Basic Drafting Principles and Standards -- The Vectorworks Screen -- Document Organization and Stationery -- Vectorworks Workspaces -- Your Workstation -- Help Files and Resources -- Quick Start Overview -- Renderworks Backgrounds and Textures -- Drawing and Modeling -- Symbols -- Measuring and Modeling the Venue -- Lysistrata -- Modeling the Scenery -- Create the Sound Design -- Vectorworks Lighting -- Crafting the Light Plot -- Visualizations and Animation -- Working with Lightwright -- Documentation and Publication -- Working in the Cloud.
Summary:
"The first book in the industry tailored specifically for the entertainment professional, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design covers the ins and outs of Vectorworks software for lighting, scenic, and sound design. With a detailed look at the design process, from idea to development, to the documentation necessary for execution, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design will encourage you to create your own process and workflow through exercises that build on one another. The text stresses the process of developing an idea, visualizing it, and evolving it for presentation, documentation, or drafting. The author focuses on both the technical how-to and the art of design, giving you the tools you need to learn and then use the application professionally. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions, it contains inspirational work from Broadway, major regional companies, and non-theatrical, entertainment design. " -- Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.