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Scenic Construction for the Stage is a comprehensive guide to the practical processes involved in constructing scenery for the theatre. Offering key insight into the role of the scenic carpenter, Mark Tweed details the progression from interpreting design, model boxes and drawings, to material selection, fabrication and finishing. Additional topics include advice for developing accuracy, finish and consistency; tool selection and sharpening; CDM, Health and Safety; practical workshop mathematics and geometry, and how to fit ironmongery. With an in-depth but accessible approach, this practical book offers advice on how to start out and improve as a scenic carpenter, building a solid repertoire of reliable techniques and working practices to achieve professional results. Includes a foreword by Sir Kenneth Branagh and illustrated throughout with 350 colour photographs and 34 technical drawings and detailed step-by-step instructions. AUTHOR: Mark Tweed is head of construction at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he teaches scenic carpentry, project management and CAD, and supervising construction for public productions. Sir Kenneth Branagh is an actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. 350 colour photographs and 34 line drawings

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A comprehensive guide to constructing scenery for the theatre and how to start out and improve as a scenic carpenter.A valuable companion for technical theatre students, practising scenic carpenters and for all interested in the craft of creating scenery for the stage.Includes ten step-by-step projects including flats, doors, windows, treads, trucks and columns.Superbly illustrated with 350 colour photographs and 34 technical drawings and detailed step-by-step instructions.Mark Tweed is currently Head of Construction at RADA and continues to work as a freelance project manager and carpenter.Another new title in the Crowood Theatre Companion series.

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