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Lighting Design Outside the Theatre


Course Description

Exploration of lighting for a diverse range of venues and specialty areas of entertainment design. Significant topics include: lighting for television/film, industrials and corporate theatre, concert lighting, virtual lighting, and spectacle events. Practical design exercises related to these specialty areas and the documentation associated with each form of design.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
a. Level of expertise/degree of sophistication and expectations of projects will be varied based on whether a student is enrolled at the graduate or undergraduate level; b. graduate students will be expected not only to participate in the associated activities (undergraduates) but also to produce a fully documented set of draftings, designer paperwork, and show documentation for each project; and c. an additional final project utilizing a particular area of special interest (specific project topic chosen by each graduate student) that will be developed into a theoretical design package for each individual graduate student. The package will contain a complete set of draftings, paperwork and a mode of visualization for a series of dramatic moments that might exist within the given project.


Athena Title

Light Design Outside Theatre


Prerequisite

THEA 3350


Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will demonstrate familiarity with specialized vocabulary, equipment, and accessories of lighting for film and video, including touring and temporary lighting gear.
  • Students will apply an understanding of the special lighting needs for a variety of entertainment venues.
  • Students will demonstrate competent use of the unique specification processes and design documentation associated with a variety of lighting applications.
  • Students will apply architectural visualization software to the design process.
  • Students will design for themed and virtual environments.

Topical Outline

  • 1. Touring--Specialized Gear and Manners of Working as an LD
  • 2. Industrial/Corporate Production
  • 3. Concert Lighting –Design Equipment and Applications
  • 4. Designing On-the-fly versus using Memories
  • 5. Lighting Headliners and Spectacle Performances
  • 6. Virtual Lighting
  • 7. Fundamentals of Film/Video Lighting
  • 8. How Cameras and Lighting Work Together
  • 9. Film and Video Lighting Equipment
  • 10. Basic Principles of Design and Lighting Production in Film and Video Lighting
  • 11. Location Lighting