ABSTRACT
The Technical Brief is a collection of single-focus articles on technical production solutions, published three times a year by the prestigious Yale School of Drama. The primary objective of the publication is to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. The range of topics includes scenery, props, painting, electrics, sound, and costumes. The articles each describe an approach, device, or technique that has been tested on stage or in a shop by students and professionals.
Some articles included: Growing Flowers on Stage; Break-Away Glass; Photo-Murals for the Stage; Quiet Wire-Rope Curtain Track; Free Standing Curved Stairs; A Measured Approach to Kerfing; A Low-Voltage Remote Controller for Special Effects; Toggle-Clamp Locks; Comparing Four Plastics as Scenery Glides; Low Pressure Air Casters; A Simple Lift Jack; Using a Piano to Create a Reverberation Effect; Horn-Hat Mics for Sound Reinforcement
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |17 pages
Lighting
part |16 pages
Lighting Effects
part |16 pages
Painting
part |29 pages
Props
part |13 pages
Rigging Hardware
part |22 pages
Rigging Techniques
part |14 pages
Safety
part |19 pages
Scenery
part |20 pages
Scenery Decks
part |13 pages
Scenery Electronics
part |18 pages
Scenery Hardware
part |14 pages
Scenery Materials
part |13 pages
Scenery Mechanics
part |16 pages
Scenery Tools
part |14 pages
Sound