
The Prop Effects Guidebook
Lights, Motion, Sound, and Magic
Eric Hart(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 22. February 2018
Book
Hardback
188 pages
978-1-138-64113-6 (ISBN)
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Description
In The Prop Building Guidebook, author Eric Hart demonstrated how to cut, glue, sculpt, and bend raw materials to build props. Now in The Prop Effects Guidebook, he shows us how to connect and assemble components and parts to make those props light up, explode, make noise, and bleed. It delves into the world of electricity, pneumatics, liquids, and mechanical effects to teach you how to make your props perform magic in front of a live audience. The book is complemented by a companion website featuring videos of how to create individual prop special effects: www.propeffectsguidebook.com.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
General, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 229 mm
Weight
796 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-64113-6 (9781138641136)
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Book
09/2025
2nd Edition
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Person
Eric Hart is the props master for Triad Stage in North Carolina. He is the author of The Prop Building Guidebook: For Theatre, Film, and TV, also published by Routledge. Eric has built props for numerous theatres on and off Broadway and throughout the United States. He has worked with some of America's top actors, directors, and designers at the Santa Fe Opera, the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Public Theater. Eric has also constructed props for display and exhibition including the holiday window displays at several major New York City retail stores.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 designing, prototyping, testing
Chapter 2 electricity, wiring, soldering
Chapter 3 lights
Chapter 4 motion
Chapter 5 trick mechanisms
Chapter 6 pneumatics
Chapter 7 liquid delivery
Chapter 8 breakaways
Chapter 9 smoke and fire
Chapter 10 sound
Chapter 11 control (remote, micro, practical)
special note
index
website
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 designing, prototyping, testing
Chapter 2 electricity, wiring, soldering
Chapter 3 lights
Chapter 4 motion
Chapter 5 trick mechanisms
Chapter 6 pneumatics
Chapter 7 liquid delivery
Chapter 8 breakaways
Chapter 9 smoke and fire
Chapter 10 sound
Chapter 11 control (remote, micro, practical)
special note
index
website