Elements, Specifications and Functions of Technical Design of Special Effects in the Musical Theatre Performances

Abstract

Musical theatre performance is a complex work in contrast to the other theatre medium that requires a more dominant combination of acting, singing, music, and choreography. Similarly, the support of the technical special effects design should also be given more attention, especially during its production. This paper reviews the elements of technical special effects on the selected case studies to specify their design needs and purposes. The outcome indicates the effectiveness of the overall musical theatre performance, which features customization specifications and functions in producing technical design of special effects.
 Keywords: Scenography, Stage Design, Stage Effects, Technical Theatre.
 eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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