LEADER 04483nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910788093203321 005 20170822110412.0 010 $a1-317-81346-4 010 $a1-138-83195-6 010 $a1-315-81738-1 010 $a1-317-81347-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315817385 035 $a(CKB)2670000000572051 035 $a(EBL)1818208 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001350880 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12602572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350880 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11296355 035 $a(PQKB)11490220 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1818208 035 $a(OCoLC)958099093 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780415738415 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9781317813460DO 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000572051 100 $a20230719e20142023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnmasking theatre design $ea designer's guide to finding inspiration and cultivating creativity /$fLynne Porter 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aWaltham, Massachusetts :$cFocal Press,$d2014. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (319 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-21230-9 311 $a0-415-73841-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: Theatre and Design; Chapter 1: The Nature of Theatre; Chapter 2: The Designer's Goal; Chapter 3: Two Key Elements of Any Design; Chapter 4: The Designer's Expressive Tools; Part Two: Deconstructing the Creative Process; Chapter 5: Thinking about Thinking; Chapter 6: Idea Generation; Chapter 7: Defining the Creative Process; Part Three: Putting Theory into Practice; Chapter 8: Creative Process/Design Process; Chapter 9: Fallacies about the Design Process 327 $aChapter 10: Essential Activities for the DesignerPart Four: Unpacking the Design Process; Chapter 11: Comprehend the Nature of the Design Problem; A Play Reading; B Embrace the Production Limitations; Chapter 12: Gather Inspiration; A Play Analysis; B Visual Research; Chapter 13: Invent Solutions; A [Good] Design Ideas; B [Good] Design Expressions; Chapter 14: Develop the Work; Chapter 15: Present the [Best] Solution; Chapter 16: When You Get Stuck; Chapter 17: Dracula, a Case Study; Part Five: Putting It All Together; Chapter 18: Collaboration; Chapter 19: Personal Factors 327 $aChapter 20: Designers of DreamsAppendix: Supplemental Exercises and Information; A More Play Reading Exercises; B More Play Analysis Exercises; C More Invent Solutions Exercises; D More Development Exercises; E More Presenting the [Best] Solution Exercises; F More Courage, Commitment and Focus Exercises; G More Introvert/Extrovert Exercises; H Design Conferences Unpacked; Suggested Reading; Software Resources; Production Credits; Author Biography; Index 330 $aEvery great design has its beginnings in a great idea, whether your medium of choice is scenery, costume, lighting, sound, or projections.Unmasking Theatre Design> shows you how to cultivate creative thinking skills through every step of theatre design - from the first play reading to the finished design presentation. This book revealshow> creative designers think in order to create unique and appropriate works for individual productions, and will teach you how to comprehend the nature of the design task at hand, gather inspiration, generate potential ideas for a new design, and develop a finished look through renderings and models. The exercises presented in this book demystify the design process by providing you with specific actions that will help you get on track toward fully-formed designs. Revealing the inner workings of the design process, both theoretically and practically,Unmasking Theatre Design> will jumpstart the creative processes of designers at all levels, from student to professionals, as you construct new production designs. 606 $aTheaters$xDesigns and plans 615 0$aTheaters$xDesigns and plans 676 $a792.0233 686 $aPER011000$2bisacsh 700 $aPorter$b Lynne$01578518 801 0$bUkLoBP 801 1$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788093203321 996 $aUnmasking theatre design$93857937 997 $aUNINA