Course Goals and Objectives

This course serves as an introduction into the language and interpretation of theatrical design through an exploration of design elements and principles as they relate to scenic, costume & lighting design. Everyone who works in the theatre needs to have a basic foundation in each of the various areas so that when you are working with other directors, designers, stage managers, technicians, and actors, everyone can speak the same language and be sensitive to each other’s responsibilities and talents. At the end of this course, students should have:

• Learned the fundamental principles and philosophies used by designers in the theatrical design process
• Learned to apply course material in the exploration of methods used by designers (to improve critical thinking and creative problem solving)
• Gained a strong sense of design terminology, processes, and methods
• Gained a familiarity with the elements and principles of design
• Developed creative capacities through exploration of how the design process works to support the ideas, themes, issues and values expressed in dramatic literature
• Respect for and increased understanding of the contributions of designers to a theatrical production

Monday, September 30, 2013

October 1 and 3rd

Last week we discussed and finalized plans for your Dramatic Imagination essay and your poetry collage.

On Thursday we selected images and began to explore the design process through collage making.

This week we will continue to explore the creative process as we address the concept of "place" in visual design.  We will have two work days this week.  Tuesday we will revisit our work from Thursday of last week.

Thursday we will have an in-class collage work day.  You should bring all of your collage making supplies with you to class on Thursday and we will discuss some techniques and proper presentation of a collage.
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