Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design : A Process Based Syllabus in Costumes, Scenery, and Lighting (Paperback)

Introduction

• Organization of This Book
• Our Formula
• Creativity and Evaluation
• Selecting Plays for Use in Class
• The Classroom
• Portfolio Development
• Books We Want to Share With You

• Session by Session Framework
• Supplies Needed
• Design Elements
• Concept and Design Metaphor
• Building a Student Portfolio: First Steps

• Supplies Needed
• Introduction of the Costume Design Final Project
• Script Analysis
• Quiz: Reading Comprehension
• Unpacking the Play
• Creating a Metaphor Statement
• Using French Scenes to Dig Deeper into Detail
• The Costume Plot
• Script Analysis by Character
• Drawing Clothing on the Human Body
• Assigning Professional Designer Presentations
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Costume Renderings
• Creating Costume Rendering Templates
• Color and Watercolors
• "Twenty-One Black Dresses"
• Further Research for Designers
• Library Fundamentals
• Combining the Pieces to Build a Design
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Swatching
• Depicting Fabric with Paint
• Developing Color Palettes
• In Class Work Session
• Portfolio Development

• Professional Costume Designer Presentations
• Presentation by a Guest Artist
• Final Costume Design Project Presentations
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• The Purpose of Scenery
• Describing Environment
• Script Analysis for Scenic Designers
• Minimum Necessary Physical Requirements
• Reading, Measuring, and Drawing in Scale
• The Sizes of Real Things
• Building the Small Stage House for "Your First Set Design"
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• The Human Figure as Baseline of Proportion
• Making Scale Things for the Model
• The Function of Models
• Using Footprints to Explore Space
• The Groundplan is a Plan of Action
• The Scenic Design Final Project
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Introduction to Drafting
• What Exactly IS a Groundplan?
• Graphics Standards
• The Larger Stage House for he Scenic Design Final Project
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Thumbnails and Essential Gestures
• In Class Work Session
• Portfolio Development

• Professional Scenic Designer Presentations
• Final Scenic Design Project Presentations
• Guest Presenters
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Our Approach to Lighting Design
• Thinking About Light
• The Functions of Stage Light
• Standard Lighting Angles
• The Controllable Properties of Light
• Demonstrating the Standard Angles of Light in the Light Lab
• Analyzing the Lit Environment
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• The Cue Synopsis
• Storyboarding a Lighting Design
• Six Categories of Purposes
• Building a Look in the Light Lab, Part One
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Building a Look in the Light Lab, Part Two
• Applying Research Information to the Light Lab Look
• Magic Sheets (Diagramming Purposes)
• Color for Lighting
• The Gel Swatchbook
• Mixing Colors in the Light Lab
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Sketching Light in Color
• In Class Work Session
• Portfolio Development

• Professional Lighting Designer Presentations
• Final Lighting Design Project Presentations
• Portfolio Development

• Supplies Needed
• Breaking the Stage into Areas of Control
• The Lighting Section
• Creating Beam Throw Templates
• Using Beam Throw Templates to Guide Instrument Choices
• The Preliminary Hook-Up

• Supplies Needed
• Learning to Talk About Sound
• The Controllable Properties of Sound
• Categories of Sound Cues
• The Sound Plot and Script Analysis
• Assembling a Preliminary Sound Design
• Portfolio Development