THEATRE DESIGN LSL Theatre Intensive

THEATRE DESIGN LSL Theatre Intensive

The Design Process: Theatre Design can include the following specific areas: Set Design Properties Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Video and Projection Design

The Design Process: The requirements and demands of the script: What information does the playwright give you explicitly? What information does the playwright give you indirectly? What historic and dramaturgical information must the director and designer determine, and how?

The Design Process: The requirements and demands of the space: What are the dimensions and physical characteristics of the playing space? For the purposes of this design investigation, consider our current situation at Louis St. Laurent. Assume that your play will not be performed in the theatre, but instead in the dance studio. As a result, all technical elements must be portable.

The Design Process: The requirements and demands of the space: What are the dimensions and physical characteristics of the playing space? What is the given infrastructure, particularly: Draperies, theatrical fabrics (cyclorama, scrim) Lighting: fixtures, hanging position, focus Sound: speaker array, playback capabilities Video and projection Costume: inventory

The Design Process: The circumstances for your production: Budget Existing Inventory Level of Expertise Timeframe

LSL TI One Act Festival: Design Assignment For your one act, you will create a design. Your design will include: A set design consisting of a ground plan, which is a top view sketch of the playing area indicating the positioning of set pieces and a props list. Playing Space Audienc e Audienc e Audienc e

Ground Plan:

LSL TI One Act Festival: Design Assignment For your one act, you will create a design. Your design will include: A set design consisting of a ground plan, which is a top view sketch of the playing area indicating the positioning of set pieces A Costume design for only your character, including a costume rendering sketch or collage and a list of all costume pieces:

Costume Rendering

LSL TI One Act Festival: Design Assignment For your one act, you will create a design. Your design will include: A set design consisting of a ground plan, which is a top view sketch of the playing area indicating the positioning of set pieces A Costume design for only your character, including a costume rendering sketch or collage and a list of all costume pieces: A Sound plot listing all sound cues for your show

Sound Plot

LSL TI One Act Festival: Design Assignment For your one act, you will create a design. Your design will include: A set design consisting of a ground plan, which is a top view sketch of the playing area indicating the positioning of set pieces A Costume design for only your character, including a costume rendering sketch or collage and a list of all costume pieces: A Sound plot listing and describing all sound cues for your show A lighting cue sheet listing and describing all lighting cues for you show

Lighting Cue Sheet