Book description
Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design is a week by week guide intended to help those instructors 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.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Section I Costume Design
- Chapter 1 Organizing Principles of the Class and Week 1
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Chapter 2 Week 2
- Supplies Needed
- Introduction of the Costume Design Final Project
- Script Analysis
- Hands-on Projects with Script Analysis
- Unpacking the Play
- Combining Metaphor and Design Elements to Create a Metaphor Statement
- Using French Scenes to Dig Deeper into Detail
- The Costume Plot
- Script Analysis by Character
- Costume Plot and Script Analysis by Character
- Drawing Clothing on the Human Body
- Assigning Professional Designer Presentations
- Portfolio Development Projects
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Chapter 3 Week 3
- Supplies Needed
- Costume Renderings
- Hands-On Exercises with Costume Renderings and Computer Software
- Introduction to Color Media
- Homework Follow-up: ‘Twenty-One Black Dresses’
- ‘Twenty-One Black Dresses,’ Exercise Variations
- Further Research for Designers
- Where Do Designers Go to Do Research?
- Combining the Pieces to Build a Design
- Portfolio Development Projects
- Chapter 4 Week 4
- Chapter 5 Week 5
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Section II Scenic Design
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Chapter 6 Week 6
- Supplies Needed
- The Purpose of Scenery
- Describing Environment
- Composition Influences Perception
- Detail Contributes Meaning
- Detail Informs Character
- The Intentional Environment
- Script Analysis for Scenic Designers
- External Influences on the Scenic Environment
- Minimum Necessary Physical Requirements
- Learning to Read and Draw in Scale
- The Sizes of Real Things
- Laying Out and Building the Small Stage House for ‘Your First Set Design’
- ‘Your First Set Design’
- Portfolio Development Projects
- Chapter 7 Week 7
- Chapter 8 Week 8
- Chapter 9 Week 9
- Chapter 10 Week 10
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Chapter 6 Week 6
- Section III Lighting Design
- Section IV Sound Design
- Appendix A Our Current Syllabus
- Appendix B Materials for Introduction to Design
- Appendix C Two Short Plays by Eric Appleton, Used for Design Exercises
- Appendix D Sample Cue Synopses
- Appendix E Standard Lighting Positions and Unit Numbering
- Appendix F Design Timelines
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Teaching Introduction to Theatrical Design
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2016
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317274193
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