A how-to guide leading the prop master through planning, pre-production, production, and post-production procedures, budgeting, collaborations with designers and other production areas, and planning a prop shop from the layout of the spaces to the health and safety protocols for shop planning and workplace management.

Experienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate the tools and techniques used by professional prop makers throughout the entertainment industry. New features to the second edition include: Updated information on the latest tools and materials used in prop making Both metric and standard measuring units Step-by-step photos on common techniques such as upholstery, mold making, and faux finishing Expanded coverage of thermoplastics, foam, and water-based coatings

Prop Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions. This book uses a combination of projects to expose readers to a wide range of materials and tools that they might find in a basic scenery or costume shop, serving both as a guide to building simple props and as a crash course in the variety of items a props person may have to build. The projects require a variety of tools, techniques, and materials so that a practitioner who completes all of them will have received a complete introduction to the basics of prop building. Assuming no previous knowledge of prop building, this is the perfect primer for students, hobbyists, or community theater enthusiasts looking to enter the prop shop. Prop Building for Beginners includes access to full-scale printable versions of the patterns featured in the book.

This book explains and provides templates for organizing and managing a prop shop, from pre-production organization to production processes, budgeting, and collaborations with other production areas. It explores how to plan, organize, and maintain a prop shop for safe and efficient production work.

About the Book In India, the Companies are managed by the directors who are collectively called as "the Board of Directors". The concept of Corporate Governance has brought drastic changes in the composition of Board of Directors, which has introduced few new categories of directors such as Independent Directors, Woman Directors, Resident Directors etc. This book covers a detailed discussion on duties of directors to aid the readers in understanding the nitty-gritties of all the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standards in a simple and easy to refer format. The intention is to provide an idea about the provisions and responsibilities of the persons who are working in the capacity of directors as well as who are proposed to get appointed as such. It is divided into various chapters providing an exhaustive write up on various provisions relating to directors starting from the eligibility of a person to get appointed as a director in the company till the liabilities of a person as a director under the liquidation and winding up of a company. The book also provides the necessary assistance to the persons who are helping the directors in execution of their functions and gives a practical perspective on the provisions relating to acquisition of Director Identification Number (DIN)/Digital Signature Certificate (DSC), eligibility, kinds of directors, committees of directors, meetings of directors, remuneration etc. It also covers the provisions and treatment of various transactions in relation to directors such as accepting of loans, granting loans to directors, related party transactions in between the company and the directors, various documents, including Board's Report & registers to be signed by the directors etc. Key Features Comprehensive coverage of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Revised Secretarial Standards impacting the directors. Analysis of the elementary provisions of law relating to directors. Novel provisions relating to Independent Directors, Woman directors, Resident directors, CSR etc. Comprehensive list of offences, punishments and legal recourse available to the directors. Checklists and important points at relevant places to provide a quick guidance of the provisions. Covers the provisions and impact of the revised Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS1) Issued by ICSI, to be effective from 1 October 2017.

The Stage Manager’s Toolkit provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices. The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. The book identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success. This book was written for Stage Management courses in Theatre programs and for the working professional.