In the second edition of Designer Drafting and Visualization for the Entertainment World, Patricia Woodbridge, a highly experienced art director of feature films and a long time teacher of scenic drafting and set design at the graduate level teams up with nationally-renowned scenic designer and SCAD professor Hal Tine to give you a dynamic glimpse into the world of designing for mainstream entertainment including theatre, film, tv, and corporate events. Drawing on designs from real Hollywood and Broadway blockbusters, this book provides you with the basic tools and principles of scenic drafting and rendering, beginning with pencil drafting and culminating with the latest information on CAD drafting, digital 3D modelling, digital and hand/digital rendering, and digital graphics for sets.

Full of examples from all areas of entertainment, this book not only builds on basic principles of designer drafting to give you the most comprehensive knowledge on the subject, but also illuminates scenic career paths with insights from professional set design artists who discuss their education and varied career progressions.

New to this edition:

* Updated chapters on the basics of scenic pencil drafting, including examples of sketch drafting or "thinking with a pencil"

* Drafting from Hollywood and TV hits like True Grit, I Am Legend, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Never Let Me Go, Gossip Girl and more

* New chapters include Period Shapes and Scenic Details, Computer Drafting and Illustration, Scenery Graphics, and Virtual Scenery

About the Author
Hal Tine (scenic designer) is a nationally recognized scenic designer teaching in the Production Design Department at SCAD and has designed the School of Performing Arts productions of The Station, Carousel, Oliver Twist, Lend Me a Tenor, Guys and Dolls and The Marriage of Bette and Boo. His professional work includes the designs for the Broadway productions of The Trip Back Down and Jerry's Girls as well as many assistant design positions. He was associate scenic designer for the Metropolitan Opera productions of Les Troyens, Le Prophete and Un Ballo in Maschera. In addition, he has designed more than 200 productions for off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, regional theater, opera, and network and cable television. He has also designed exhibitions or special projects for the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Smithsonian American History Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the New York Historical Society. He will design Verdi's Giovanna D'Arco for New York Grand Opera in Central Park this summer.

Reviews

"I have been looking for a book that not only focuses on the technical aspects of theater drafting, but also on why we choose to draft the way we do and how it relates to sketchings and renderings. This book covers that ground exceptionally well."
-Michael O'Nele, Univ. of Memphis

"Very good comprehensive view of drafting applied to all areas of the entertainment industry."
-Eric Olson, Samford University

"Tells not only what to do, but why. The most complete book on entertainment drafting yet."
-Charles E. Williams, University of Toledo

"most thorough and best drafting book on the market...the examples in particular are informative."

"an excellent reference book to be used during a course..."

"In Designer Drafting for the Entertainment World, Patricia Woodbridge has created both a thorough primer on designer drafting for all the entertainment industry and a rich inspirational album of the very best of current designer draftings." - Steve Nelson, Dramatics, April 2001

"Good scenic design and drafting is expanding even into the virtual worlds and this is a great book to expose a younger draftsperson and aspiring designer to the ever-widening scope of opportunities available to those with scenic design training." - Dramatics, April 2001

Book Information
ISBN 9780240818917
Author Patricia Woodbridge
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Focal Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1220g