Scenic / Stage Design

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Watercolor Artist Pad
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Winsor & Newton Sketchers Pocket Set
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Chalk Line Set
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Wood Grain Tool
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Video

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2019

What is Scenography?
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2018

Scenic Automation Handbook
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2018

Scenic Construction for the Stage
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2018

SketchUp for Scenic Design
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2017

3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design
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2016

Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design
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2016

The Craft and Art of Scenic Design
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2015

Stock Scenery Construction Handbook
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2013

Designer Drafting and Visualizing for the Entertainment World
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2011

Scenic Art for the Theatre
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2008

Stage Automation
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2007

Mechanical Design for the Stage
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2006

The Potentials of Spaces: International Scenography
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2005

Looking into the Abyss: Essays on Scenography
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2005

The Development of Scenography in the Twentieth Century
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2004

Model Making for the Stage: A Practical Guide
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2004

Theatrical Design and Production
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2002

Scenic Art and Construction
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2002

Technical Design Solutions for Theatre: Vol.1
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2002

Technical Design Solutions for Theatre: Vol.2
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2001

The Staging Handbook
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1999

Stage Design: A Practical Guide
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1994

Stage Design and Properties
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External Links

Access Equipment

Aluminium Access Products Tallescope manufacturers [UK]

Associations

Society of British Theatre Designers (SBTD) [London, UK]

Designers

Bob Crowley interview from The Guardian, 2009
David Gallo Scenic Design [USA]
Es Devlin
Jason Sherwood
John Napier Portfolio website
Leslie Travers Set & Costume Designer [London, International]
Mark Fisher
Mark Thompson (National Theatre) [UK]

Discussion Forums

in 1: the podcast The Lives of Theatrical Designers
Podcast: Theatrewolf History and Innovation in a wide range of technical theatre areas

Equipment

Ironclad Performance Work Gloves [Los Angeles, CA, USA]
Pockit Utility holsters & accessories for your tools [USA]
Setwear Gloves, belts, bags [CA, USA]

Health & Safety

Health & Safety Executive [UK]
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards [USA]
Online Sign Free Printable Safety Sign Maker
Rosco: Flame Retarding Scenery
Theatre Safety Blog

Hire

Albemarle Productions Scenery hire for amateur theatre [UK]
Border Studio Scenery & backcloth hire [Scotland, UK]
Palmbrokers Trees, plants & greenery hire [Berkshire, UK]
Prosceneium Scenery & Props Hire [UK]
Scenery Salvage Set & Props Hire [UK]
Scenic Projects Scenery Hire [UK]
The Revolving Stage Company Hire [Coventry, UK]

Jobs

Gallowglass Event Crews in UK & Mainland Europe [UK & Europe]
Parents & Carers In Performing Arts [UK]
Mandy.com (formerly StageJobsPro) Theatre and Stage Jobs for UK Professionals [UK]

Makers

3D Custom Foam Sculpted foam, 3D printing [Burnaby, Canada]
Artem Props, Special Effects, Illusions, Set, Practicals, Pyrotechnics [UK]
Big House Events Set & scenic construction [UK]
Creating the Impossible Props, Scenery & Magical Illusions [UK]
Jagprops Props, Costumes and Sets [Leicestershire, UK]
Mr Flag Custom, historical, political flags [UK]
Peter Evans Studios Vacuum Formed Scenery and Prop details [UK]
Piggotts Flags and banners [UK]
Prop Studios Design, Manufacture, Installation of bespoke shop-fits, displays, set-builds. [UK]
Rocket Scenery Theatrical Set Construction [Nottingham, UK]
SCENEgineering Scenic & Technical Solutions for events, stage & screen [UK]
Set-Up Scenery Scenic Construction [Cambridge, UK]
ShowFX / David Mendoza Props, Staging, Effects [CA, USA]
Snow Business Snow Effects [UK]
Snowboy Systems Snow weather effects
Soft Sculpture [Coventry, UK]
Souvenir Scenic Studios
Splinter Scenery Construction, Hire, Sale [UK]
Stolz Productions Set Design, Special Effects & Magic Consulting [Ontario, Canada]
The Original Book Works Ltd Faux / Fake Books [Cirencester, UK]
Weld-Fab Stage Engineering Ltd Revolves, Scissor Lifts, Scenic Engineering [UK]

Manufacturers

Clear-Com Headsets [USA]
Eartec Wireless Headsets [USA]

Materials

Frankly Materials Silicones, Resins, Foams for creative uses [UK]
Gerriets Hologauze Projection Material
The Wood Database All types of wood

Practitioners

Josef Svoboda

Projection

BMD Broadway Media Distribution Scenic Projection media [CA, USA]

Publications

The Scenographer

Recycling

GreenClover (formerly Scenery Salvage) Recycle your scenic waste instead of chucking it out! [UK]
Ready, Set, Recycle Props, Set, Equipment [USA]
ReSet - An Encore for your production [USA]
Set Exchange [UK]

Resources

3D Warehouse Sketchup 3D models
Golden Paints - Virtual Paint Mixer Select colours & mix away
Library of Congress Digital Collections Incredible Collection of Resources
Making White card models
Offscreen Magazine Production Design for TV, Film & Theatre
Scenic Painters Resources

Research

Colour Temperature
Prague Quadrienniel of Performance Design and Space

Scenic Automation

See Automation (Scenic) page

Soft Goods

Acre Jean Drapes [UK]
Cover-It-Up Stage drapes [UK]
J&C Joel Scenic Fabrics [UK]

Shows

Sustainable Design - Julies Bicycle Live Design

Software

AutoCAD Viewer
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD Free for students & startups
Bluebeam Markup, annotate and share drawings [USA]
CAD 4 Theatre CAD training [UK]
Capture Lighting Visualisation Software [Sweden]
Modelbox CAD drawings of UK venues [London, UK]
Photopea Free Image Editing
TurboCAD range 2D and 3D CAD
Vectorworks
Vivien - Cast Lighting Event Design & Planning Software
WYSIWYG Lighting visualisation
Zacview Visualisation for theatres [Germany]

Suppliers

BJ Hardware Scenic and Ironmongery [London, UK]
Flints Theatrical Chandlers Tools and Supplies [London, UK]
Frameset Modular Scenic Backdrops & Projection Surfaces [UK]
H&H Specialities Drapes, Curtain Tracks [CA. USA]
Rose Brand Stage Curtains, Fabrics, Backdrops, Production Hardware [CA & NJ, USA & Canada]
Sico Inc. Folding stages and tables [UK]
SLX Lighting, Sound, Scenic Hire and Events [UK]
StageDex (by Prolyte) Staging System
Stagelam Flooring for stages
Theatre House Fabrics for Theatre [KY, USA]
Triple E Curtain tracks and entertainment engineering solutions [UK]

Unions / Associations

AAPTLE Alliance of Associations & Professionals in Theatre and Live Events [UK]
ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Training, Advice, Membership [London, UK]
Actors Equity [American actors and stage managers] [USA]
LPA Live Performance Australia
USITT United States Institute for Theatre Technology [USA]

Video Resources

Backstage at the Royal Opera House - The Opera Machine Full access to 21 cameras backstage for Act III of the Ring Cycle