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

Title: Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design: A Process Based Syllabus in Costumes, Scenery, and Lighting
Author: Appleton, Eric
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Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design is a week-by-week guide that helps instructors who are new to teaching design, teaching outside of their fields of expertise, or looking for better ways to integrate and encourage non-designers in the design classroom. This book provides a syllabus to teach foundational theatrical design by illustrating process and application of the principals of design in costumes, sets, lights, and sound.

Table of Contents

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

Section One: Costume Design

Chapter One: Organizing Principles of the Class and Week One

• Session by Session Framework




• Supplies Needed




• Design Elements




• Concept and Design Metaphor




• Building a Student Portfolio: First Steps

Chapter Two Week Two

• 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

Chapter Three

• 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

Chapter Four

• Supplies Needed




• Swatching




• Depicting Fabric with Paint




• Developing Color Palettes




• In Class Work Session




• Portfolio Development

Chapter Five

• Professional Costume Designer Presentations




• Presentation by a Guest Artist




• Final Costume Design Project Presentations




• Portfolio Development

Part Two: Scenic Design

Chapter Six

• 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

Chapter Seven

• 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

Chapter Eight

• Supplies Needed




• Introduction to Drafting




• What Exactly IS a Groundplan?




• Graphics Standards




• The Larger Stage House for he Scenic Design Final Project




• Portfolio Development

Chapter Nine

• Supplies Needed




• Thumbnails and Essential Gestures




• In Class Work Session




• Portfolio Development

Chapter Ten

• Professional Scenic Designer Presentations




• Final Scenic Design Project Presentations




• Guest Presenters




• Portfolio Development

Section Three: Lighting Design

Chapter Eleven

• 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

Chapter Twelve

• Supplies Needed




• The Cue Synopsis




• Storyboarding a Lighting Design




• Six Categories of Purposes




• Building a Look in the Light Lab, Part One




• Portfolio Development

Chapter Thirteen

• 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

Chapter Fourteen

• Supplies Needed




• Sketching Light in Color




• In Class Work Session




• Portfolio Development

Chapter Fifteen

• Professional Lighting Designer Presentations




• Final Lighting Design Project Presentations




• Portfolio Development

Chapter Sixteen: An Extra Chapter of Introductory Steps in Developing a Lighting Design

• 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

Chapter Seventeen: Introduction to Sound Design

• 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

Appendix A : Our Current Syllabus

Appendix B: Materials for Introduction to Design

Appendix C: Two Short Plays Used for Design Exercises

Appendix D: Sample Cue Synopses

Appendix E: Standard Lighting Positions and Unit Numbering

Appendix F: Design Timelines

Glossary

AUTHORS
Eric Appleton is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has been a freelance lighting and set designer since 1994.

Tracey Lyons is currently a Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. She has previously been on the faculty of the University of North Dakota and Del Mar College.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication date: 13/12/2016
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781138193253
Publishing status: AU In Distributor In BN