Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:25:49 -0400
From: Liz Evans <liz-AT-etherboy.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Big shadow screen help


Olivia,

How are you doing?

O.K. We had to design a Floor to 10'- 0" X 15'-0"
screen for another company.  1 & 1/2" PVC, with
flying buttresses on either side of the top, running
down to anchors on the floor with tension wires.
Material:  If you are using color shadows, you'll need
to contact one of the larger scenic houses and get
Rear Projection Screen, I believe they do have 6'-0"
wide, it will probably run you about $20 a yard plus
shipping.

If you are doing strait Black and White Shadows, you can
contact a smaller prop or scenic house and order a light
weight Muslin.  This you can definitely get in 6'-0" wides
and will probably run you about $12 a yard.  Then you also
want to get yourself some Window shade blackout material.
Use the blackout material to hem the Screen area.
Next look for Marine Snaps.  These have a grommeted side
for the fabric and a screw side for going into the PVC pipe.

Well, that's is what we did in a nut shell.  Part custom
design, part borrowed for Jim Napolitano, founder of Nappy's Puppets.
Don't forget the 10 degree tilt toward the audience.

Hope this helps.

Best,
Liz
K. Elizabeth Evans, President & Artistic Director
Renaissance Artist Puppet Company
http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com
610-630-4259

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company's
mission is to promote excellence in puppetry as a
Theatrical art form and as an Educational tool by incorporating
historical and cultural diversity along with quality performance
techniques to tell our stories.
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