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Vectorworks for Entertainment Design

Using Vectorworks to Design and Document Scenery, Lighting, Rigging and Audio Visual Systems
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Vectorworks for Entertainment Design offers a comprehensive guide to using Vectorworks software within the entertainment industry. Covering scenery, lighting, sound, and rigging, this updated second edition guides readers through the entire design process—from initial ideas to detailed execution.It features new tools and techniques such as Braceworks, SubDivision modelling, and scripting with Marionette. Step-by-step instructions and inspiring examples from Broadway, concerts, and theatre help build professional skills.

With exercises to develop workflows and downloadable resources, this book is both a practical manual and an artistic exploration of entertainment design.
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This book is ideal for theatre designers and technicians seeking to master Vectorworks for professional entertainment design projects.

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Vectorworks for Entertainment Design is the first book in the industry tailored for the entertainment professional. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated, covering the most current details of the Vectorworks software for scenery, lighting, sound, and rigging.

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Vectorworks for Entertainment Design covers the complete design process for using Vectorworks in the entertainment industry, from developing ideas and visualising them to evolving them for execution. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated, covering the most current details of the Vectorworks software for scenery, lighting, sound, and rigging; both real and virtual.

With a focused look at the production process from ideation to development to the documentation required for proper execution, the book encourages readers to better create their own processes and workflows through exercises that build on one another. This new edition introduces Braceworks, SubDivision modeling, and scripting using the Marionette tool, and covers new tools such as Video Camera, Deform Tool, Camera Match, Schematic Views, and Object Styles. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions, this volume contains inspirational and aspirational work from Broadway, Concerts, Regional Theatre, Dance, and Experiential Entertainment.

Exploring both the technical how-to and the art of design, this book provides Theatre Designers and Technicians with the tools to learn about the application and use it professionally.

Vectorworks for Entertainment Design also includes access to downloadable resources such as exercise files and images to accompany projects discussed within the book.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367192938

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 July 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1360g

Pages: 402

About the Author

Kevin Lee Allen is an award-winning entertainment designer and experiential architect. Notable projects include work for Budweiser, Sony Pictures, CNN, a virtual interview with Benjamin Franklin, the Chase Bank Flagship Signage in Times Square, productions of Romeo and Juliet (both the ballet and play), All I Ask of You, and The Tempest. A long-time user of Vectorworks, he has written, taught, and lectured on the subject extensively.

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