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| Somewhere between the Renaissance and mid 1800s |
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Advantages: cheap, lightweight, easy to build
Materials: 1x3
Equipment: saw, wood glue (permanent), pneumatic staple gun
Parts: top/bottom rail, stile/vertical member, toggle, cornerblock, keystone |
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| material used to connect flats to make a seamless wall |
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preferably 100% cotton, unbleached
always tears in a straight line
H2O based paint, constricts |
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| first layer of paint on flat (H2O + glue) (laundry starch + water) |
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| support for under door openings |
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Size: 4'x8'
Material: 1x3
Frame: pieces at 90O to each other
Covering: 1/4" ply
Special: no cornerblocks or keystones |
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square steel tubes
1.5" x 0.5" welded
covered with 1/4" ply |
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| much more durable and heavy-duty |
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| different painting surface, paints seem more vibrant |
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| series of flats at back of stage to hide cyclights |
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| material added to flat to give irregular edges; 3/4" ply |
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| large painted piece of fabric hung from grid; 100% muslin; can be made translucent with dye in specific areas and backpainting all but that area with dye |
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| drop with area(s) cut out of it |
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| downstage drop before show |
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| drop used to mask scene change while small scene played in front of drop |
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| to move without wheels (teflon) |
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| platform with legs on one side |
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1/4" masonite
1/2" celotex
3/4" ply |
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| strength is in the top and bottom, not frame (honeycomb cardboard) |
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| system where platforms are 4'x4' stressed-skin |
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