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2. Theatrical scenery - Wikipedia

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   The history of theatrical scenery is as old as the theatre itself, and just as obtuse and tradition bound. What we tend to think of as 'traditional scenery', i.e. two-dimensional canvas-covered 'flats' painted to resemble a three-dimensional surface or vista, is a relatively recent innovation and a significant departure from the more ancient forms of theatrical expression, which tended to rely ...

3. Scenic design - Wikipedia

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   Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including plays and musicals. The term can also be applied to film and television [ 1 ] productions, where it may be referred to as production design . [ 2 ]

4. Scenic painting (theatre) - Wikipedia

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   Theatrical scenic painting includes wide-ranging disciplines, encompassing virtually the entire scope of painting and craft techniques. An experienced scenic painter (or scenic artist) will have skills in landscape painting, figurative painting , trompe-l'œil , and faux finishing , and be versatile in different media such as acrylic , oil ...

5. Parts of a theatre - Wikipedia

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   The theatre may also include its own lighting, scenic, costume and sound shops. In these shops each element of the show is constructed and prepared for each production. Call board: Literally a backstage bulletin board which contains information about a theatrical production including contact sheets, schedules, rehearsal time changes, etc.

6. Nineteenth-century theatrical scenery - Wikipedia

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   It was the first theater to have a level stage floor (rather than a raked floor, as had been the standard in proscenium-arch theaters since the Renaissance) and no grooves in the stage floor for shifting flats. This idea would become the standard by the end of the century. Elevators and equipment for flying scenery also complemented the space. [13]

7. Flat (theatre) - Wikipedia

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   Theater flats under construction. A flat (short for scenery flat) or coulisse is a flat piece of theatrical scenery which is painted and positioned on stage [1] so as to give the appearance of buildings or other background. Flats can be soft covered (covered with cloth such as muslin) or hard covered (covered with decorative plywood such as ...

8. Set construction - Wikipedia

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   Carpenters work on constructing the set. Set construction is the process undertaken by a construction manager to build full-scale scenery, as specified by a production designer or art director working in collaboration with the director of a production to create a set for a theatrical, film, or television production.

9. Staging (theatre, film, television) - Wikipedia

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   This can include such things as positions of actors on stage (often referred to as blocking), their gestures and movements (also called stage business), the scenic background, the props and costumes, lighting, and sound effects. Besides costume, any physical object that appears in a play has the potential to become an important dramatic symbol.