The scenic charge artist's toolkit : tips, templates, and techniques for planning and running a successful paint shop in the theatre and performing arts /

Ivey, Jennifer Rose,

The scenic charge artist's toolkit : tips, templates, and techniques for planning and running a successful paint shop in the theatre and performing arts / Jennifer Rose Ivey. - 1 online resource. - The Focal Press toolkit series .

Includes index.

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The job of the charge artist -- Getting work -- Getting better -- The paint shop; things and stuff -- Health and safety : providing a safe space -- The art part : foundations of techniques -- Beyond the art part -- The production process -- Treading off the boards.

"The Scenic Charge Artist's Toolkit is a comprehensive guide to managing a theatrical paint shop. This book introduces the many different options available to a scenic charge artist, as well as the fundamental expectations and responsibilities of planning and running a shop. From the pre-production organization, budgeting, sampling, and sealing to practical lessons in efficiency and shop maintenance, this text provides options to organize a paint shop no matter the size of the shop, show, or company. Filled with templates for labor and time estimation, tips on leadership and collaboration, techniques for painting and planning textures efficiently, and sustainable practices in health, safety, and wellness, this book provides guidance and practices to successfully manage the inevitable changes in theatre planning and production. It also offers tips and reference material on employment options, gaining employment, and excelling in this profession. Written for early career scenic artists in theatre and students of Scenic Art courses, The Scenic Charge Artist's Toolkit fills in the gaps of knowledge for scenic artists in the budgeting, planning, and running of shops at summer stock, educational institutions, or freelance working environments. The text includes access to additional online resources such as extended interviews, downloadable informational posters and templates for budgeting and organizing, and videos walking through the use of templates and the budgeting process"--

9781003056294 1003056296 1000515737 9781000515725 1000515729 9781000515732

10.4324/9781003056294 doi

9781003056294 Taylor & Francis

2021033691


Scene painting--Management.
Stage management.
Paint shops--Management.
Scénographie--Gestion.
Régie (Théâtre)
Ateliers de peinture industrielle--Gestion.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft
ART / Techniques / Painting
Paint shops--Management.
Stage management.


Electronic books.

ND2885

751.7/5