showstack / glossary / soft-goods
Soft goods 軟景／布幕類
Everything on the stage made of cloth: legs, borders, tabs, cyc, gauzes, black-out drapes. Bought or hired by fullness and flame-retardant rating rather than by dimensions alone.
中文
舞台上所有布類的統稱：側幕、橫幕、大幕、天幕、紗幕、遮光幕。採購或租用時以打摺量與防焰等級為準，而非只看尺寸。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK / US | Soft goods / softs | |
| HK / TW | 軟景 / 布幕 |
Easy to get wrong
"Inherently flame retardant" and "treated" are not the same certificate. Treated fabric loses its rating after washing, and a venue asking for a flame certificate wants the current one.
Next to this
Legs側幕Narrow vertical drapes hung in pairs at the sides of the stage to mask the wings from the audience's sightlin…Scrim / sharkstooth gauze紗幕An open-weave cloth that reads as solid when lit from the front and becomes transparent when the light behind…Cyclorama天幕The large plain cloth or wall across the back of the stage, lit to become sky, colour field or projection sur…
Sources
- Theatrecrafts glossary of technical theatre terms — Theatrecrafts / ABTT heritage primary
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