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Giant Book set design

Fri, 6 Aug 2010, 09:02 am
flangelap12 posts in thread
Hi. My name is Jason Bancroft and i am a Drama Teacher in Western Australia. For our next production, i would like to make the set a giant book measuring 3m tall with pages 4m wide. Each page could then be turned (on casters) to set the next scene providing a total of 4 scenes comprising of 3 pages and a front and back cover. Visually, i can see what i want but our maintainence team at the school are having difficulties coming up with a construction solution. We are able to bolt the spine of the book to a brick wall but are unsure how to create braced pages that are light enough to move. Anyone who could offer any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

SOLUTION: Giant Book Set Design

Fri, 13 Aug 2010, 09:05 am
Thanks to all those who made comments. We have considered many of the possible solutions but have decided on using the corrugated cardboard. This has opened my eyes up to so many more possibilities - what else can i make from this cardboard? Mmmm .... i can't wait to start trying. Thanks again for your help.

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