Book Description
Publication Date: November 15, 1989
The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook
This
is the first book to contain, in one comprehensive volume, every
molding and casting procedure of use to the theater props builder (no
matter what his or her level or proficiency). The author demonstrates
the techniques involved in using more than thirty different materials
ranging from papier-mache to breakaway glass.
While
the use of some materials–plaster and polyester resins, for example–is
covered to some extent in other publications, information on the
selection and use of rubber materials (latex, neoprene, silicone, and
the urethanes) and the procedure for making breakaway windows and
bottles is available only in The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook.
Written
in an easy, conversational style, the book will be useful to anyone
involved with theater properties, puppetry, and costuming (as
professionals or amateurs). It will also serve admirably the needs of
students taking classes in those subjects.
Completing
the book is a special section on designing and building a vacuum
forming machine suitable for use in constructing theater props. More
than 450 photographs illustrate the step-by-step procedures explained
throughout the entire text.
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
The sequel to James's The Theater Props Handbook , this is the
second book in the author's crafts trilogy. Properties master of the
UCLA theater department, James provides concise, step-by-step
instructions on molding and casting procedures using some 30 different
materials from papier mache to the new rubber materials. Some 450
illustrations enhance the text. LJ' s reviewer called the previous
volume "a marked improvement" over earlier efforts on the topic and an
"extremely clear, comprehensive manual" for the professional and novice (
LJ 3/15/88). Be on the lookout for a third book on mask-making in the
fall of 1990.
-Francine Fialkoff, "Library Journal"Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
