Gavin Carver is a Senior lecturer at the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he teaches design and technology for theatre, and outdoor performance. He is a founding member of the Kent Interactive Digital Design Studio. Christine White is a lecturer in drama and theatre studies at Loughborough University. She has worked as a freelance lighting designer for many companies and events. She has taught technical theatre and scenography for over ten years in training academies and for degree programmes.
Contents: Introduction
Setting the scene: contexts and approaches
Outlining the software and its development
Thinking about the hardware: an overview of relevant technologies
Navigating the computer space
The basics of modelling
The basics of materials
The basics of lighting
The rule of change - scenographic improvisation
Composition, cameras, rendering and resolution
Advanced modelling
The design over time: storyboards and animations
Project management
Conclusion
Bibliography
Glossary
Contents: Introduction; Setting the scene: contexts and approaches; Outlining the software and its development; Thinking about the hardware: an overview of relevant technologies; Navigating the computer space; The basics of modelling; The basics of materials; The basics of lighting; The rule of change - scenographic improvisation; Composition, cameras, rendering and resolution; Advanced modelling; The design over time: storyboards and animations; Project management; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary
