A theatre set should:
suggest the style and tone of the whole production create mood and atmosphere give clues as to the particular time and place of the action offer (showing the ability to create interesting new things) possibilities for the movement and grouping of the actors
The set may also need to be designed so the backstage areas used by the actors and stage crew are kept out of sight from the audience. This will depend on the effect the director wants to create with the staging and on the type of stage the production uses.
All the things appearing on the stage other than the scenery are called stage properties, or props. Set props like furniture, draperies and decorations are the types of things that complete the set and they …show more content…
These include:
a rough sketch of the set in the early (and subject to change) phase floor plans drawn to scale showing from above the general layout of each set and the placement of the furniture and large props front elevations giving a view of the elements of the set from the front and showing details like windows or (raised, flat supporting surfaces) miniature (having height, width, and depth) models showing how each set will look when finished.
These visual aids help to make sure that all the theatre artists involved in the production understand each other.
Once the show opens, the designer's work is (almost completely/basically) complete. Now it's (usually/ in a common and regular way) the job of the stage manager and backstage crew to make sure that every aspect of the production runs just as the designer meant, time after time, until the production …show more content…
After a quick quick look at the working drawings, the MC should be able to schedule the build, order (wooden planks, beams, etc.), and then just pass that information on to the crew chief and TD, who make sure that the (people who work with and build with wood) are there at the appropriate times. In many theatres, these duties having been soaked up (like a towel) into the TD position. If your show can come up with a master (person who works with and builds with wood), use them
suggest the style and tone of the whole production create mood and atmosphere give clues as to the particular time and place of the action offer (showing the ability to create interesting new things) possibilities for the movement and grouping of the actors
The set may also need to be designed so the backstage areas used by the actors and stage crew are kept out of sight from the audience. This will depend on the effect the director wants to create with the staging and on the type of stage the production uses.
All the things appearing on the stage other than the scenery are called stage properties, or props. Set props like furniture, draperies and decorations are the types of things that complete the set and they …show more content…
These include:
a rough sketch of the set in the early (and subject to change) phase floor plans drawn to scale showing from above the general layout of each set and the placement of the furniture and large props front elevations giving a view of the elements of the set from the front and showing details like windows or (raised, flat supporting surfaces) miniature (having height, width, and depth) models showing how each set will look when finished.
These visual aids help to make sure that all the theatre artists involved in the production understand each other.
Once the show opens, the designer's work is (almost completely/basically) complete. Now it's (usually/ in a common and regular way) the job of the stage manager and backstage crew to make sure that every aspect of the production runs just as the designer meant, time after time, until the production …show more content…
After a quick quick look at the working drawings, the MC should be able to schedule the build, order (wooden planks, beams, etc.), and then just pass that information on to the crew chief and TD, who make sure that the (people who work with and build with wood) are there at the appropriate times. In many theatres, these duties having been soaked up (like a towel) into the TD position. If your show can come up with a master (person who works with and builds with wood), use them