Special Effects
A Backstage Guide
$26.36
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2027
Summary
From the team overseeing the special effects at the UK’s most major theatre comes this National Theatre Backstage Guide.
This book looks at the core responsibilities of people working within these roles, how they interact with other departments, the sorts of equipment they’d be using in their work and the range of expertise found, from plumbing to electrics.
It gives insight into the entire process of special effects creation and realisation, from where and how the team do the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350569782 |
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| ISBN-10: | 135056978X |
| Author: | Grace Cowie |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 121mm x 165mm |
| Series: | National Theatre Backstage Guides |
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Critics Review
Special Effects: A Backstage Guide is a treasure trove of professional insight into the mechanics of stage magic. Covering everything from radio-controlled mice to blood fountains, this beautifully written book will be an invaluable resource to anybody with an interest in technical theatre. * Dr Sam Haddow, University of St Andrews *
Grace Cowie
Grace Cowie is a special effects supervisor and armourer for the National Theatre. Originally from New Mexico, she has been working professionally in the UK theatre industry since 2017 when she began working for the Byre Theatre in Fife, Scotland.
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