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	WPI Technical Theatre Handbook: Documents
	Documents The costume designer, if working solely in a design position, will typically need to produce several documents so that the rest of the costume crew may acquire or make the costumes. These documents, ranging from simple sketches and notes to color sketches and pictures, are the most important means of communication between the costume designer and the rest of the design staff. Figure 2.4 shows a typical costume sketch. Figure 2.4: An example costume design sketch. It is not uncommon for a costume designer to take or find photographs of costume styles they wish to replicate, and leave it in the hands of the seamsters and costume crew to come up with them. In other cases, a very specific design may be required, and the designer may go out of their way to make patterns or other detailed drawings indicating how the piece should be constructed. It is very valuable to the actors and technical production staff to have sketches of the costumes available well before the production begins. The overall direction of the production can be a lot clearer in the minds of those on the production staff if everyone involved knows what all of the designers (including costumes) are working on. In many smaller productions, the costume designer ends up working on the costume crew, or is the costume crew. Sometimes in these cases, much of the documentation process is ignored because it's just one person. This has the advantage of making the costume designer's job somewhat easier, but does not allow the rest of the production staff to have some sort of visual reference as to what direction the costume design is taking. Use of information in this document implies understanding and agreement with the copyright and terms of use. Specifically, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of the information contained within. YOU USE THIS INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. You must obtain permission from the author before using the contents of The Handbook for anything other than private use.	Table of Contents [Whole book in PDF 5.3MB] Contents Introduction Goals Sources Methods Conclusions Costumes Introduction Procurement Fabrics Color Patterns Fitting Rehearsal Clothing Design How to Begin Color Practicality Documents The Set Introduction Set Pieces Platforms Flats Stairs Rakes Other Structures Floor Coverings Construction Materials Tools Finishing Painting Types of Paint Mixing Paints Applying Paint Draperies Design How to Begin Documents Computer-Aided Design A Typical Set Construction at WPI Rigging Introduction Common Rigging Hardware Rope Wire Rope Thimbles, Wire Rope Clips, and Swages Shackles, Turnbuckles and Hooks Chain & Rapid Links Slings Fly Methods Non-Counterweighted Pulley Systems Counterweighted Fly Systems Lifts Chain Motors Flying Set Pieces Lighting Introduction Lighting Instruments Scoops Cyclorama Lights Parabolic Reflector Cans Fresnel Spotlights Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlights Automated Instruments Color Color Theory Primary, Secondary and Complementary Colors of Light Light Mixing Practical Use of Color Glass, Gelatine and Plastics Dichroic Color Filters Patterns Dimmers Dimmer History Cables and Connectors Lighting Boards Control Design Washes Specials Cyclorama Lighting Color Lighting Angle Simulating Exteriors Lighting Design Paperwork Shop Order Instrument Plots Focus Sheets Computer-Aided Lighting Design A Typical Lighting Hang at WPI Audio Introduction Input Microphones Converting Sound to Electricity Directionality Analog Tape Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Compact Disc (CD) Mini-Disc (MD) Digital Samplers Computer Sound Cards Mixing Boards Signal Processing Equipment Equalizers Compressors and Limiters Noise Gates Effects Processors Output Power Amplifiers Speakers Crossovers Cabling and Connectors Line-Level Speaker-Level Automation Design Creating and Obtaining Effects Editing and Processing Effects Designing the Sound System The Input Section Signal Processing The Output Section A Typical Audio Setup at WPI Power Introduction Basic Theory Power Feeds Power Distribution Boxes Power Protection Important Considerations Special Effects Introduction Animated Costuming Smoke and Fog Pyrotechnics Acknowledgements References List of Figures Index About this document ...

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