Technical Theater

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Technical Theater

• Set and Prop Design
• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
• Costume Design
• Makeup

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Elements of Production Design

• Informative Design
• A production must communicate the time and place
  of the play.
• Expressive Design
• A production must evoke the theme and mood of
  the play.
• Appropriate Design
• The design must be suitable for the plays
  action versus the performance space.
• Usable Design
• An effective design must be a usable design.

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Set Design

• Modern theatrical design originated in two
  different movements of the late 1800s
• 1. Realism in sets and props.
• Ex Producer Andre Antoine once hung beef
  carcasses onstage to make a butcher shop more
  realistic.
• 2. Reaction against realism, suggesting that a
  plays environment should convey a dramatic
  feeling, not just a historically or
  geographically accurate setting.

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Set Design

• Script Analysis read script as soon as
  possible, discuss with director and other
  designers, work within production concept
• Consider the time, place, style of the play.
  Create some sketches or collect some pictures
  that suggest the setting and style.
• Evaluate the performance space for possiblities
  and problems.

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Thumbnail Sketches

• Thumbnail sketches are rough drawings of your
  first ideas for the set.
• Make sure to communicate with the director about
  blocking requirements.
• After the sketch has been made, presented,
  discussed, and modified, use it to create a color
  rendering.

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Color Rendering

• Use colored pencil, paint, pastels, marking pens,
  or a computer graphics program to create a color
  rendering.
• Draw them to scale drawn at a fixed ratio to
  the full size of that item. If your drawing is
  at a scale of ½ to 1, ½ on your drawing will
  equal 1 on the set.
• Most theatrical design plans are done on a ½ or
  ¼ scale.

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Set Design Plans Ground Plan

• To gather, build, and position the set pieces,
  you need to create design plans. These include a
  ground plan and a front elevation.
• Ground plan a scale, top-view drawing of the
  set based on the directors requirements. The
  purpose is to show the location, position, and
  measurements of set pieces on the stage.

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Set Design Plans Front Elevation

• Front Elevation front view of the set, drawn to
  scale. Should show the style and decorative
  features of walls, doors, windows, and
  fireplaces.
• (If you need them)Dont forget about backing
  flats, draperies, and drops which hide the
  backstage area from the audiences view.

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Set Design Plans - Production Model

• Example production model from the play, Glen
  Gary, Glen Ross.
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• The production model is a complete scale model
  created in 3-D using foam core board, cardboard,
  popsicle sticks, toothpicks, etc. It is painted
  and includes all set pieces (tables, chairs, park
  benches, etc.). The designer must be creative in
  his/her use of materials.
• It is suggested that when looking for materials,
  you look in your own trash can. Anything and
  everything can serve for set pieces and materials.

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Assignment 1

• Directors choose your set designer (3 min)
• Set Designers You must complete the entire
  process
• Step 1 Thumbnail Sketches Color Rendering
• Step 2 Ground Plan Front Elevation
• Step 3 Production Model

Thumbnail Sketches and Color Rendering
Rubric Working within blocking requirements /20 Wo
rking within the production concept /10 Approval
of the director /10 Creativity /10 /5
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Assignment 2

• Ground Plan, Front Elevation, and Production
  Model Rubric
• Accuracy of the scale /5
• Creative use of space /25
• Use of backing /5
• Working within blocking requirements /10
• Ground Plan Completion /13
• Front Elevation Completion /12
• Production Model Completion /25
• Approval of the director /5
• /100

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Costume Design

• Work closely with director
• Analyze script
• Consider effect of color on mood
• May use color to denote relationships between
  characters
• Consider era and create sketches and color
  renderings.
• Costume crew makes, builds costumes

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Costume Design

• Because each costume has several pieces and each
  character may have several costumes, the costume
  crew must be extremely organized.
• To keep track of the costumes, costumers create a
  costume plot.
• Costumes may be pulled, rented, bought, borrowed,
  or built.
• Costumers hold fittings before the show to make
  sure that costumes fit and for design approval
  from the director.

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Costume Design Rubrics

• Step One Sketches
• Step Two Color Rendering
• Step Three Costume Plot
• Step Four Gather Costumes and Store
• Sketches and Color Rendering
• Consideration of character and era /20
• Working within the production concept /10
• Approval of the director /10
• Creativity /10
• /50

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Costume Design Rubrics

• Step Three Costume Plot
• Step Four Gather Costumes and Store
• Costume Plot and Final Wardrobe
• Consideration of character and era /20
• Working within the production concept /10
• Creative use of available clothing /25
• Costume Plot Completion /20
• Wardrobe Completion /20
• Approval of the director /5
• /100

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Prop Design

• Set props furniture, appliances, rugs help
  establish the era and financial status of
  characters
• Decorative props curtains, pictures, linens,
  knickknacks, magazines offer clues about
  lifestyle.
• Hand props used by the characters in the
  performance books, telephones, bottle, etc.
  Should suggest personality traits of the
  characters.

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Prop Design

• Create a prop plot, a list of props needed for
  each scene. Make sure to note which character
  uses the prop.
• Props may be pulled, rented, bought, borrowed,
  and built.

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Prop Design Rubrics

• Step One Prop Plot
• Step Two Gather Props and Store
• Prop Plot
• Consideration of character and era /20
• Working within the production concept /10
• Approval of the director /10
• Creativity /10
• /50

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Prop Design Rubrics

• Step Two Gather Props and Store
• Final Props
• Consideration of character, lifestyle, and
  era /20
• Working within the production concept /10
• Creative use of available props /25
• Prop Table Completion /20
• Prop Gathering (box) Completion /20
• Approval of the director /5
• /100