Vacuum Forming for Theatre Productions
Vacuum Forming for Theatre Productions
Bringing props, costumes and scenery to life
Bringing props, costumes and scenery to life
Live performances have been thrilling audiences for millennia with tales of heroic, mythical exploits and more. Theatre venues have existed for just as long, giving performers a defined space to tell their stories and bring magic to the stage.
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Realising that a vacuum former would be perfect for her needs, Megan contacted Formech. "I rang them up and we got a vacuum forming machine, which has worked perfectly."
One of the projects involved creating headdresses for the Swiss Guard
Modifying the masks
Similarly, Megan needed to produce welding masks for a scene where the men's chorus and actors emerge from a furnace. An actual welding mask was purchased but, because the singers were coming out wearing the masks, they nee
Benefits and Opportunities
"The making of the mould took a bit of time, but once we had the mould then we could really produce as many as we wanted. Because we could vacuum form the basic shapes to put them together it just cut the process tim
Masking confidence
One theatre company that is grasping the opportunities that
"We also create bespoke masks," said Joseph Arm, Mask Team Leader. "When we get a commission, we work with the customer to design the mask through sketching. From the sketch we then make a little maquette to turn the sketch into three dimensions that w