Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Stage: Set Design and Construction

The Stage: Set Design and Construction

It can take more than 100 specialists working 8,000 hours to create the set for a single stage production. How is it done? In this extraordinary program, the dynamic process of set design for RSC productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, and Measure for Measure is described by the people who make it all happen. From creating a full-size tree for Benedick to climb that can be removed quickly between acts to fabricating a giant conch shell for Caliban to inhabit, no creative or engineering challenge is beyond the abilities of this talented team of prop makers and set builders. (25 minutes)

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Item#: BVL8992
Copyright date: ©1998
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-7893-0

Part of the Series : Behind the Scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Company


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