Plan printing for theatre, film, television & drama production by The Print Room, Bolton

The design and planning of stage sets, complete with dimensions and specifications for all moving and static parts is a key task in theatre, film and television production. The requirements for this will depend on whether your production is intended to be resident in a single location, or to be taken on tour, and the demands for stage set plan printing will be very different for each.

The Print Room’s proud to have supported theatre, film and television production companies, whether they’re based in Bolton permanently or filming on location in the town, with fast-turnaround plan printing that gets production underway.

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Plan printing in Bolton for static productions

Any stage production consists of a lot of ‘moving parts’. But the behind-the-scenes work usually starts with the drawing designs for the set and a props list.

Knowing, and more importantly, sticking to, your timescale and budget is vital, especially as costs are mostly incurred up front, well before show dates are confirmed and a single ticket has been sold.

Set planning and plan printing is an integral part of pre-production for any show, and benefits from the skills and precision of experienced set and prop designers, working together with specialist printers. Their expert knowledge will result in faithful renderings of all set designs, precisely scaled so they can be accurately transformed from two-dimensional plans into fully operational 3D sets.

This means that 3D visualisation and CAD software are essential tools for the job, requiring experts in these tools who can effectively turn a visual concept into a practical, useable finished product, in which every element is realistic and in proportion with each other.

 

Plan printing for theatre, film and TV production sets by The Print Room, Bolton

 

Theatre, film & TV production sets detailed through large-scale plan printing

Rendering even the smallest detail accurately is an acknowledged specialist skill. Just consider that, thanks to high-definition digital technology, we now see film and TV show sets in more vivid and greater detail than ever. What might once have escaped the eye in the past certainly won’t get past today’s audiences!

Yes, we all laugh at the rickety, hastily constructed, ill-fitting TV and film sets of old. But large-screen, high-definition TVs, and vastly improved lighting all mean there are far fewer places where shortcuts in set design and dressing can be hidden away.

It all makes the work of set designers, dressers and the craftsmen and women who put them together more important than it has ever been, with their often ambitious and awe-inspiring work showcased with the help of expert plan printing from The Print Room, Bolton.

Plan printing is an essential part of a winning theatre, film or TV production in Bolton, Bury & Greater Manchester

Creating and printing professional plans for theatre, film and television production is even more of a challenge when you are devising and building sets which must be capable of being packed away and transported between performance locations.

Perhaps the ultimate example of a massive physical structure designed for practical use, yet easily transported elsewhere, were the Mulberry Harbours of the Second World War. Two of these provided temporary landing and embarkation facilities for tens of thousands of Allied troops who were transported safely into France for the D-Day landings of June 1944.

Of course, we can’t say that plan printing in Bolton for a stage production, TV or film set is anywhere near the scale of what was achieved then. But you can be sure that every TV show, film or stage production which has won plaudits for the authenticity of its set design and construction will have benefitted from the kind of professional approach and attention to fine detail that only comes from using professional services like ours.

 

Rolls of plan printing used to design production sets by The Print Room, Bolton

 

Order fast-turnaround plan printing for your theatre, film or TV production in Bolton, Bury & Greater Manchester with The Print Room

• Plan printing turned around quickly by our in-house team of commercial print specialists
• Customer counter open during normal business hours – drop off and collect your plan prints in person to avoid delays on set
• Excellent colour clarity and precision from up-to-the-minute plan printing technologies
• Choose from A2, A1 or A0 sizes
• Black & white or full colour print
• Plans are scaled to fit your chosen paper size

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Trust The Print Room as your plan printing crew partners

Experienced in quickly turning around plan printing for theatre, film and TV productions locally, The Print Room tops the bill for plan printing in Bolton.

The films, TV shows and stage productions we remember best are often those in which we’ve found ourselves truly immersed in not just the characters, but the setting.

So well before you set the cameras rolling, choose professional plan printing to help create a setting which will bring your vision to life and captivate your cast and audience. Cast The Print Room as your pre-production partners!