Wrapping Up Scenic Design A fun and easy project to refresh your memory, check for understanding, and set the stage for our next unit
O/A/J l Objective: Present a scenic design to clearly convey a holiday- or season- specific concept. l Agenda: Journal; 10 minute meeting; Present and assess; summary and reflection l Journal: Please make a to do list for your ten minute group meeting.
What To Do? l Designer responsibilities – Meet with the Director– a lot. – Paperwork (name the documents if you want candy) – Model (why?)
Set Pieces l Stock vs Custom – What’s the difference? – Examples of each? l Flats – Standard size – Construction – Hollywood vs Broadway
3’ 10 ½” 8’ 4’¾” 3’ 10 ½”
Quick Quiz 1. What is a stock set piece? 2. What size is standard for platforms? 3. What is the biggest factor in determining what a theatre or company keeps as stock? 4. What is a flat? 5. What is the front side of a flat that the audience sees called? 6. What is the face of a flat made of? 7. What is the other wood used in constructing a flat called? 8. What is the difference between these two types of wood? 9. What hardware is used when constructing a flat (either _____ OR ______, _______, and ________) 10. What is the standard size of a flat?
What Now? l You will be assigned a holiday and grouped by holiday. l Each group must decide on a concept that ties into that holiday’s main story or background. This concept must be approved by Miss Breeden. l Each group will work together to present a full scenic design for an environment meant to evoke the concept selected by the group.
The Holidays l Hanukkah l Winter Solstice l Christmas l Kwanzaa l New Years Day
What’s Due and When? l List of names in each group with explanations of what each person did. l 1 sentence concept. l Color, line, and (simulated) texture impressions. l Rendering l Groundplan (TO SCALE) l Front Elevation l Want Extra Credit? Create a set model. l EACH GROUP WILL PRESENT ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20.