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Encyclopedia > Set construction

Set construction is a process by which a set designer works in collaboration with the director of the production to create the set for a theatrical production. The set designer produces a scale model, scale drawings (including, but not limited to: a groundplan, elevation, and section of the complete set as well as several more detailed drawings of individual scenic elements) paint elevations (a scale painting supplied to the scenic painter of each element requiring painting), and research about props, textures, etc. Models and paint elevations are generally hand-produced, however in recent years many designers and most commercial theatres generally produce scale drawings on computer drafting programs such as AutoCAD or Vectorworks. A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ... A scale model of the Tower of London. ... Floor plan (floorplan, floor-plan) in its original meaning is an architecture term, a diagram of a room, a building, or a level (floor) of a building as if seen from the above (i. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Look up section in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... AutoCAD 2006 drawing. ... VectorWorks is a computer-aided design (CAD) software program developed by Nemetschek North America (NNA) that is used for drafting, technical drawing and 3D modeling. ...


The technical director or production manager is the person responsible for evaulating the finished designs and considering budget and time limitations. He or she engineers the scenery, has it redrafted for building, budgets time, crew and materials, and liaisons between the designer and the shop. Technical directors often have assistant technical directors whose duties can range from drafting to actually building scenery. The Technical Director or Technical Producer (TP) is usually the most senior technical person within a theatrical company or television studio. ... Theatrical production management is a sub-division of stagecraft. ...


A scene shop is often overseen by a shop foreman or master carpenter. This person assigns tasks, does direct supervision of carpenters, and deals with day-to-day matters such as absences, breaks, tool repair, etc. The staff of a scene shop is usually referred to as scenic carpenters, but within that there are many specialities such as plasterers, welders, and scenic stitchers. Scenic painting is a separate aspect of scenic construction, although the scenic painter usually answers to the technical director. // Gypsum plaster Plaster of Paris, or simply plaster, is a type of building material based on calcium sulfate hemihydrate, nominally (CaSO₄)₂*H₂O. It is created by heating gypsum to about 150 ℃, 2(CaSO₄ · 2H₂O) → (CaSO₄)₂ · H₂O + 3 H₂O (released as steam). ... A welder is a tradesman who specialises in welding materials together. ... Theatrical scenic painting is a wide-ranging craft, encompassing virtually the entire compass of painting techniques and oftentimes reaching far beyond. ...


There is also usually a separate man/woman referred to often as a jack of all trades, but is also known to be whats called a Fred-John in parts of the country, he doesn't specialize in a particular aspect of construction, however he is skilled to some degree in most.


See also

Stagecraft (or Technical Theatre) is the art of building, attaching, and rigging scenery for theater and television as well as other technical aspects of performance including sound, costuming, makeup, and lighting. ... A sound stage is a hangar-like structure, building or room, that is soundproof for the production of theatrical motion pictures and television, usually inside a movie studio. ...

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Sets are sometimes designed using false perspective to promote the illusion of a larger space with views of distant objects, particularly when used in live theater.
Sets may also make extensive use of "flats", where three dimensional details (such as panels and moulding in an interior) are only painted images, with shadows carefully placed to correspond to the lighting of the set.
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