Bibliographies
Articles and Papers
John Huntington's Control Geek web site,
which is the best resource for information about show control.
John Huntington's 1990 Master's Thesis,
which is what began his pursuit of the holy grail of show control.
IMPORTANT NOTES: This was considerably edited by John to remove out-of-date
and material duplicated in his published book "Control Systems for Live
Entertainment," now in its third edition and certainly the more up-to-date and
definitive text. Also, it must be remembered that the material that does remain
represents the way things were done prior to 1990 and is made available for
historical purposes only, definitely not as a 'how-to' manual! Finally, the
copyright is still firmly held by John Huntington and permission must be
obtained to copy any portion of the work.
Surround Sound and The Royal Exchange Theatre
by Steven Brown - extracts from a presentation given on the OISTAT
Scenofest Stage at the 2003 Prague Quadrennial. Steven's site is also an
excellent one for theatre sound resources.
New York House of Wax
by John Calhoun - article on the AudioBox
installation at Madame Tussaud's, New York, Entertainment Design
Magazine, April 2001
French Connections
by Alex Artaud - article on the AudioBox
installation in Lyon, France, Sound & Video Contractor Magazine,
April 2001
Mirror Image
by Rob Halliday -
article on the AudioBox installation at Madame Tussaud's, New
York, reprinted by permission of
Lighting & Sound International
,
December 2000
Scream Machine
by Brad Wieners - Wired Magazine, May 1999
Pan Fights to get in the Air
by Julius
Grafton, reprinted by permission of Connections Magazine,
Australia
AUDIOBOX 1616HD
by Garth Paine of
Activated Space, Australia
AudioBox at the Vienna Volksoper (in German)
The Deming Quality Assurance List
The following articles are by Charlie Richmond
and were originally published in
Theatre Design &
Technology
magazine (the Journal of the US Institute for
Theatre Technology.)
Theatre Sound Leads Film Sound?
A Sound Future (Part 1)
A Sound Future (Part 2)
Theatre Networking Through MIDI
Automated Redundancy (Through Redundant Automation)
Letter in response to 1991 Winter column
A Cure for Apoplexy?
Part III: The Gauntlet Run
MIDI Show Control 1.0: The New Standard
Whither to Move
- an explanation
of the philosophy behind submaster operation using SoundMan-Designer with
MotorMix
Multitasking: Don't Try This at Home! (...or at the Office)
The following articles are by Professor Richard K.
Thomas of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, and most
were originally published in
Theatre Design & Technology
magazine (the Journal of the US Institute for Theatre
Technology.) Comments by Professor Thomas follow each listing.
Music As a Key
This contains the entirety of the article we submitted. The first
half was rejected because "it is primarily about things that are
of interest to directors and actors, not technicians and
designers," while the second half was published, as "Mid Side
Recording and Playback Techniques" in Theatre Design and
Technology Journal 32.5 (1996): 41-45. Obviously, I feel quite
strongly that the first part of the article should be of interest
to composers and designers, too.
Soundscapes
Sound in the Performing Arts: The Dramatic Auditory Space
Co-authored with Ken Bell, PE, Theatre Design and Technology
Journal 31.1 (1995): 16-26.
Sound in the Performing Arts: Using Computers to Create Theatre Sound Scores
Theatre Design and Technology Journal 31.1 (1995): 27-35.
Sound in the Performing Arts: Theatre Sound Cue Sheets
Theatre Design and Technology Journal 31.1 (1995): 37-46
Sound Score Playback Options: Part One
Sound Score Playback Options: Part Two
Theatre Design and Technology Journal, 1998 Summer: 53-59
The Use of Copyrighted Materials in Live Theatre Productions
The Use of Copyrighted Materials in Live Theatre Productions - Box Article
Theatre Design and Technology Journal 24.4 (1988): 5-6, 58-65.
Dramatic Space and Time
Dramatic Space and Time - PowerPoint Lecture
This is a paper I gave at the Babelsburg Scenography Exposition
in 2000. The PowerPoint Lecture might be more interesting with
which to browse the concepts. There are a couple of ideas I still
want to explore in it before formally seeking publication.
Approaching Sound Design for Period Plays
Theatre Crafts. January 1982
The editors for this article cut down a much longer article, and I was never at
all happy with the editing, especially the last paragraph.
Recent Experiences in Acoustical Design
The Present and Future of Audio in Theatre. In Theatres for Drama
Performance. Ed. Richard H. Talaske and Richard E. Boner. New York: American
Institute of
Physics for the Acoustical Society of America, 1986.
The Need for Union Representation for Theatre Sound Designers
This was one of the publications resulting from the lecture I did in Vancouver
Theatre Design and Technology Journal. Fall, 1987
The Use of Copyrighted Materials in Live Theatre Productions
Theatre Design and Technology Journal. Winter, 1988
I think the Mister Z box article is peculiarly humorous and prophetic given
twenty years to gestate...
The following articles are by John A. Leonard of
and were originally published in
The Stage & Television Today
magazine. Thanks to Hans van Bemmelen for transcribing all of these articles
in .doc and .pdf formats!
Learning to Listen - .doc file
Learning to Listen - .pdf file
First published in 1985.
Money for Nothing - .doc file
Money for Nothing - .pdf file
First published in 1986.
A Vision of a Virtual Orchestra - .doc file
A Vision of a Virtual Orchestra - .pdf file
First published late 1987. Reprinted and retitled "A Seasonal
Sample" by Theatre Crafts Magazine. Hans van Bemmelen comments "Oddly enough,
instead of replacing live music, the Radiophonic Workshop
referred to in the article was actually closed a year or two ago."
The following article is by Peter Ruthven Hall, a
sound designer in the UK, and was published in
Theatre Design
& Technology
magazine (the Journal of the US Institute for
Theatre Technology.) It was first presented at the 2000 OISTAT
Scenography Commission Meeting, 19-23 August 2000 at Bregenzer
Festspielhaus, Bregenz, Austria.
A Masked Ball - Unmasked
Sound Design on the Lake Stage [pdf format]
The following article is by Tom Mardikes, Resident Sound Designer, Missouri
Repertory Theatre
and Chair, Department of Theatre, University of Missouri-Kansas City,
and was originally published in
Theatre Design & Technology
magazine (the Journal of the US Institute for Theatre
Technology.)
Copyright for Sound Designers
Jim Brown has
written a number of excellent papers:
Jim Brown's Papers
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