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Personal Narrative: Creating A Blackbox Style Theatre

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I am creating a set in a blackbox style theatre which requires a 16 foot square, 12 inch tall raised acting area which also contains a wall with a door on the upstate side. The first thing I must do is create the platform. The platform is 16 ft long and 16 feet wide and 12 inches tall. I will be using 3/4 inch plywood for the flooring of my platform and 2x4 for framing underneath and support legs. Once I use my table saw to cut out my 16'x16' piece of plywood I will also be cutting four 16'x12" pieces for the sides of the platform. Then using four 12 inch pieces of my 2x4 I will be attaching the four 16'x12" pieces together using my drill and screws. Once that is complete I will be taking my 16'x16' piece of platform and attaching it to the top of my now "frame". Once again going in with a drill in screws, mind you I also used wood glue during this …show more content…

After cutting out the required measurement for the door, I also add a border around the area cut out, once again matching the measurements of the space cut out. From there I also need to attach two hinges on the frame of the door and the doorway to attach the door to the flat. I will be attaching it once again using a drill and screws. I also have to cut out a bit of the door in order to attach a working handle, which will also be attached using screws. After completing that I can now attach the three 16'x12" to the flat with the door. Using wood glue, screws and my drill I do that and leave it to dry. Once both of my pieces are dry it is now time to attach the platform to the flat. While doing this is it super important that I am using a speed square to insure that my flat is standing exactly straight up off of the platform. Once I am certain that it is straight I begin to insert the screws. This time I will be using picket screws to guarantee that my flat stays secure. After I finish screwing my set is complete and ready to be painted however it is required to be for the

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