Scenic Design in the Performing Arts: Theatre, Dance, Film, and Television

Semester and Year	SP 2013
Course Number	ARTS-UG1031
Section	001
Instructor	Salvatore Tagliarino
Days	Mon
Time	12:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Units	4.0
Level	U
Foundation Requirement

Description

This course is an introduction to the principles and practice of theatrical scenic design. The vocabulary of visual imagery is woven into a history of theater, décor, and architecture and developed through the practice of graphic communication—the disciplines of drawing, painting and model building necessary for the expression of visual ideas in architecture, set, and lighting design. We explore how theatrical texts communicate in three-dimensional spaces and designs that respond to the author, director, and musical form (musical theater and opera). Students are expected to complete a series of scenic designs in models and two-dimensional presentations. Exercises integrate the principles of composition, value, color pattern, geometric form, and rhythm in the creation of three-dimensional shapes within a theatrical space—as in the sequence of acts or scenes in a drama. We deal in depth with the discipline of design skills, drafting and presentation craft as well as the reality of shop fabrication and load-in at the studio or theater. Although this is not a course in art direction for film and /or television, we discuss the differences in design for theater, film, and television.

Course Type

Arts Workshops (ARTS-UG)