Scenic Design

Scenic Design
Comprehensive course in scenic design for stage and screen: scenic history and theory; renderings and model construction; script research; scenic paperwork; collaboration techniques; preparation for work as assistant and/or full designer positions in departmental productions.
TMA
363
 Hours3.0 Credit, 4.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesTMA 236 and 258 and 259 or concurrent enrollment; or instructor's consent.
 RecommendedTMA 366R or concurrent enrollment.
 TaughtWinter
 ProgramsContaining TMA 363
Course Outcomes

CONCEPT AND APPROACH

Students will apply script analysis and the use of a director's concept in the development of a scenic environment for a production.

Scene Design Fundamentals

Students will employ advanced techniques of scenic design in theoretical productions in preparation for future projects.

COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

Students will demonstrate collaborative communication, both orally in a production team and artistically through scenic paperwork and renderings as preparation for co-design and full scenic design assignments for the Department of Theatre & Media Arts.

Theatrical Scene Design

Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge of the art and craft of theatrical scenic design and its role within the collaborative process of theatre production.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Students will demonstrate professional rendering, drafting, modeling and computer-aided design skills for theoretical stage design projects.

PORTFOLIO

Students will produce effective visual materials for personal portfolios and demonstrate an ability to constructively critique other designers' portfolios.