Building a set

From the designer’s plans, the carpenter and back stage crew build the set. Drawing an outline on the stage floor (so rehearsals can go on), the crew order material, build flats and complete platforms and other details.

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Credits

producer

Wesley Greene

production company

International Film Bureau

director

Robert Edmonds

Betty Edmonds

Duration

00:08:56:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013910

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Design - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Music & Performing Arts → Theaters - Stage-setting and scenery

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1951

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