety
A Note About Patterns
Part 1: Projects
1. Letter
2. Old Book
3. Lantern
4. Treasure Chest
5. Chalice
6. Roast Chicken
7. Skull
8. Key
9. Scepter
10. Loaf of Bread
11. Crown
12. Sword
13. Tree Branch with Leaves
14. Folding Fan
15. Coin Purse
16. Haversack
17. Dead Bird
18. Wooden Crate
19. Rehearsal Cube
20. Upholstered Foot Stool
Part 2: Materials
21. Paper and Papier-Mâché
22. Foam and Clay
23. Fabric
24. Wood
25. Glue and Tape
26. Paint
Special Thanks
Glossary
Index

About the author

Eric Hart is a professor of Stage Properties at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has built props for theater, film, television, opera, Broadway, theme parks, and retail display, and is the author of The Prop Building Guidebook and The Prop Effects Guidebook. He holds an MFA from the Ohio University School of Theater.

Summary

Prop Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Hart, Eric (Professional Prop Builder Hart, Hart Eric
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367366919
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36691-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Direction & Production, ART / General, ART / Film & Video, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre Studies, Industrial / commercial art & design, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration