An illustrated almanac of technical information, 3rd edition
By Paul Carter
Additional materials by George Chiang
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This handy Backstage Handbook reference book brings together under one cover an incredible variety of information useful to designers, technicians, and students who work behind the scenes in theatre, film, and television. Its sturdy leatherette binding will stand up to years of constant use in any shop. No wonder Backstage Handbook is one of the most widely used stagecraft textbooks among industry pros, community theatres, educators, and students!
As of 2023, this third edition is the most current edition. It updates this popular reference book with new terminology and materials and adds dozens of new illustrations of grip hardware, film lighting equipment, and painting tools. Backstage Handbook includes chapters on Tools, Hardware, Materials, Electrics, Shop Math, Architecture, and Theatre. There are hundreds of illustrations, tables, and charts that cover everything from the stock sizes and specs of wood screws, to safe working loads for several kinds of rope, to illustrations of 22 types of standard lamp bases.
(310 pages, 5½x8½, paperback)
CLASSROOM SET OF 25 OR MORE: $25.00 each
Classroom set pricing will not be reflected in your shopping cart, but we will manually adjust your invoice when we process your order.
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IN STOCK!
This handy Backstage Handbook reference book brings together under one cover an incredible variety of information useful to designers, technicians, and students who work behind the scenes in theatre, film, and television. Its sturdy leatherette binding will stand up to years of constant use in any shop. No wonder Backstage Handbook is one of the most widely used stagecraft textbooks among industry pros, community theatres, educators, and students!
As of 2023, this third edition is the most current edition. It updates this popular reference book with new terminology and materials and adds dozens of new illustrations of grip hardware, film lighting equipment, and painting tools. Backstage Handbook includes chapters on Tools, Hardware, Materials, Electrics, Shop Math, Architecture, and Theatre. There are hundreds of illustrations, tables, and charts that cover everything from the stock sizes and specs of wood screws, to safe working loads for several kinds of rope, to illustrations of 22 types of standard lamp bases.
(310 pages, 5½x8½, paperback)
CLASSROOM SET OF 25 OR MORE: $25.00 each
Classroom set pricing will not be reflected in your shopping cart, but we will manually adjust your invoice when we process your order.
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Textbook | 978-0-911747-39-3 |
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