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Taylor and Francis Prop Effects Guidebook Lights Motion Sound And Magic 1St Edition 2018 Edition by Eric Hart
In 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. Preface 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 indexwebsite