KRISTA D. PRICE
Stagecraft: Week 8
(Lighting & Fly Lines)
October 9-11, 2023 - Fall Break Mon & Tues
Important terms are in RED.
Google Classroom assignments are in BLUE.
If ABSENT, you are REQUIRED to read / understand / do all activities posted for that day, even if it's not an "assignment".
Day 1: Lighting Design Basics
1.) Students chose an individual goal for Week 8 in their REFLECTION JOURNALS in Google Classroom. (Students also reflected on last week's individual goal. (See "End of week" at the bottom of Week 7 and answer question.) If absent, be sure to complete on your own.
2.) Watched a video about lighting in Hamilton and reflected on learning in REFLECTION JOURNALS in Google Classroom. Journal Title: Hamilton Lighting - List 2-3 things you found surprising/interesting/new. (If ABSENT, watch video HERE and complete journal entry on your own.)
3.) Reviewed parts of a lighting fixture, names of lighting fixtures, gels, gobos, conventional lights, practicals, and the job of a lighting designer.
4.) Watched a video on Lighting Design Basics (If ABSENT, watch video HERE.) (Students who missed on-stage tutorials last week went down to the stage with John/Sam during this video. If you were making up these tutorials, you're still required to watch the Lighting Design Basics video ON YOUR OWN.)
Day 2: Board Operators (Lighting & Sound)
1.) Watched a video (Working in Theatre: Sound & Light Board Operators - 4:00) and reflected on 2-3 things that you learned about light/sound (in Google Classroom - REFLECTION JOURNAL week 8). Title: Light & Sound Board Operators) If absent, be sure to do this on your own.
2.) Learned how to properly wrap a cord (sound cable, etc.)
3.) Went to scene shop for Set Building
Day 3: Set Building
WANT TO LEARN MORE? (optional)
Additional Videos on Fly Lines:
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Learn about the Fly System (explains more of the mechanics of rigging/flying than you learned in class; flying scenery, etc.)
Additional Videos on Lighting:
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The Lighting Design Process (shows what different heights & angles of light look like on stage)
Additional Videos on Sound:
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Sound Mixing of Hamilton
Additional Videos on Special Effects on Stage:
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Special Effects in Wicked
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Making it Rain in Theatre (3:35)
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Working in Theatre: Magic (23:11)
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How Beetlejuice on Broadway Creates Jaw-Dropping Magic (4:19)