THEA 441Adv. Design Studio Lighting

Catalog

This course facilitates the development of lighting design within a theatrical design and production process. Work centers on lighting design for specific university productions or special projects. Instruction and practice is given to detailed understanding of design phases and steps in a production process, as aligned with the creation of rendering, light plots, and paperwork related to the production. This course will focus on foundational lighting design and related technical skills, design communications, and leadership skills as applied to theatre and transferrable to other entertainment related career and educational pathways. Course utilizes several software platforms, to include Vectorworks and Adobe Creative Suite. (In some instances, may require concurrent enrollment in Practica under same instructor.) Pre-requisite would be any lighting course, particularly a lighting design course and experience in practica. Prerequisite: Any lighting course plus a practica in lighting. Offered every semester. 2 credits.