Technical theater for nontechnical people

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Acknowledgments = ⅸ
• Introduction = xi
• General Notes = xiii
• 1. Breaking It Down: Who Does What = 1
• Costumes
• Props
• Lighting
• Sound
• Stage Management
• Scenery
• 2. Touring a New Space: What to Look For = 7
• Is This the Right Space for You?
• Space for Stuff
• Space for People
• The Rigging System
• Masking
• The Lighting System
• The Sound System
• Monitors and Headsets
• 3. Space, Texture, and "The Statement": Scenic Design = 17
• The Big Picture: The Statement
• How to Read a Script Like a Set Designer
• The Backstage Survival Guide to Reading a Floorplan
• Texture and Color: Giving the Show a "Look"
• 4. Surface, Texture, and Tricks: The Tools of Scenery = 29
• A Place to Stand: Platforms, Stairs, and Ramps
• A Surface to Look at: Walls, Drapes, Paint, and Fabric
• The Backstage Survival Guide to Painting: What to Buy of Borrow
• Real Things: Doors, Windows, and So On
• Moving Stuff Around: Rolling, Flying, and Gripping
• The Backstage Survival Guide to Scene-Change Choreography
• Playing wtih the Audience: Special Effects and Illusions
• 5. Lighting Design: Illumination, Mood, and Focus = 71
• Illumination: First and Foremost
• Motivational Light: Time. Place, and Season
• Mood and Atmosphere: Angles and Color
• Creating Focus: Specials and Follows Spots
• Where the Show Is(and isn't): House Lights and Actors in the Audience
• Moving the Show Forward: Cues, Timing, and Blackouts
• Lighting for Dance
• Lighting for Musicals
• Lighting Fashion
• Video Lighting
• Rock-and-Roll Lighting
• 6. Lighting: Now You See It = 91
• The Birds and the Bees: Where Does Power Come From?
• Protecting Yourself
• Highways and Byways: Outlets and Plugs
• Taming the Beast: Dimmers and Control Boards
• The Real Workers: Lighting Instruments
• Color My World: The Joy of Filters
• Putting it in the Teater: Lighting Positions
• The Backstage Survival Guide to Focusing
• 7. Sound: Audible Atmosphere = 123
• The Signal Chain
• Microphones: The Testy Toddlers of Sound
• The Backstage Survival Guide to Keeping Microphones Happy
• Other Sources: Tape Decks, CDs, and DAT
• Mixers: Telling the Sound Where to Go
• Effects Processing: Sound Sculpting
• Amplification: We're Going to Pump You Up
• Speakers: The Bottom Line
• Making Tapes for the Show
• The Backstage Survival Guide to Making a Show Tape
• 8. Properties: Research, Detain, and Crafts = 157
• Making the Prop List: When to Buy, Borrow, or Build
• Setting Up the Prop List
• Furniture: Why the Stage Isn't Like Real Life
• Weapons: Safety and Proper Handling
• Handling Props During the Show: Prop Tables
• 9. Stage Management = 167
• Communication: The Central Issue
• From Coffe Shop to Load-Out: Schedules
• Lists and Lists and Lists of Lists
• Biblical Scholarship: Keeping the Prompt Book
• Preparing the Rehearsal Space and Running Rehearsals
• The Actors' Backstage Survical Guide to Tech Rehearsal
• Opening Night and the Run
• The Payoff: Calling the Show
• 10. How to Do a Show in a Hotel: Corporate Theater = 193
• Lighting: Trees, Trusses, and the Demon Track Light
• Sound: Plug and Play, or Truck It In
• Scenery: Four Feet by Whatever
• Projectors and Projection Systems
• Playing Twenty(or More) Questions: Things to Ask and to Know
• 11. The Essentials: Things you Should Know and Things You Should Own = 207
• Things Every Theater Person Should Know
• Things Every Show Person Should Own
• Things Every Show Place Should Own
• Afterword = 211
• Glossary = 213
• Bibliography = 231
• Index = 233