Description
Book SynopsisIn The Prop Building Guidebook, author Eric Hart demonstrated how to cut, glue, sculpt, and bend raw materials to build props. Now in The Prop Effects Guidebook, he shows us how to connect and assemble components and parts to make those props light up, explode, make noise, and bleed. It delves into the world of electricity, pneumatics, liquids, and mechanical effects to teach you how to make your props perform magic in front of a live audience. The book is complemented by a companion website featuring videos of how to create individual prop special effects: www.propeffectsguidebook.com.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 designing, prototyping, testing
Chapter 2 electricity, wiring, soldering
Chapter 3 lights
Chapter 4 motion
Chapter 5 trick mechanisms
Chapter 6 pneumatics
Chapter 7 liquid delivery
Chapter 8 breakaways
Chapter 9 smoke and fire
Chapter 10 sound
Chapter 11 control (remote, micro, practical)
special note
index
website
