Stage Lighting
Overview
- Research:
- script analysis
- playwright
- period and style
- previous productions
- set and costume design
- director
- budgets and schedule
- Developing the Concept:
- directions and colours
- brightness and key light
- composition
- timing
- Documentation:
- wish list
- reality list
- lighting plot, rough and final
- instrument schedule, dimmer hook-up
- Related topics:
- hang session
- focus session
- cueing session
- rehearsals and run of show
- Other topics:
- lighting for film/tv
- special effects and pyrotechnics
- gels, filters, and accessories
- technical packages for theatres
Students will receive three hours of lecture/demonstration per week that includes independent work and one on one instruction.
Ten assignments, worth 10% each, that will include design projects, script analysis, lighting plot, documentation and rationale.
Upon completion of the course, the successful student should be able to:
- learn and demonstrate industry standard practices for lighting design for the stage.
- be able to develop samples of various document styles for use in their portfolio.
- learn and demonstrate appropriate concepts and documentation as preparation for their own design or to assist a professional designer.
A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester. eg;
Gillette, Michael. Theatrical Design and Production. 3rd Ed. Toronto: Mayfield Publishing, 1997.
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for STGE 2312 |
---|---|
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV THTR_V 2nd (2) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV THEA 3XX (2) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC THEA 2XX (1) |