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
