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  • ISBN:
    0240808061
  • ISBN-13:
    9780240808062
  • PUB. DATE:
    September 2006
  • PUBLISHER:
    Elsevier Science
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Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre by Rob Napoli

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High School helperby Anonymous

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For those who are working with high school students, this is a great text! It provides information on every topic the students need to put a show together. The best part is, the humor and sarcasm in the book, make it feel more like a conversation with the author than a textbook! Highly recommended.

Great Resource for Post Prom/ Homecoming Decorators!by Anonymous

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Parents get themselves into the most unusual situations when their children get into high school. We volunteer to help and then find out that we are the 'chair' of the committee we know very little about. I have found myself in that situation more than three times as the mother of 5 children, 2 through high school and three to go... It's called Post Prom, an innocuous title until the details become...

Wonderful Bookby Anonymous

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This book gives insight to the theater tech industry for both the knowledgeable and amateur reader. The pictures allow for a more in depth and complete understanding of the material. Unlike some drab educational books, the quirky and uplifting humor allows for very enjoyable reading. HIGHLY RATED


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Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques

Product Details

  • Pub. Date: September 2006
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science
  • Sales Rank: 647,835

Synopsis

Basic. This is the key word in Scenic Design and Lighting Tecniques: A Basic Guide for Theatre, written by two seasoned professionals with over twenty years of experience. This book is designed to show you how to turn a bare stage into a basic set design, without using heavy language that would bog you down. From materials and construction to basic props and lighting, this book explains all you will need to know to build your set and light it.

• Be inspired by the images of real productions and learn from the instructional images
• Learn from designer's concepts and drawings from actual professional and university productions
• Know that after reading this book, you'll be equiped with exactly what you NEED to know to design your stage scenery and lighting

Biography

Rob Napoli has worked in the field of technical theatre for over 20 years as a professional freelance carpenter, prop master, technical director, production manager, and designer. He holds an MFA in Theatre from Catholic University and a BA in Theatre from St. Vincent College and has been an adjunct professor at the Department of Performing and Fine Arts at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. Currently, he is the Designer and Technical Director at Penn State Berks.

An independent producer, videographer/director of videography, and editor with experience in all areas of video, from corporate training to television commercials. His articles appear regularly in Videography, Television Broadcast, TV Technology, Mix, and Government Video. He is a member of the Television/Film faculty at DeSales University in Pennsylvania.