Drafting for the theatre / Dennis Dorn, Mark Shanda.

Includes index.

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Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction-Drafting, the Graphic Language of Planning; Part One: Tools, Standards, and Basic Techniques; 1. The Pencil and CAD-Two Great Choices; 2. Getting Equipped-Tools of the Trade; 3. Graphic Standards and Conventions; 4. Lines and Letters; 5. Geometry-The Foundation of Drafting; 6. Dimensions and Those All-Important Notes; Part Two: Orthographic Projection; 7. 3D to 2D and Back; 8. Section Views-The Inside Scoop; 9. Finding an Object's True Size and Shape; 10. Scalable 3D Drawings-Isometric and Oblique.

Part Three: Specialized Techniques11. Mechanical Perspective-The Long Way and Some Shortcuts; 12. Sketching-Where All Our Drafting Solutions Begin; 13. Simplified Drafting Techniques for Both Pencil and CAD; Part Four: Computer Drafting; 14. CAD-The Twenty-First-Century Tool of Choice; 15. Keeping Track of All Those Files; Part Five: Design and Shop Drawings Overview; 16. Scoping Out Design Drawings; 17. A Case Study of How Design Drawings Are Created; 18. A Case Study of How Shop Drawings Are Made; 19. Stage Walls with Square Edges; 20. Levels-Both Stationary and Rolling.

21. Stairs and Other Challenging Structures22. Profile Units, Soft Goods, and Similar Design Elements; 23. Wood Is Good but ... Metal Is Good Too!; Part Six: The Portfolio Project; 24. In Summary-The Final Project; Appendixes; Appendix A: USITT Scenic Design and Technical Production Graphic Standard; Appendix B: USITT RP-2, Recommended Practice for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics (2006); Appendix C: Sound Graphics Recommended Practice: A Project of the USITT Sound Commission (2008); Appendix D: Triangles, Arcs, and Chords; Appendix E: Conversion Factors for Metric Units.

Appendix F: Standard Dimensions Useful to Theatre DraftersAppendix G: Abbreviations; Index; Authors Bios; Back Cover.

In this newly revised second edition, veteran stage designers and technical directors Dennis Dorn and Mark Shanda introduce industry-standard drafting and designing practices with step-by-step discussions, illustrations, worksheets, and problems to help students develop and refine drafting and other related skills needed for entertainment set production work. By incorporating the foundational principles of both hand- and computer-drafting approaches throughout the entire book, the authors illustrate how to create clear and detailed drawings that advance the production process. Ear.

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