Hardcover. 428 pages.
Published by Focal Press, 2017. Second edition.
9 x 9 inches. Full color.
ISBN: 978-1-138-18367-4
Retail Price: $49.95

©2017 Eric Hart.

The Prop Building Guidebook: for Theatre, Film, and TV

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Table of Contents

  1. What is a prop?
  2. Needs and means
  3. Safety
  4. Shop space
  5. Assemblage
  6. Measuring and marking
  7. Structure and framework
  8. Carpentry
  9. Metal
  10. Plastics Construction
  11. Flat Patterning
  12. Fabric
  13. Sculptural materials
  14. Molding and casting
  15. Shells and laminates
  16. Finishing
  17. Graphics
  18. Formal Training
  19. Maintaining a Portfolio

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